| Milestones
From 4 to 6 years |
Stage 2. Transition
from home to school |
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| Use ages as a broad guide only | Tick |
Tick
the things your child can do, and work on the things that are
next for them. |
| four years | ||
| Recognises his/her own name and other labels | ||
| Writes strings of letters for words, using many capital letters | ||
| Draws as a rehearsal for writing | ||
| Controls the computer to play simple games | ||
| Reverses many letters and numbers when writing | ||
| Spoken sentences sound grammatically OK | ||
| Counts to 10 and more | ||
| Writes a few letters of the alphabet when asked | ||
| Knows common colors by name | ||
| Parents: Read Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes | ||
| Retells personal experiences | ||
| Attends, concentrates, views and listens for longer periods | ||
| five years | Spoken sentences are more fluent, but not always correct | |
| Blends sounds heard eg. h-ou-s = house | ||
| Retells stories in detail, in sequence | ||
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Parents: Make story time a special time for sharing and enjoyment |
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| Can point to individual words when being read to | ||
| Can count and touch each of ten objects 1:1 | ||
| Recognises most of the alphabet by name and sound | ||
| Writes with some spaces between words | ||
| Typically reverses b/d/p/q, m/w, and maybe others | ||
| Follows print left-right, and then returns to the new line below | ||
| Explores computer programs and discovers new information | ||
| Text guide: Choose picture story books with no text | ||
| Recalls sentences/stories accurately for each page | ||
| Writes own first name | ||
| Recalls most letters of the alphabet | ||
| Attempts to use full stops and speech marks in writing | ||
| Can write the alphabet when asked | ||
| Can match objects to initial sounds | ||
| Text guide: Choose books with one word per page and a matching picture |