Skills for School: How Parents Can Help Kids Arrive Ready and Eager to Learn!
Children are born with the remarkable ability to learn! But readiness for the school environment, which is a structured and curriculum-based setting, requires certain foundational skills in the following areas: social/emotional, communication, literacy, cognition, and motor. Why is school readiness important? According to research compiled by UNICEF, school readiness is linked to higher academic achievement, improved engagement and lower school dropout rates. Read on to find