According to the National Center for Education Statistics, two out of three
kindergarteners already recognize the letters of the alphabet, both in upper and lower cases, when they enter kindergarten — and that's one of the «foundational skills» expected under Common Core.
These screenings are usually offered to help give parents the chance to address any physical or cognitive related issues that could make school challenging for a kindergartener while also checking what the incoming group of
kindergarteners already knows.
Not exact matches
I
already have a couple of ideas: I am going to take the staff with me before school begins and visit the homes of incoming
kindergarteners welcoming them and their families to Kennedy School.
Kindergarteners and first graders are
already being taught using the Common Core State Standards.
As far as measurements, both
kindergarteners and preschoolers are
already assessed.
Running up and down a slide, holding a giant stick two feet taller than him, this almost
kindergartener in tall white men's tube socks, blue swim trunks, and a neon orange shirt was
already giving me a run for my money — and school hadn't even started yet.
Meanwhile, this year's
Kindergarteners have
already started learning under the common core system.