| It is that time of year again. If you
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| | skills to work on with your child.
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| child is already 5 or will be turning 5
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| | Sometimes children with special needs may
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| on or before Oct. 1 (date depends on your
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| | be flagged at this point. This can be
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| state then it is time to start thinking
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| | very beneficial as the earlier
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| about registering your child for
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| | intervention takes place the easier it
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| kindergarten. There are several steps
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| | may be for your child to stay on the same
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| involved in the kindergarten registration
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| | time table as peers.The kindergarten
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| process.If you are unfamiliar with the
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| | screening also allows the school to
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| process then it is a good idea to call
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| | better match your child with a teacher,
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| the elementary or primary school your
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| | class, and program. Each child's
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| child will attend for more information.
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| | kindergarten experience is unique
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| If you are not certain which school your
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| | depending on the level of their skills at
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| child will attend then call the school
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| | entry and the rate of their progress
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| district's main office.While registration
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| | after school starts. The activities and
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| is free there are some costs associated
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| | work your child engages in during
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| with kindergarten registration. Your
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| | kindergarten may not be identical to
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| child will need a current physical (often
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| | those of all classmates. Many schools
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| documented on the state's medical exam
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| | break classes up into ability groups or
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| form) and will need to be current on all
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| | even pull children out of class to work
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| vaccinations. Your child will also need a
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| | with peers of similar ability or
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| current eye exam (often documented on a
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| | need.Identifying special needs, problems,
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| state eye exam form).Most schools also
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| | or abilities early on helps the school
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| require a birth certificate and social
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| | plan for the coming year. Will there be
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| security number.Some schools require
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| | sufficient demand for a gifted program or
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| these five documents at the time of
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| | a remedial program, are examples of some
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| registration:~ Birth certificate
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| | of the questions that kindergarten
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| ~ Social security card
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| | screening helps the school answer.While
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| ~ Current immunization record (on state
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| | your local school must make a place for
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| certificate)
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| | your child no matter when you register it
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| ~ Current physical record (on state
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| | is to everyone's benefit if you register
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| medical exam form)
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| | as early as possible. The school needs an
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| ~ Current eye exam (on state eye exam
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| | accurate enrollment projection but also
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| form)Other schools are more flexible and
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| | needs to make educational plans that can
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| allow registration with only some of the
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| | most accurately be made after meeting and
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| forms as long as all other information is
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| | testing your child. In addition, your
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| provided by the time school starts.Once
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| | child benefits from early enrollment by
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| your child is registered then your child
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| | allowing you to know what to do to
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| will be scheduled for a kindergarten
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| | prepare your child for kindergarten.
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| screening in most school districts. The
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| | Finally, your child is now on a list
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| screening is conducted by one or more
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| | which will allow the school to contact
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| professional educators.The purpose of the
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| | you regarding open house, information
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| kindergarten screening is not to
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| | meetings, and other events.For example,
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| determine whether or not your child will
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| | my local school district offers a special
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| be admitted to kindergarten but rather
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| | program a few weeks before school starts
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| how your child's unique needs will be met
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| | that allows some kindergarten students to
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| in the coming school year. This means
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| | start school early. The students can
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| matching the right teacher, classroom,
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| | become familiar with the school building
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| and program to your child.Most often
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| | when it is not full (and not so
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| kindergarten screening looks at six
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| | frighteningly loud and busy) and begin
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| primary areas: cognitive skills,
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| | working on some important skills which
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| listening and sequencing skills, language
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| | may be interfering with their ability to
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| skills, fine motor skills, gross motor
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| | succeed.Kindergarten registration is a
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| skills, and social/emotional skills.The
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| | simple and necessary process, but it can
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| kindergarten screening is not the final
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| | be confusing if you don't know what to
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| judgment on your parenting skills or your
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| | expect. Knowing what to do before you
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| child's school readiness. It is simply
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| | register, what to expect during
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| the first time (in most cases) that the
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| | registration, and what will follow
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| school district will have to assess your
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| | registration can help make the process
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| child. Early screening allows the school
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| | less frustrating and confusing for
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| to help you prepare your child before
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| | everyone involved.Deanna Mascle writes
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| school begins. You may be given a
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| | articles to help you prepare your child
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| checklist, or other instructions, noting
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| | for school and life.
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