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Talking & Reading
Exploring words that rhyme, name recognition and sharing thoughts out loud help children build reading skills.
What Does it Mean to Be Ready by 5?
Being ready by 5 means that your child meets specific developmental, health, wellness and learning milestones that will help them succeed in Kindergarten and beyond.
These milestones fall into 5 categories. And you can help your child by interacting with them to help them learn the core skills they need for future school success. This begins on day one. Below is a helpful framework for you to follow.
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Connecting & Feeling
Social and emotional skills help children identify and describe their feelings, interact with others and work through conflict.
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Counting & Measuring
Looking for shapes and patterns, counting and using tools to measure all build key skills for math and science.
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Playing & Problem Solving
Play helps kids develop physical skills like skipping or grasping and thinking skills like solving puzzles and working through challenges.
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Growing & Developing
Regular visits to the doctor helps keep development on track, identify problems early or before they start, and keep up a healthy vaccination schedule.
Additional Milestones
Pregnancy
Learn more about how to have a healthy pregnancy by exploring our pregnancy resources.
Doctor Visits
Learn more about how to keep your child up to date on doctor visits and vaccinations.
Kindergarten Readiness
Learn more about the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment.
Be Ready by 5: By Age
Learn information that will help you as you interact with your child across different ages and create learning experiences that will not only help them be ready for Kindergarten, but that will help develop a special bond between you and your child!
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Fill out our eligibility screener to learn about all the resources you qualify for based on your needs.
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Ensuring that every child in Montgomery County, Ohio is healthy and ready for success in Kindergarten and beyond.
