WHY PRESCHOOL IS NO LONGER OPTIONAL

SCHOOLS WILL NOT ADMIT STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT PREPARED

In today’s modern world, a child must attend preschool in order to prepare for kindergarten at either a public or private school.

The administrators of schools require that students pass an admission test before they can enroll in kindergarten.

Failure to pass this test leads to a student attending a remedial program before progressing to a kindergarten curriculum.

Most parents do not have the materials to teach their child all of the information and skills required to pass a kindergarten admission test.

Teachers also want their students to have certain social skills in order to fit into a classroom environment.

PRESCHOOLERS LEARN TO COPE WITH A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT SIMILAR TO KINDERGARTEN

Preschool age children typically do not have a structured environment at home with a daily schedule of learning.

In a preschool, the teachers create a schedule of activities to help students develop a variety of skills.

Instead of getting to do whatever they want at any time of the day, a preschooler must adjust to following a teacher’s guidelines.

In most cases, the lessons taught in a preschool last for a maximum of 20 minutes because the students have short attention spans.

However, the lessons are designed cohesively to permit children to learn about different subjects.

CHILDREN LEARN THE ALPHABET AND BASIC NUMBERS

In a preschool, the students begin to learn about the letters of the alphabet in simple ways such as coloring a picture of an animal that begins with the letter.

A preschooler has an opportunity to touch shapes of letters in order to learn the alphabet with a different part of the brain.

Instead of only learning numbers by recognizing the figure on paper, preschoolers use manipulatives such as sticks to visualize a particular number.

A teacher gives each preschooler an opportunity to learn with kinesthetic, auditory and visual methods.

PRESCHOOL HELPS WITH A CHILD’S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Cognitive development begins at birth and increases rapidly as a child grows.

In a preschool environment, a child is exposed to an assortment of learning materials that are not available in most homes.

The lesson plans created by teachers in preschools are designed to address a variety of skills that increase …

… a child’s cognition to prepare them for more intense training in an elementary school setting.

Not only do preschoolers learn from their teachers, but they also learn from the other students in a social environment of teamwork and free play.

CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOLS DEVELOP THEIR FINE AND LARGE MOTOR SKILLS

Preschool is an excellent place for children to develop their large and fine motor skills.

Fine motor skills involve tasks such as cutting on the lines of a paper or printing letters in a first name.

Large motor skills are also important, and preschool students get an opportunity to learn these skills as they engage in playground activities such as jumping rope or throwing balls into hoops.

It isn’t necessary for a child to spend an entire day in a preschool to reap wonderful benefits.

Most preschools offer programs that are three days a week instead of five, or students can attend half-day sessions.

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