preschool

When four- and five-year-old children think about school, what do they imagine? Do the smatterings they hear from older siblings, cousins, and friends give them a fun picture or a bleak one? I was... Read More

For many of our private schools, kindergarten only runs several days of the week or starts in the second half of the school year and may have barely gotten a start before COVID-19 made its appear... Read More

First-grade teachers expect that six-year-olds come to school with a solid foundation ready for formal reading instruction. Without that foundation, the students are ill-equipped to learn, and teacher... Read More

This document offers parents a way to assess their child's readiness for school. Your school may wish to adapt this list and share it with the parents of future students. Download this document now... Read More

How should parents get their child ready to go to school? This document gives a range of readiness targets from cheerful obedience to jumping rope. Your school may wish to adapt this list and share it... Read More

How should parents prepare their children for school (and life in general)? How does a school assess whether a child is ready to enroll in first grade? Jonas offers this list of preparation goals. ... Read More

What should a child know or be able to do before going to school? Jonas discusses readiness skills. Courtesy Christian Light Education (CLE).