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KINDERGARTEN READINESS

Curious to know whether your Pre-K kid is ready for the monumental jump to Kindergarten? Check out my latest "Your Family" report. KidZKount Child Development Specialist Vickie Treadway offers ways you can help your child fine tune their motor skills, listening skills, social skills.... the list goes on.
In addition here are few cool ideas I found:

Numbers:
Have your child look for numbers on street signs. Count grocery items. Count the windows in your house. Play "War" with a deck of cards. Because the higher number wins the hand, your child will quickly learn to distinguish between the numbers.

Letters:
Give your child an old catalog and have them circle or cut out all the A's, then the B's, etc.

Listening Skills:
Talk to your child all the time. Narrate your everyday chores. When you're making dinner say the measurements out loud. When reading to your child, before turning the page ask, what they think is going to happen next?

In my "Your Family" report there are great ways to make use of junk mail and advice on teaching your child how to write their name.

Also, consider whether your child is a Visual, Auditory or Physical learner.

Have fun!

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