This is a short checklist that helps you keep track of skills that children have mastered as they move through the pre-kindergarten year. You can use one checklist for each child, and check off skills in the fall, winter and late spring. Some children will not possess all of the skills included here, but that will not prevent them from entering school. This is simply a list of skills that will give you, as an early education professional, a place to begin in preparing children for entering kindergarten.
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| Speaks in complete sentences most of the time |
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| Understands and follows directions with at least two steps |
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| Understands vocabulary related to position, direction, size and comparison: | ||||||
| like/different |
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| top/bottom |
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| first/last |
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| big/little |
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| up/down |
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| Makes simple predictions and comments about a story being read |
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