Social Skills Development Before Kindergarten with Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready

When a child enters kindergarten, this is a huge social jump, and they have to deal with a new group of peers, a set of expectations and group dynamics. Social-emotional ability is as critical to success in this new environment as is academic preparedness. These are the basic social skills that need to be built, i.e., sharing, taking turns, communicating needs and cooperating, and thus, developing them is a key factor in comprehensive preparation. Social skills development is not an incidental feature of Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready, but rather an aspect of our educational philosophy, which we deliberate and carefully have incorporated into our program. Kinder Ready Tutoring gives young students controlled exposure to the fundamentals of social interactions to develop the confidence and relationship skills necessary to succeed with a classroom community on the first day of their lives through the interactive tutoring experiences.

One of the main areas of this preparation is the promotion of good communication and self-expression. During the positive, one-on-one Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley sessions, teachers demonstrate and teach children how to make use of words to share their feelings, request help, and communicate their ideas. The first step in this practice is to increase emotional vocabulary, and children are taught to stop reacting to situations physically and start expressing such states as frustration, excitement, or nervousness. A tutor may apply puppetry, a discussion of stories, or reflection to rehearse such phrases as, I need a turn, or That hurt my feelings. Such verbal communication coaching makes children more successful in negotiating peer interactions, eliminates the conflicts associated with the lack of understanding, and provides them with the language that helps them to self-advocate and find a sense of belonging.

Another aspect is the improvement of cooperation and teamwork in solving problems. Kindergarten involves children collaborating with others, taking orders, and working towards common objectives. The Kinder Ready Tutoring model, as individualized, is created to instill these skills. A teacher could create a task where it is necessary to take turns, like a board game, or one where it is essential to collaborate towards a shared goal, like creating a structure. In this workplace, the tutor is able to covertly instruct the child on the intricacies of sharing materials, waiting, listening to another idea, and resolving simple disputes.

In the end, one has to develop a social belief in a child and their sense of belonging. The Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready mission is to introduce children to various learning methods with the aim of finding their sparks. This involves the finding of their social selves. Once a child is positively reinforced for performing acts of kindness, effective teamwork and effective communication, they start to regard themselves as a competent and appreciated member of a team. This transformation is the positive self-perception. A child who comes into kindergarten with the mind that they are able to find a friend, request a teacher to help them and adhere to the classroom routines is a child who can concentrate on learning. Kinder Ready Tutoring makes sure that children are not only prepared in terms of their intellectual abilities, but also their social and emotional skills through an incremental approach to the building block to social interaction, including emotional literacy, collaborative play, and others.

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