Questions about kindergarten readiness? 🏫 🔠

Check this quick checklist from our therapist, Sarah Stevens @theotmethod with skills to look for to help parents answer this question and advocate for their kiddos!

Age: about 5️⃣

Fine motor/ADL
🖍writing - write their name and some letters
🖍 cutting lines, squares, circles, and Maybe more complex shapes
🖍 draw a person with arms,legs, face etc.
🖍 copy simple shapes
🖍 eat with a fork/spoon
🖍 open simple snack containers
🖍 independent clothing management for toileting
🖍 complete simple puzzle
🖍 dynamic tripod/quadrupod grasp

Gross motor (shout out PT friends)
🏀 bounce and catch a ball
🏀 skips
🏀 jumps
🏀 stands on one for for about 10 seconds and gab tip toe!

Cognitive
🧠 letter recognition (some or most)
🧠 number recognition/counting to 10
🧠 shapes and colors (at least a few shapes and colors!)
🧠 attention
🧠 direction following

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