What is done at the kindergarten readiness appointment?

Question

I need to sign my daughter up to have her kindergarten readiness evaluation. It is for 3-4 year olds. I was just wondering what she is expected to do at this and what things are tested.

Answer 1

What they do is test the basic skills of where your child is at. They will see if she knows her colors, her letters, shapes, they will ask for her full name , they will see if she knows how to write her name, they will ask her to jump on one foot, and have a basic conversation with her to see how her communication skills are , they will ask her to work on a puzzle, and that should be about it.  Teachers want to see how advanced the child may or may not be. The teacher may send you home with things to work on , so the child can be prepared for school.  

Answer 2

Just google "kindergarten screening' and you can see examples of what to expect.

Answer 3

They should be able to do the following by the time they enter Kindy:

Listen to stories without interrupting

Recognize rhyming sounds

Pay attention for short periods of time to adult-directed tasks

Understand actions have both causes and effects

Show understanding of general times of day

Cut with scissors

Trace basic shapes

Begin to share with others

Start to follow rules

Be able to recognize authority

Manage bathroom needs

Button shirts, pants, coats, and zip up zippers

Begin to control oneself

Separate from parents without being upset

Speak understandably

Talk in complete sentences of five to six words

Look at pictures and then tell stories

Identify rhyming words

Identify the beginning sound of some words

Identify some alphabet letters

Recognize some common sight words like "stop"

Sort similar objects by color, size, and shape

Recognize groups of one, two, three, four, and five objects

Count to ten

Bounce a ball

Answer 4

They will check things like coordination (hand/eye, general body), her eyesight, her hearing, her ability to identify objects, follow directions, etc.  They will do this with a series of exercises that use brightly colored objects and toys.

Essentially, they're going to be looking for is any indication that she'll need special services.  She won't be expected to read or write, and in fact, there won't be any expectations at all.  They simply want  to see how she's doing.

Answer 5

My mom told me one thing they check for is that your child can walk up steps one for per step. y'know like no two feet on a step at the same time. Does that make sense?