ABC Mouse Press Release:
Recent Kindergarten Teacher Survey About Their Students
Age of Learning, Inc., founders of www.ABCmouse.com, the children’s educational website dedicated to helping kids learn to read through phonics and games, recently conducted a survey in which 66% of kindergarten teachers admitted that their students were “only somewhat or not at all prepared” for kindergarten curriculum. Of all the teachers who participated in this study, only 6% believed that students were “very well-prepared” for the academics of kindergarten. To help encourage kids to learn the alphabet and become familiar with numbers and counting prior to entering kindergarten, teachers recommend that parents engage their children in reading-based activities as well as games involving basic math, colors, and shapes.