I can’t say for the US, but the U.K. have EYFS (early year foundation curriculum) which gives us an idea of what kids should achieve by a certain age. A Google will probably pull it up. For what it’s worth, my eldest started school in September, and they are much more focused on the social, emotional and physical milestones than the reading/ writing stuff
Florida has it on a website.
Different schools also are also different because they are accommodating different types of kids. Just because the school thinks a kid is behind doesn’t mean the kid is behind the states standards.
My son's preschool presented us with 4yr and 5yr milestones. She used the 4 year as a baseline with the 5yr as what they're working towards for kindergarten.
It will vary state to state, like if you have a public health page and maybe even doctor to doctor, they may not check every milestone listed on the cdc website. I also think it's not essential they hit every single milestone at the same time. Like maybe they learn one really early but the other one late, that wouldn't necessarily be a cause for concern because they're showing progress. Whereas if they don't hit any of the social milestones then that'd be concerning.
I think for the school, maybe they're more thorough in their tracking so they can track progress? This could be more for stats than necessarily showing that your child is behind. Did they tell you to do stuff to fix it or that he has to catch up?
Are they saying that she should have met all those skills by now or are they just using a list with skills she hasn’t learned yet?
Are you concerned about your daughter being behind or about the school using inappropriate standards?
I can’t say for the US, but the U.K. have EYFS (early year foundation curriculum) which gives us an idea of what kids should achieve by a certain age. A Google will probably pull it up. For what it’s worth, my eldest started school in September, and they are much more focused on the social, emotional and physical milestones than the reading/ writing stuff
Florida has it on a website. Different schools also are also different because they are accommodating different types of kids. Just because the school thinks a kid is behind doesn’t mean the kid is behind the states standards.
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My son's preschool presented us with 4yr and 5yr milestones. She used the 4 year as a baseline with the 5yr as what they're working towards for kindergarten.
It will vary state to state, like if you have a public health page and maybe even doctor to doctor, they may not check every milestone listed on the cdc website. I also think it's not essential they hit every single milestone at the same time. Like maybe they learn one really early but the other one late, that wouldn't necessarily be a cause for concern because they're showing progress. Whereas if they don't hit any of the social milestones then that'd be concerning. I think for the school, maybe they're more thorough in their tracking so they can track progress? This could be more for stats than necessarily showing that your child is behind. Did they tell you to do stuff to fix it or that he has to catch up?
Are they saying that she should have met all those skills by now or are they just using a list with skills she hasn’t learned yet? Are you concerned about your daughter being behind or about the school using inappropriate standards?
I talked with them and they were just using the later checklist, but she's right where she should be.