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Helping Your Child
Helping your child prepare for school by practising the following things at home will boost your child’s competence and self-confidence in these key areas of development.
SOCIAL INDEPENDENCE
- go to the toilet on his/ her own, use toilet paper, flush the lavatory and wash his/her hands
- share and take turns
- listen to an adult and follow basic instructions
- tidy up toys and books when requested to do so
- play happily with a small group of children of similar age
- cope with lunch without help, e.g. carry a tray, sit down to eat, use a knife and fork, undo a lunch box and the packets inside
- separate from you without becoming unduly upset
- teach and praise good matters
EDUCATIONAL
- listen attentively to a short story
- identify colours and given their names
- correctly name one or two basic shapes
- know his/her name and address (and possibly phone number)
- talk clearly in sentences
- recite a few favourite nursery rhymes
- concentrate on an activity for at least 5 minutes
PHYSICAL
- undo buttons and zips
- untie shoe laces (will probably not be able to tie them yet)
- catch a large ball thrown gently
- use a pair of scissors safely and cur along a straight line
- practise dressing and undressing for P.E. lessons