Before she arrives at school

Before she arrives at school she should know her mother and father's name (maybe not the last name but at least first name). If someone especially the teacher asks she should be able to respond.

She should know how old she is and be able to answer when she is asked.

Allow her to zip up her sweater or jacket is she is making the attempt, encourage it. You do not want her favorite word to be "I can't" simply because you have been doing everything and not allowing her the opportunity to try when she makes the attempt.

You are building a brain and are working on developing self confidence and self esteem.

A colleague said to me recently they see children in 1st grade and they do not know how to tie their own shoes.

Learning does occur in school. Learning also occurs at home, their are certain skills that will be difficult to teach in school simply because there is no one-on-one constantly as it is at home. Problem solving, critical thinking basically most of the items we have been discussing within the blog.

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