The importance of sending your to Preschool? Part 1

Is preschool an important and essential start to your child’s education? Most experts agree that preschool provides an important foundation for learning both socially and academically that will help your child succeed in elementary school.

Preschool is often the first opportunity your child has to learn to share, follow instructions and interact with other children in a structured environment outside of the home. It also helps to develop a familiarity with a school setting with trained teachers and groups of their peers. This initial experience can really help make the transition to elementary an easier process.

Preparing students for school
The primary grades are become more academic, this is raising the bar on preschools to provide instruction in pre-math and pre-literacy skills to help launch children on the path to success. At the same time, parents may worry that the current trend to focus on pre-math and pre-literacy skills in preschool cuts into important play time and pushing children too hard.

A high-quality early childhood education program like Goddard will provide a balanced program including both play and learning time.

For instance, children are expected to play well with others, sit in their seats during learning, and show teachers respect. Although most children are good at doing this, it can be fairly difficult for a three or a four year old to follow directions. Preschool teachers know this and work on following rules with their students in daily classroom activities, an essential skill for elementary school.

Social and Emotional Development
This is one of the most important benefits of preschool. Although many toddlers get social interaction in play groups and other social situations, preschools teach children how to work with their peers, without the safety net of a parent or guardian.

Teachers of three and four-year-olds understand when to step in to resolve children's conflicts for them, when to let children work out their problems and when to intervene. Without embarrassing a child, they encourage them to reflect on the impact of their behavior, teach them how to manage emotional outbursts and how to consider the impact of their actions on others. This is often difficult for parents to teach on their own in a home setting.

In our next blog we will offer several other compelling arguments supporting the importance of preschool.

Sources:
www.greatschools.org
www.associatedcontent.com/
www.professorshouse.com/