Parents And Preschool: Eleanor had visited her class on three occasions during the Summer term. She had met her teacher, NNEB nursery nurse, other members of her class and had explored her classroom. The teacher had noted that Eleanor played alongside other children, that she had a good concentration span, enjoyed stories and had a good singing voice. Preschool records were with the Parents and Preschool and to be handed over at the beginning of the Autumn term. Eleanor and her Parents and Preschool had a meeting with the teacher in the week before she started school. During this meeting Eleanor was able to confidently talk about the pictures she had drawn and the picture sequencing she had done.
Developing Readiness. Research conducted in the Head Start Program and other preschool programs has demonstrated that the most important factor in a child's readiness to read is his home environment. Parents and Preschool can help in many ways to develop their child's readiness to read. By reading aloud to him, they can help him to develop an awareness of sounds, intonation, and language patterns, as well as a positive attitude toward reading. Children will often memorize and recite nursery rhymes and short verses read to them. |
