7 Essential Skills Children Need Before Starting School
Preparing a child for school involves much more than learning letters and numbers. Children also need the cognitive, language, social and emotional skills that help them listen, participate, follow routines and approach new learning with confidence. The Brain Accelerator’s School Readiness and Early Intervention program focuses on these foundational abilities, including attention, self-regulation, memory, processing, language, phonemic awareness, number sense, confidence and social skills. 1. Attention and Self-Regulation Children need to develop the ability to focus on activities, listen to instructions and follow simple routines. Self-regulation is also important because children are learning to manage their emotions and respond to different situations. These skills help children participate more comfortably in a structured classroom environment. The Brain Accelerator's School Readiness Program specifically focuses on attention and self-regulation as foundational skills. Age-a...