As many parents of
kindergartners know, these declarations of independence can often result in a battle of wills.
Anyone who has spent time with
a kindergartner knows that really connecting with one is no child's play.
Every kindergartner knows the No - Bragging rule.
Not exact matches
But if you've been following my blog from the beginning, you
know that I took issue with the number of times they appeared in my
kindergartner's classroom last year.
Your
kindergartner understands the occasional need for «private time,» and she should
know that she needs to knock before coming in when your door is closed.
No one begins parenthood
knowing the right snack for a room of 22
kindergartners.
No matter what you decide, make sure your
kindergartner is ready for a booster seat before placing them in one.
Did you
know that babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and
kindergartners can start learning mathematical concepts before they even
know what numbers are?
In the absence of baseline scores, we don't
know whether the findings for
kindergartners are genuine or simply the result of errors in the administrative process.
There was a widespread desire for school tours with other parents, and an agreed - upon need for programming geared to incoming
kindergartners, so students could get to
know their schools and ease any lingering anxieties before their first days in class.
Because we were personally and painfully aware of the problems of using group assessments, especially with
kindergartners and first graders, and because we wanted assessments that would be credible with the teachers in these schools, we were committed to one - on - one assessments, oral reading samples, and retellings — all practices we
knew would appeal to teachers.
Ten years ago this month, James Popham suggested that «what most of today's educators
know about education assessment would fit comfortably inside a
kindergartner's half - filled milk carton... This situation is analogous to asking doctors and nurses to do their jobs without
knowing how to interpret patient charts.»
Stam gutted and amended S456 to require the state to award more Opportunity Scholarships (also
known as school vouchers) to
kindergartners and first graders, a move seen by some as a set up for the program's expansion down the road.
The one - third of entering
kindergartners who don't
know all their letter names are likely to become the one - third of 4th graders reading below the basic level.
The typical Oregon
kindergartner arrived at school last fall
knowing only 19 capital and lower - case letters and just seven letter sounds out of at least 100 possible correct answers, the state reported Friday.
Pearson and Hiebert (2010) note that two - thirds of entering
kindergartners already
know the names of the letters of the alphabet and that one - third also
know the consonant sounds.
Slushpile time is a valuable starting point, kind of like everything I need to
know I learned in the sandbox for
kindergartners.