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SCHOOL READINESS

Several issues need to be addressed in considering pre-
school for a child. Is this the right school? Is she ready? Can
she separate from home? Can she begin to learn at this level?
Will she be able to make it with other children? Will behavior
problems interfere?

All of these questions need to be faced as a child starts
preschool, and they will come up again before first grade.
Although the adjustments at preschool and again at kinder-
garten levels make an enormous difference to a child's ability
to face later challenges, the same kinds of adjustment issues
are likely to recur at each transition.

If there is a choice of schools, you should visit each one.
Look for a balance between cognitive and social learning. Too
much emphasis on cognitive learning at this age may mean
that the child's need to grow as a social being is neglected. The
physical layout and the amount of adaptation of rhythms of
activity, teaching, and relaxation to individual children reflect

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Publication Information: Book Title: Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development. Contributors: T. Berry Brazelton - author. Publisher: Perseus Books (Current Publisher: Perseus Publishing). Place of Publication: Reading, MA. Publication Year: 1992. Page Number: 355.
    
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