So what goes down at Kindergarten screening?

bebemama

DS1 has his next week, and he goes in alone.  What sort of stuff do they do with them?

Chapter79

.. we don't have that here, apparently? My daughter never had one.

mylove2005

My dd is coming up next week and she will also go alone. What the letter told me was that she will be asked to do fine motor, gross motor activity a hearing test basic questions and that a teacher , school nurse, adjustment counselor will be there as well as a sp and it

FormerlyAK

DS did his last year and they just talked with them, did some gross motor stuff and then assessed whether or not they knew their letters, numbers, letter sounds, etc. They wanted to make sure the classes were balance (there are 4 kindy classes at ds' school).

ccm1203

-auntie-:

It depends on the school.

My mother's old elementaries did a assessment that included fine and gross motor skills like hopping, skipping, and copying shapes. They had questions, too.

  Also Hearing, speech, writing.  Basic info like address & phone etc.

4Speedy

I have no idea.  DD had to go into the principal's office for a one on one chat.  We then met with the principal a few nights later to go over the results.  I could see a test booklet that had been filled out but I don't know any of the questions, just that DD passed.

MammaBear81

In our school they play with play-dough, the do a little test (matching, rhyming, identifying ABC's and sounds, number etc.) and then they tell you how they did.  They also had the nurse there to make sure you had all paperwork, the PTA was there for info and the enrichment program (because we have 1/2 day kindergarten) was there for info and sign up.

ETA: they also got their eyes and ears checked.

Jinsy80

I saw DD1 jumping up and down on one leg. She was told to draw a picture and write her first name. I heard some shapes and color questions. It was only for about 10 minutes (maybe less).

AnnapolisLari

Ours is in 2 weeks.

Vision, hearing, scoliosis, some gross motor stuff, baseline knowledge like colors, numbers, name and address.

cnybride2be

ours is next week.  it is very much like what auntie and annapolis mentioned.  our district will likely use the dial 4 assessment again.  and they do the total screening at several stations set up in the gym so you can watch some of it go on (they have tables for parents in a far corner).  I still remember being entertained by matt's skipping a couple of years ago. maybe sean should work on his skip this weekend lol.

Rebekah1021

Hearing, vision, motor skills. Can they skip, hopping on one foot, catching a ball multiple times in a row. Numbers to 20, letters & shapes. Then they did a rapid fire drill of the numbers, letters and shapes. Had her write her full name. Also picked out random letters for her to write as well. 

She also met with the school psychologist. 

Andrewsgal

What everyone else said but ours also tested reading a book, and sight words.

winomom22

For DD, it was 2 afternoons. They looked at gross motor and fine motor skills, basic academic and social readiness. The watched to see how well the child followed directions, sat still during story time, listened, focused etc. The kids colored shapes, sang songs and had a story read to them. A week later we received a summary in the mail on how our child did (strengths and weaknesses) and recommendations for either the 2 week or 5 week K readiness summer school or whether the parent should consider red shirting and having their child attend the Just 5 program in the fall instead of Kindergarten.

It is such a fun time. I know you are worried and it is scary sending your child off to school. It's a new chapter, but it is so much fun. I am really enjoying being a parent to a school ager and getting involved in all the wonder activities our school offers.  

GingerSB

Chapter79:

.. we don't have that here, apparently? My daughter never had one.

Mine neither. I am surprised at the ones where they do sight words or read books.

My DD is going to kinder this fall and shE still doesn't know all of her letters, or how to write her name.  

jlw2505

I think it depends on the school and state.  Where I live, kids have a screen anytime between their 3rd b-day and the start of Kindergarten and you are encouraged to get it done sooner vs later in case their are concerns that can be address in the early childhood programs (my DD has speech services through Early Childhood Special Ed that we qualify for due to this).  Anyway, the actual screen took maybe an hour - they did a hearing and vision test, a balance test (stand on foot type of thing) and then they do a bunch of age apprioate academic type tests - reading a story and then asking the child questions about it, showing them pictures and asking questions, putting toys such as blocks out and have the kids do patterning and basic math type of things.  It will all really easy and made fun for the kids.  Parents have the option of sitting with the kids or staying in the outter room - all dependant on the child.  Once in kindergarten, they do additional testing of the kids during the 1st few weeks to make sure everyone is where they should be and determining who needs to work on what and who might need extra help or who is ahead of the game and then they move forward based on what they find.