Originally Posted by master of none
a list of things that the child should know before entering K (20 of 25 sight words, 1:1 number correspondence, shapes, letters and sounds, and recognize name in print).



Holy cow! ALL kids are expected to know these things BEFORE starting K?
We have one of the highest performing elementary schools in the state, but I can tell you that very few kids know all of the letters and letter sounds BEFORE entering K. And sight words? Definitely not.