Kindergarten readiness used to mean a child turned 5 by a certain date. But, as the stakes and expectations get higher, teachers are encountering some surprising behaviors.
OGDEN — Being ready for kindergarten used to mean a child turned 5 by a certain date. But, as the stakes and expectations get higher, teachers are encountering some surprising behaviors.
"Children are just not prepared to be coming to school. And when you're starting at a deficit, making up all those skills can be real difficult," Weaver said.an 88% probability a child would remain a poor reader at the end of fourth grade if they are a poor reader at the end of first grade. That means kindergarten is a narrow window that sets the stage for student success., show 59% of Utah students were ready for school in 2021-22.
"We've had a lot more kids coming to kindergarten who aren't able to take care of basic needs. We've had parents request that we feed kids for them," Erin Butler, who also teaches kindergarten, said. "It is important for those kids to be in the classroom. They love and need those social skills, they need to be working together with each other," pre-school instructor Michelle Ortiz said.
"They need to be reading and writing by the time they leave kindergarten, so they can be ready ," Butler said.Another development that has put kindergarten in the spotlight in Utah is a new focus on full-day kindergarten.to expand full-day kindergarten for anyone who wants it. Now, 65% of Utah families have access to full-day, compared to just 34% of parents last year.
"I feel like parents do, overall, want what's best for their children and sometimes they just don't know what's available," Duke said.
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