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EDUCATION: Prepare Yourself — Kindergarten is the New First Grade

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

– Cindy Mann, children’s author & Kindergarten teacher
Today’s Kindergarten is definitely not what it used to be. Actually, it’s First Grade. California State Standards mandate that all children, upon leaving Kindergarten, will have mastered:

Recognition of upper and lower case letters
Beginning and ending sounds of all consonants and short vowel sounds
Instant recognition of 35 sight words
Number [...]

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Tags: Cindy Mann · Connections Vol.1 No.1 · Education · Educational Consultation · First Grade · Kindergarten