Should my daughter go to PreK?

Question

My daughter will be 4 this month and I am wondering if I should register her for preschool... she has had some speech problems in the past and went through speech therapy from the time she was two until she was three. Her speech is much better now but I dont think it is near where it should be but she loves to be around other children. I guess what I am wondering is would it help to keep her home for another year or to send her to school now?

Answer 1

I think it would be better to send her to preschool. Preschool helps prepare one for school and consequently do better their whole school career..

Answer 2

Studies show children who get a headstart in school are more successful than others. I would send her but it is your decision. You may also ask her if she would like to go.

Answer 3

Send her to a part time preschool. She definitely would benefit from being around other children. Make sure the preschool you choose is Developmentally appropriate. They should be focusing on social and emotional development.

Answer 4

yes she should go because you make friends and have fun but if you want alone time than dont because its not going to make a differnce in her career.

Answer 5

yes!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

It would be a definite benefit to send her to preK as then the district would be responsible for providing speech services to your daughter, plus she will be able to socialize with other children, which is so important at that age.  Early intervention is the key to helping her with her speech, so I would definitely send her to school.  There is so much more expected of these children when they enter kindergarten that it is to her advantage to have attended preK.  I encourage you to look into the programs in your area so that you can get her into the one that is pro active.  Good luck.

Answer 7

i really think you should enroll your daughter in PreK because the if she goes to PreK, the more likely she will suceed in Kindergarden!!

Answer 8

DO IT@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

i think preschool is the best bet for you .. she will be able to interact with other kids which will improve her speech even more .. i would send her to school

Answer 10

Yes she should go to preschool it'll help her in everything and she wont have to stay home and do nothing.  But she could also learn and enjoy school.

Answer 11

Hello.  It sounds like your daughter is ready for preschool.  Children who attend preschool have a real 'leg up' on kids in kindergarten compared to the ones who haven't been to preschool.  They show more emotional maturity and already know how to do things like circle time and understand better what is involved in a school 'day'.  If your daughter loves being around children, then I would say by all means send her!  Research shows us that all kids learn more from each other than they do from adults.  As far as her speech is concerned, you can ask for a reevaluation for services.  It sounds like she received early intervention services and that she tested out when she turned 3.  Sometimes, when a child gets a bit older, they may qualify where they didn't before.  You have the right to request a reevaluation, so I would encourage you to do so.  Further, the speech pathologist could serve her in the community at her preschool if she qualifies.  Good luck!

Answer 12

well i skip pre-k it is better if you skip pre-k because you gruadute from high school before everyone else.

Answer 13

By all means SEND HER.  I was terrified to send my son he had  gross motor and fine motor delays and we were not sure if he had cognitive delays at the time.  The best thing we did was the hardest thing for me which was to send him to school.  He went through all the therapy at home and at centers but being with his peers and making friends and helping other children.  I tried a few places before we found the right fit for him.

And for having sent him he is no longer delayed.  I could have never simulated at home what his peers did for him.

Godd luck you'll be so happy in the future you did this.

Answer 14

yes because if she likes to be around other kids then that will help her and by going to preschool it will help her speech and then she will speak good and proper by the time she gets in first grade my sister was the same way but now in first grade she is one of the top in the class and she speaks well and has a good vocabulary and i think the same will happen to your daughter

Answer 15

i have a wonderful 4 yr old daughter too...she also has speech problems (she was a preemie also)...and her docs suggested speech therapy thru the local school district. They had an excellent program and she loved being around kids, but they said it would be better for her just to be in and around kids in the class itself and pick up more language skills from them. I also read and play games and describe as much as I can to her wherever we are, museum, park, even at home. She also loves puzzles and I encourage her in all kinds of art, the regular way and online as in artpad.com or a crayola website. She has really caught on and is speaking full sentences now, and is getting better and better at being understood. Her brother is 18 (!) and so she needs to be around other kids her age and loves it. She took a little break but will begin preschool this fall half-days.

Answer 16

totally go to school. it'll only help. u wont believe the difference it could make!