Age of Learning, Inc.: New Survey Reveals That Two-Thirds of Kindergarten Teachers Say: "Children Are Not Adequately Prepared for School"
Same Teachers Offer Specific Suggestions for How Parents Can Better Prepare Their Children Before They Enter Kindergarten
(firmenpresse) - ORLANDO, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 11/02/11 -- released today the results of a nationwide kindergarten preparedness survey to coincide with the opening of this year's annual conference in Orlando, Florida. The survey, conducted with more than 500 kindergarten teachers across the country, reveals that , and veteran kindergarten teachers believe that this situation is deteriorating.
When asked, "On average, how well prepared academically would you say children are when they first enter your kindergarten classroom?" .
According to the teachers who were surveyed, children entering kindergarten are weakest academically in their knowledge of the alphabet and phonics, with .
Though many early learning researchers cite the crucial importance of a child's oral language development in relation to future academic success in reading and other subjects,
Many early childhood education experts advocate for preschool and pre-k programs that better prepare children for kindergarten. Of the kindergarten teachers who participated in this survey,
Teachers were also asked about the value of technology in preparing children for kindergarten. in this respect. Specific benefits of technology cited most often were engagement, helping children learn the ABC's, educational games, number recognition, and interactive learning.
Kindergarten teachers have several recommendations regarding what parents should do to prepare children for entering kindergarten, including the following:
Actively participate in your child's education with pre-reading and reading activities, such as reading books together and practicing the alphabet.
Expose children to new experiences and talk with them about those experiences in order to improve their ability to speak and understand oral language and increase vocabulary.
Practice identifying numbers and counting with both verbal and written activities.
Work with children to identify shapes, colors, and objects in the world around them.
Place children in social settings with other young children so that they can learn together while they also develop manners and the ability to share and be respectful.
Parents can read Age of Learning's Special Report to Parents: Preparing for Kindergarten for specific suggestions about how to work with their children to carry out these recommendations at .
, pre-k teacher of more than 25 years and as well as a Senior Curriculum Advisor for Age of Learning, commented: "This survey offers additional evidence for something that teachers of young children know very well -- when children have effective academic learning experiences prior to kindergarten, not only are the children more successful, but the kindergarten teachers are then more able to concentrate on making sure their students are well prepared for what they should be learning in first grade. So everyone benefits, all the way through elementary school and beyond."
, who has more than a decade of experience teaching kindergarten in a highly diverse setting and is also a Senior Curriculum Advisor for Age of Learning, noted: "Young children are able to learn a great deal if it is presented to them in the right way, in settings where they are encouraged to explore and interact with their environment and engage in active play. As a nation, we would get a huge return on investment by helping every child enter kindergarten prepared."
And as one surveyed teacher observed about the importance of knowing the alphabet and other basic skills as they enter kindergarten, "Those who don't are behind from day one."
The objective of this survey, which sheds light on the significant gap between what children should know when they enter kindergarten and what they do know, is to provide parents with specific suggestions on how to better prepare young children for school during the critical years from birth through age five. (See for a summary of the survey findings.) The results described above represent the responses of more than 500 kindergarten teachers to an online survey conducted between October 7th and October 23rd. The margin of error for this survey is ±4.3% at a 95 percent confidence interval.
Age of Learning, Inc. is a Glendale, California, company that has launched a global education initiative intended to provide young children with a strong foundation for future academic success. One of the goals of this initiative is the collection and dissemination of information about early childhood education in the United States and English language learning around the world.
Age of Learning, Inc. is also the creator of the award-winning early childhood education website ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy®, described by many educators as the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online. The website has received special recognition from Parents magazine, and has been honored with the 2011 Parents' Choice Gold Award, the 2011 Mom's Choice Gold Award, and the 2010 Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award. Also, the WMA presented ABCmouse.com with the 2010 Outstanding Achievement in Web Development award in two categories -- Education Standard of Excellence and the Family Standard of Excellence.
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