While I am not taking my son to have him "officially" evaluated, I did check a few lists to see what children are expected to know upon entering Kindergarten. Some were more detailed than others, but most were very basic skills, lacking all the skills we think they should know.
So here's the not-all-inclusive breakdown of what Cory can do:
- recite his ABC's
- count to at least 15
- identify primary and secondary colors by name (although he doesnt know the terms primary and secondary yet)
- identify basic shapes including star & heart
- sit and listen through a story
- get dressed by himself
- hold a pencil and write his name
- draw a face
- put a straw in a juice box
- make a block tower
- identify animals as mammals/reptiles/birds/fish
- can identify at least 20 animals by name & sound
Considering he isn't even Kindergarten compulsory age yet (if attending public school he would not start till Aug 2012), I think we are doing pretty good.
Things We Need to Work On:
- coloring in the lines
- letter recognition
- number recognition
- patience
- cleaning up
- playing nicely/sharing with Mara
- how to build a sturdy block tower (w/Daddy)
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