What is the most important skill a preschool teacher can teach her students to best prepare them for kindergarten?
2. Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*
The most important skill a preschool teacher can teach her students to best prepare them for kindergarten is alphanumeric skills.
3. 3 details to support the answer
• Being able to recognize the letters of the alphabet and numbers is an expectation in
itself for entry level kindergartners, whether they attended a preschool program
or not.
• Children will need to know the basic mathematical number concepts that their
kindergarten teacher will requires according to Common Core Standards.
• Reading and writing activities are heavily implemented in a kindergarten education so
it's imperative that entry level kindergartners know these skills so that they don't fall
behind in class.
4. The research source(s) to support your details and answer
• Source #34
Abramovitz, Renee. "Classroom Expectations." Schoolsparks.com. SchoolSparks, 2014. Web. 10 Jan. 2016. <http://www.schoolsparks.com/early-childhood-development/classroom-expectations>
• Source # 55
Abramovitz, Renee. "Math and Number Awareness." Schoolsparks.com. SchoolSparks, 2012. Web. 2 Mar. 2016. <http://www.schoolsparks.com/early-childhood-development/math-number-awareness>
5. Concluding Sentence
Children who enter kindergarten without awareness of letters and numbers will experience difficulty in the school year. Children are expected to recognize them upon entrance to kindergarten. If they don't come in with alphanumerical skills, either time is taken away from lessons to teach them, or children will struggle as these lessons are taught.
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