Expectations of a preschooler?

Question

What should preschoolers be expected to achieve throughout the year, ex. counting,motorskills

Answer 1

Approximate developmental norms for  4 year old child would be:

Gross motor (large physical skills) - Climbs play equipment, walks up and downstairs, one foot on each step & can stand, walk and run on tiptoe.

Fine motor (manipulative physical skills) - Builds a tower of 10 or more bricks, grasps a pencil maturely and is beginning to do up buttons and fasten zips.

Social & emotional - By this age children can be very sociable and talkative to adults and children, they enjoy ‘silly’ talk, and may have one particular friend. They can be confident and self-assured, but may be afraid of the dark and have other fears. They have taken the standards of behaviour of the adults to whom they are closest and turn to adults for comfort when overtired and ill or hurt. They play with groups of children; can take turns but not consistently and are often very dramatic in their imaginative play. They are developing a strong sense of past and future, are able to cope with delay in having their needs met and show some control over their emotions. They can be dogmatic and argumentative, and may blame others, swear and use bad language. Most children have now developed a stable self-concept (i.e. a view of themselves that remains constant and fixed). Children who see themselves likeable at this stage will not change this view of themselves when, from to time, other children say that they do not like them.They may be able to feed themselves well, dress and undress, but may have difficulty with back buttons, ties and laces. They can wash and dry hands and face and clean teeth.

Behaviour - Children at this age now have more physical and emotional self-control; have more settled feelings and are more balanced in their expression of themselves; are more independent of their main carers; are happier, more friendly and helpful; can respond to reason and bargaining as well as to distraction; are less rebellious and can learn the appropriate behaviour for a range of settings.They are capable of playing with groups of children, tending to centre around an activity then dissolve and reform; can take turns but are not consistent about this; are often very dramatic in their play; engage in elaborate and prolonged imaginative play; are developing a strong sense of past and future.They can be dogmatic and argumentative; may blame others when they misbehave; may even behave badly in order to get a reaction; may swear and use bad language.

Communication - Have an extensive vocabulary. New words added regularly. Longer, more complex sentences, some joined with ‘because’. Able to narrate long stories, including sequences of events. Running commentaries during play. Fully intellible speech with minor incorrect uses. Questioning at its peak, including ‘When?” Can usually use language to share, take turns, collaborate, argue, predict, justify behaviour, create situations in imaginative play, reflect on their and others’ feelings.

Cognitive (intellectual development) - At this age children can sort using more categories. They may solve simple problems usually by trial and error, but are beginning to understand ‘why’. They add to their knowledge by asking questions continually. Memory skills are developing, particularly around significant events birthdays and holidays and also of familiar songs and stories.They will confuse fantasy and reality, for example ‘I had a tiger come to my house to tea too’.They can include representative detail in drawings based on observation. They understand that writing carries meaning and use writing in play.

Answer 2

I work at a early education center with 3-5 year old children. The biggest goal for children is to get them to be able to take care of their own needs such as going to the bathroom, putting coat on, feeding. With regards to knowledge, some children can count to 100 when they are three and some can count to 20 by the time they are five- it really varies by child. I try to have my children holding/using a writing tool  at the earliest possible time to help improve their fine motor skills. Many websites put out checklists that can be used to gauge progress based on age. Just search for "developmental checklists for age ??" and you should find some. DON'T use those as a way to measure up your child(ren). Just use it as a way to see what "normal" preschoolers usually can do. and see if there might be something more that you could do with the child to improve their skills. Good luck

Answer 3

A young preschooler should be taught social skills that are vital to his or her school success. In our time schools have very little tolerance to for children who refuse to comply to classroom rules. The second most important thing a child should be introduced to is early reading. This can be done be reading stories aloud to your child and creating activities that can be incorporated into the storyline. As the preschooler get older he or she should be developing fine motor skills, color recognition, and counting, identifying shapes, and letters and sounds. Something to think about in the State of Texas Kindergartners are expected to be able to read and write simple sentences, as well as add and subtract. Remember that as you prepare your child for school. A very good website is http://www.starfall.com

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Answer 4

Well considering that a preshooler is 5 i'd say basic speaking counting the alphabbet and having more hand eye coridination than earlier years in their life

Answer 5

Learning to spell their name, learning their address, learning to know ABC learning their age , when is their birthday, learning their telephone number and much more.

Answer 6

I am a teacher in a Pre-Kindergarten class with 4-5 year olds. By the time a child is 4 in our class, they are assessed on the following, and should have them mastered  by the time they go to kindergarten.

Small Muscle:

Cutting on Curved/Straight Lines

Writing their Names

Touching each finger to the thumb in sequence

Large Muscle:

Throws a ball with direction

walk heel to toe

stand on one foot

hop on one foot

walk in a circle

Math:

Counting by Memory

Couting out Objects

Find a missing object in a set of 5

Knows numbers 1-20 by sight

Can Identify numbers 1-20 when asked

Basic Addition up to 5 (with counters)

Colors:

Knows Primary Colors

Can name colors by sight

Can identify colors when asked for them

Some may be able to identify the color words

Letters:

Distinguish between Capital and Lowercase Letters

Can Name letters by Sight

Can point to letters when Asked for them

Knows constant sounds

Knows Vowel Sounds

Can recognize own name

can write name

Understands rhyming words

Can read basic three letter words

Cognition:

What is a car used for?.

What are scissors used for?

Are ghosts real or make believe?

Is a dog real or make believe?

Why do we need jackets?

Is it day or night right now?

Which of these two things is Bigger/Smaller

Which of these two things is longer/shorter

Behavorial:

Does the child take part in dramatic play?

Does the child initiate play with others?

Does the child accept initation of play from others?

Can the child  attend to a story?

Can the child follow rules with and without the teacher  watching?

Does the child understand the limits and boundaries of others?

Does the Child eat well? Eat some? Picky Eater?

Does the child have control of his/her emotiones: i.e excessive crying, agression, hositility

I can't remember all of them but thats a basic list of what we teach and test our kids on. :)

hope it helps

Answer 7

I believe most importantly, they should be bonding and making friends. 30 years from now, they should be in touch with some of the other pre-schoolers.

Answer 8

they like to play more than work. but they are fast learner depand who is teaching them.

Answer 9

well to start off reading a chapter book ,adding,subtracting,easy multiplication,manners,cooking dinners,having a job,every thing a normal person needs duh not just make sure the kid Can TALK AND COUNT TO 10 AND MANNERS ARE A BIG ONE LOL

Answer 10

In our area, most preschools start with what they need for Kindergarten, and work backwards from there.

By the end of 3's they should be - at the very least - able to follow the routines of school - sit and listen to a story, follow directions, share, etc.  They should also know colors, shapes, etc. and start to write their name.

By the end of 4's they should be able to count to at least 10 - maybe 20, identify all the letters, begin to write them, and know the sound they make.  They should be able to color without scribbling (although they probably wont stay in the lines) and draw basic pictures.  They should also begin basic cutting.  Some even begin reading basic sight words (cat, sat, mat, etc.).   They should also be able to go potty themselves.

Answer 11

Expectations for a preschooler of 4yrs is pretty much social development with minor emphasis on counting, reading, and writing.

Most preschoolers concentrate on turn taking, attention activities, learning patience, they learn to count to 20, they work on patterns, they work on colors, they learn the ABC's, they typically learn to write their first name.  Aside from all of this, their main focus is on becoming accustom to the classroom environment.