Preparing Your Child For School

How tiny changes to your family routine will help your child build a strong foundation for academic success.

What you'll learn

Understand the skills and concepts your child will need upon entering kindergarten

Know why these skills are important and how they impact future academic success

Make small changes to your family routine to help teach your child these skills and concepts

Know when and where to go for help if you have concerns about your child's developmental progress

Requirements

Print the "skills and concepts checklist" available in the course introduction lesson supplemental materials

Description

Teach your child everything they need to know prior to entering kindergarten. Preparing your Child for School includes 23 video lessons, two print articles and a printable checklist of skills. You will learn: What the school expects your child to know BEFORE the first day of school Why those skills are important to your child’s future academic success Activities to use with your child that are easy, fun and won’t disrupt your busy family schedule. Learn how to help your child enter school ready for success. Many parents receive the first report back from the school and are surprised to learn what was expected of their child. After taking this class you will send your child to school ready to learn. In the United States, less than half of students enter school “kindergarten ready.” We evaluated school readiness tests from around the country. You will learn what’s tested, why your child must master the skills and concepts, and activities to help them quickly learn. It’s all designed to be simple for your family, and fun for your child. After taking this class, you will be able to help your children with their: Academic and Cognitive Development Mathematics Literacy Language Development Physical Development Social and Emotional Development You will also learn when you should be concerned about your child's progress, and where you can go for help. Your instructor for this class is National Board Certified Teacher and Bluegrass Learning Senior Education Specialist Bobbie Noall. Bobbie has more than 15 years of classroom teaching experience. The class is designed for busy parents and is also beneficial for any caregiver (grandparent or babysitter) who spends large amounts of time with children from birth-5 years of age.

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Section 2: Academic and Cognitive Development

Lecture 2 Introduction to Academic and Cognitive Development

Lecture 3 Retaining personal information in long-term memory

Lecture 4 Sequencing Stories

Lecture 5 Problem Solving

Section 3: Mathematics

Lecture 6 Mathematics Introduction

Lecture 7 Patterns and Sorting

Lecture 8 Counting

Lecture 9 Match a number to a quantity

Lecture 10 Sums

Section 4: Literacy

Lecture 11 Introduction to Literacy

Lecture 12 Alphabet

Lecture 13 Sight recognition of letters

Lecture 14 Print concepts

Section 5: Language Development

Lecture 15 Introduction to Language Development

Lecture 16 Speech Sounds

Lecture 17 Vocabulary

Lecture 18 Fluency and Articulation

Section 6: Physical Development

Lecture 19 Introduction to Physical Development

Lecture 20 Gross Motor Skills

Lecture 21 Visual and Fine Motor Skills

Section 7: Social and Emotional Development

Lecture 22 Social and Emotional Development

Section 8: Course Conclusion

Lecture 23 Course Conclusion

Parents of children from birth to 5 years of age,Anyone who provides frequent care for young children (Babysitters, grandparents, etc.)