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Smooth Transition

INTEXT QUESTIONS 19.2
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1. Many schools are willing to offer children additional .................. activities.

2. Transition programmes are identified as strategies and .................. for ensuring
the smooth placement.

3. .................. refers to the academic knowledge, independence,
communication, and social skills children need to do well in school.
4. Children can sit still for a short period is one of the expected ..................
of readiness.

5. School readiness recognizes that schools also need to be .................. to
meet the varied needs of children and their families.

19.2.2 Components of Readiness for Preschool

The broad aim of education is to help children develop holistically which means
that children achieve their potential in all the domains of development- cognitive,
socio-emotional, physical and language and literacy. The holistic growth of
children implies that they be given variety of opportunities of different kinds to
help them in their all-round development.

Components of readiness include the following:

1. Academic readiness

Before entering preschool children should have basic knowledge of themselves,
their families, and the world around them. Through play and interactions with
caring adults, children can come to school with many skills that teachers can
build upon.

Activities for parents to get their child academically ready for school:

• Read to your child daily and talk about what you’ve read.
• Visit the library. Check out books and attend story times.

• Sing rhyming songs and do finger plays.

• Put child’s name on their clothing and toys to help the child recognize the
name in print.

• Encourage your child to write her or his name.
• Help your child learn basic colours by pointing and naming objects like
“green trees,” “red apples,” or “blue coats.”

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