Kindergarten Readiness Skills
Developmental Skills
- Knows first and last name.
- Puts on own coat/sweater.
- Ties shoes or wears Velcro shoes.
- Buckles, snaps, and zippers own clothing.
- Uses scissors.
Social Development
- Uses words to communicate and express feelings.
- Cooperates with peers and adults.
- Shares with peers.
- Listens and focuses when someone is speaking.
- Follows simple directions.
- Is able to transition from one activity to another.
Language and Reading Skills
- Speaks clearly, using knowledge of grammar.
- Uses increasingly complex vocabulary.
- Recognizes own name in print.
- Writes own name.
- Knows how to hold a pencil.
- Identifies most of the letters in the alphabet - capital and lower case.
- Draws pictures and letters without scribbling.
- Identifies and names rhyming words.
- Shows an interest in stories.
- Retells a simple story.
Number and Math Skills
- Recognizes basic shapes.
- Identifies colors.
- Counts to 20 or higher.
- Identifies numbers to 10 or more.
- Compares objects and sets of objects.
