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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you starting a 4 year old with work like this?  Just curious.[/quote]

Not the OP, but why do people post responses like this?  She obviously wants her child to have a strong in Kindergarten, like 90% of other parents do as well if they were honest enough to admit it.  The OP wasn't asking what people think about giving 4 year olds academic work; she was asking about personal outcomes with the program.[/quote]

Not the PP, but I wondered the same thing. Not trying to flame here, but worksheets aren't developmentally appropriate, and many kids aren't developmentally ready to learn from worksheets alone as they are abstract. Kids need concrete objects to learn from first.

Parents who push their kids at 4 are the same ones who complain when their child isn't being challenged enough in K. There shouldn't be a rush to push kids to be able to sit and do seat work and worksheets. They will have some worksheets in K and then have from at least 1st-12th grade for that. You can reinforce some concepts at home with actual objects, but there's no need to push it. Playdough, stringing beads, moon sand, tearing/cutting paper, coloring, etc are all great for developing fine motor skills. If your worried about pencil grip you can reinforce it while coloring and also when she/he is writing at home. If there are true concerns about delays for K, that's one thing but most kids should be fine especially if they've attended preschool.

Signed, a Pre-K/K teacher (with a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood and a Masters degree in Special Education)[/quote]

OP here. I did a bit of research since I first posted. Our local Kumon center recommended starting with reading only for 4 year olds. My son attends preschool right now and from the work that gets sent home, they do 1 worksheet per day on writing. They also send home various art projects that they colored, painted, glued, etc. I have bought a wide variety of preschool workbooks but most books have a mixture of pages that are too easy for my son or too advanced. Kumon gives you the skill appropriate sheets and builds upon the foundation. I love this idea. My other option is to continue buying preschool books where we use about 1/3 of the book that is the right level for my son.

We are not talking hours of worksheets per day. 5-10 minutes amongst the hours of play inside and outside is fine.[/quote]

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