Gan Chova/Kindergarten

 

Kindergarten expectations have risen considerably over the last decade.

Teachers — feeling pressure from school districts, parents and an uptick in standardized testing — now introduce skills in kindergarten they once taught in first grade. The fallout? A sizable gap between children entering the class kindergarten ready and those who are not yet up to speed.

It is important to determine whether the gap is due to a developmental issue or to a learning disability in order to know if the child might benefit from an extra year in gan.

 

Testing at this age involves structured and unstructured play, reasoning tasks, graphomotoric tasks, and tests of phonemic awareness and number sense.

 

Interviews with the gannenet and a structured observation in the gan are highly recommended in order to consider a complete picture of the child in his or her natural environment.