GET READY TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS! Prepare your child for kindergarten with this language arts workbook full of fun, engaging exercises and activities, designed to refresh kids on what they need to know before heading to school. Parents, you know that disruptions (whether for summer break, vacations, or other reasons) can put your child's education on pause. By adding just a few pages per day of Pre-K-level material into kids’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom! The exercises and activities in Get Ready for Kindergarten Reading are drawn from our top-selling SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer "learning loss"). Inside, you'll find: • Links to download printable versions of activities with physical components (coloring, tracing) • 50+ pages of teacher-created learning exercises to reinforce early reading and language arts skills like alphabet familiarity, which your child should grasp before going into kindergarten • Fun, engaging activities that feel like play With Sylvan Learning, you don’t have to compromise between entertainment and education. Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages. You’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning!

This parent-friendly bilingual resource is full of easy-to-use activities that are sure to keep students sharp during the away-from-school gap! Students risk falling behind at the start of a new school year without practicing skills learned in the previous year. The second edition of this parent-involvement resource provides students with reading, writing, and mathematics activities aligned to Common Core and other state standards that reinforce learning from prekindergarten and prepare them for kindergarten. A 14-page introduction section for parents and instructions for each student activity are written in both English and Spanish to help parents get involved in their child's education. With quick and fun family activities, this is the perfect full-color resource to set students up for a successful school year.

This parent-friendly bilingual resource is full of easy-to-use activities that are sure to keep students sharp during the away-from-school gap! Students risk falling behind at the start of a new school year without practicing skills learned in the previous year. The second edition of this parent-involvement resource provides students with reading, writing, and mathematics activities aligned to Common Core and other state standards that reinforce learning from prekindergarten and prepare them for kindergarten. A 14-page introduction section for parents and instructions for each student activity are written in both English and Spanish to help parents get involved in their child's education. With quick and fun family activities, this is the perfect full-color resource to set students up for a successful school year.

Ensure young learners transition to kindergarten successfully. This tool kit is an ideal planning resource for early childhood professionals as they coordinate a successful transition to kindergarten that benefits children, their families, and schools. Using an anti-bias lens throughout, this updated edition incorporates current best practices in the field while also considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on kindergarten readiness. Filled with information, advice, and activities, Ready for Kindergarten includes discussion questions, reproducible checklists, and assessment and planning templates to help you prepare children for the transition to kindergarten.

How can I help my child become a good reader? Getting Ready to Read emphasizes the vital link between good reading skills and a love of books. You’ll discover the importance of talking and singing to your baby, of playing with and reading to your toddler, of encouraging your pre-schooler’s curiosity, and of making your child aware of the importance of reading in your life. This warm, practical guide provides you with advice about games and activities that will pave the way to good reading skills as they bring hours of enjoyment to both parent and child. You’ll discover: • Why it’s important for children to develop reading skills at their own pace • Which books to choose for each stage of your child’s development • How to monitor TV watching, and how to use TV as a teaching tool • Why all facets of your child’s development—physical, mental, and emotional—affect reading readiness • How to integrate reading readiness activities into your daily life . . . and much more. Featuring a special section with practice games and tests to help prepare your child for the Reading Readiness Tests administered by schools

Lessons, strategies, management tips, and organizational techniques to help you lead your young learners to reading sucess, while maintaining the sense of joy and playfulness that are the hallmarks of kindergartners everywhere.

"Colors, shapes, sizes, patterns, matching, sorting ... and more!"--Cover.