school readiness begins at home
School readiness has a significant impact on school performance, future education and career opportunities, physical and emotional well-being as well as other important life outcomes. Yet few parents in the U.S. have a clear understanding of how school readiness is defined or how to effectively support learning and development at home. It should, therefore, come as no surprise that the vast majority of our nation's children come to school without the prerequisite skills they need to adequately benefit from formal instruction.
Fortunately, we now know enough about early development and learning to no longer leave our children's futures to chance.
The Parent Curriculum for this stage will include:
- A comprehensive summary of the skills children should have mastered by the time they start kindergarten;
- Access to the information, strategies, resources, developmentally appropriate guidance, and support parents need to ensure their child is properly prepared for kindergarten;
- Periodic evaluation of a child's progress towards meeting developmentally appropriate milestones; and
- Specific guidance based on a child's evaluation to ensure parents have the information they need to help their child meet or exceed kindergarten readiness expectations.
Kindergarten Readiness Milestone: Birth to School Entry
Preparing for Parenting
Expectant parents will receive the guidance they need to:
- Develop a nurturing relationship with their child;
- Create a supportive home-learning environment;
- Establish a family routine including a daily/weekly learning schedule; and
- Anticipate and support early child development milestones.
Comprehensive Early Childhood Learning and Developmental Evaluations
Comprehensive early childhood learning and development evaluations will become the first component of the wellness visit protocol for children ages 2 months - 30 months. At the conclusion of the wellness visit, pediatricians will discuss the following with parents:
- Their child's current performance on the early childhood learning and developmental progress evaluation;
- Targeted guidance based on their child's evaluation results; and
- An overview of the summary of skills, behaviors and knowledge children should develop by the next well-child visit.
Starting at age 3, children's developmental progress in all domains associated with school readiness will be evaluated every six months by local education agencies accredited by the state department of education.
Resources for Birth to school entry
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
"The Infant/Toddler Comprehensive View provides for assessment of children's learning and development in domains related to all areas of Learning and Development Foundations." - By the California Department of Education
Preschool—Desired Results Development Profile
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
"The Fundamental View provides for assessment of preschool children's learning and development in the key domains associated with school readiness." - By the California Department of Education
Kindergarten—Desired Results Development Profile
Infant/Toddler—Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
"The DRDP–K (2015) is made up of 11 domains, including one supplemental domain. The focus of each domain is on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, or behaviors that reflect each domain’s developmental constructs. " - By the California Department of Education
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
Want to learn about more about child development, the parent-child relationship or the impact early math skills have on later math achievement outcomes? You will find it all, and much more, on the NIH website.
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
Healthy Children
"Early experiences affect the development of brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health."
Healthy Children
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Turning Discovery into Health
Healthy Children
"HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting website backed by 67,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults."
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
"From birth to 5 years, your child should reach milestones in how he plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves. Track your child's development and act early if you have a concern."
Vroom
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
"Vroom believes all parents want what’s best for their children. So we joined with scientists, researchers, and parents to take the science out of the lab and put it in the hands of caregivers. Vroom provides science-based tips and tools to inspire families to turn shared, everyday moments into Brain Building Moments®."
Zero to Three
CDC Milestone Tracker APP
Search Institute
"Learning begins at birth. By the time children turn three, they have already begun laying the foundation for life-long learning and success."
Search Institute
Erikson Institute
Search Institute
"Relationships that Help Kids Thrive"
"... mothers and fathers, and other parenting adults have central and powerful relationships that typically begin before birth and continue throughout life."
DREME
Erikson Institute
Erikson Institute
"The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of early mathematics research and improve young children’s opportunities to develop math skills. The Network focuses on math from birth through age eight years, with an emphasis on the preschool years.n before birth and continue throughout life."
Erikson Institute
Erikson Institute
Erikson Institute
"We’ve identified 26 key mathematical concepts, or Big Ideas, that lay the foundation for lifelong learning and thinking. They are comprehensive, developmentally organized, and flexible. And they are reflective of our own expertise on the important thinking that takes place in early childhood."
books
THE FORMULA
THE COLLAPSE OF PARENTING
THE COLLAPSE OF PARENTING
"You don't have to be wealthy or influential to ensure your child reaches their greatest potential. But you do need commitment-- and the strategies outlined in this book."
THE COLLAPSE OF PARENTING
THE COLLAPSE OF PARENTING
THE COLLAPSE OF PARENTING
"Sax shows how parents must reassert their authority--by limiting time with screens, by prioritizing the family, and by teaching humility and perspective, among other strategies--to refresh and renew their relationships with their children."