Kindergarten Readiness

Skills Your Child Will Need to Know for Kindergarten

Language and LiteracyMathematicsSocial SkillsMotor Skills

Language and LiteracySkills Needed

• Listen and respond to stories

• Hold a book correctly• Speak in complete

sentences• Write using drawings

and some letters/numbers

• Identify at least 26 letters of the alphabet (combination of upper and lower case)

How Parents Can Help• Model reading and

writing• Read aloud short,

simple books; reread favorite stories

• Use magnetic letters• Provide paper, pencils,

crayons• Sing songs and help

children listen for sounds

Mathematics

Skills Needed• Count to 20• Identify and name at

least 4 basic shapes• Identify numerals 0 to

10• Match a set of objects

to the correct numeral• Sort objects by color,

shape, or size

How Parents Can Help• Model math in daily life• Sing counting games;

recite number rhymes; read books about numbers

• Sort and count household objects

• Play games• Teach phone number

and address

Social Skills

Skills Needed• Express wants and

needs• Follow directions and

simple routines• Take turns and share• Dress and manage

bathroom needs• Control impulses

How Parents Can Help• Model listening and

speaking skills• Reinforce understanding

of directions• Play games• Time with parents and

others• Set limits; give choices

Motor Skills

Skills Needed• Use pencil, crayon, and

scissors correctly• Write own name• Put together puzzles• Run, jump, hop• Bounce, catch, kick,

and throw a ball• Walk in a straight line

forwards and backwards

How Parents Can Help• Allow your child to

perform tasks on own• Help to write own name• Teach body parts• Allow to play outside

Additional Information about Kindergarten

Kindergarten ScreeningDeveloping Skills Checklist (DSC)• Administered prior to the first day of

kindergarten classes• Given individually• Provides information about

kindergarten readiness skills• Used to identify instructional needs• Required by the La. Dept. of Education

Kindergarten ScreeningDynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy

Skills (DIBELS)• Administered within the first two weeks

of kindergarten classes• Given individually• Provides information about literacy

skills• Used to identify instructional needs• Required by the La. Dept. of Education

Dress CodeGirls and Boys• Shirt – collared white or designated school color Girls• Pants/Shorts/Skirt/Skort/Jumper – navy or khaki

(no shorter than 2 inches above the top of the kneecap)

Boys• Pants/Shorts – navy or khaki (no shorter than 2

inches above the top of the kneecap)

See the district webpage for more information:www.stcharles.k12.la.us

Kindergarten Supply List

•Posted on the District’s website@ http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us

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