5 ways to know if your child is not ready for their 4+ Assessments?
/1. Your child has no desire to be left somewhere new and unfamiliar to them.
When you take your child somewhere new, they do not want to leave your side. They cry and make a fuss. You’ve tried several new activities and still your child doesn’t want to leave your side and still they refuse to go in without you.
Your child is not ready to go to a 4+ Assessment.
2. Your child doesn’t listen well.
When you ask your child a simple yes or no questions, they ignore you. When you read them a story, they don’t listen and they run off. When other children talk to your child, they have no interest in what they are saying.
If your child doesn’t listen well, they are not ready for a 4+ Assessment.
3. Your child doesn’t focus for long periods of time and they lose concentration quickly.
By long periods of time, I mean for at least 10 minutes. If you observe them listening to a story at their nursery and they are looking everywhere else but at the book being read to them, they are not ready for a 4+ Assessment. If you ask your child to complete a 6 piece puzzle and they put two pieces together and quickly lose interest in the rest of the puzzle, they are not ready for a 4+ Assessment
4. Your child doesn’t work well independently and they give up quickly.
Does your child constantly ask for your help rather than having a go? Is your child able to sit and complete some learning independently and not have to seek approval? Does your child give up quickly when something is a little challenging for them? If so, they are not ready for a 4+ Assessment.
5. Your child needs work on teamwork.
If your child hasn’t developed excellent team working skills, they are not ready for a 4+ Assessment. This will be of course something that your child’s nursery will need to support them with as this will be where your child will most likely be with other children.
All of these skill can be worked on with a focused and dedicated approach so please don’t worry if your child is not quite there yet.
We support all of our students to be able to accomplish each and every one of these skills.
