Preschool education is a hot topic among parents and early
childhood educators today. If you are the parent of a preschooler (or younger
child) you need to ask yourself why you should care about preschool learning.
There are three key reasons why you should not only concern yourself with your
child's preschool education but become actively involved in it as well.
First, you must remember that preschool education is the
foundation for your child's education. The skills and knowledge (not to mention
aptitude and attitude) that your child develops in the preschool years will
have a dramatic impact on your child's success when formal schooling begins as
well as life success. Today we expect children to know more by the time they
start kindergarten. While previous generations learned basics like color
identification and the alphabet in school, today's children are expected to
possess these basic skills by the time they start kindergarten.
Another reason to care about your child's preschool
education is that by actively promoting and encouraging your child's preschool
learning you will promote his or her self esteem as well. Help your child gain
confidence by making learning fun and easy at this age and you will help make
your child an eager lifelong learner.
Finally, preschool education is important because it can
give your child the edge in a competitive world and education climate. While
children who do not receive the fundamentals during their preschool years will
be taught the alphabet, counting, shapes and colors when they begin their
formal education they will be behind the children who already possess that
knowledge and skill set. Do you want your child to be at the head of the class
or lagging behind?
Concerning yourself with your child's preschool learning
does not mean you have to enroll your child in a formal preschool program. You
can work with your child at home if you prefer. The important thing is that you
make sure your child is working to learning the skills they will need to
prepare for kindergarten and learning to read.
You should care about your young child's preschool education
because preschool learning is the foundation for formal education, it can boost
your child's self esteem, and it can give your child the edge they need for
lifelong success.
For
more data and to ask our specialists about
Child Care Christian School Redmond, Kindergarten Prep School Eastside Redmond
and Toddler Preschool King County Redmond WA, go to www.faithredmond.org.
