OCR Text |
Show Kindergarten screening begins at elementaries Dxir.g Apnl and May the I'inlah iool District will undertake its iaierjarten Screening Program for tif.n entering elementary school Partially implemented over the past serai years, the program w ill now be :iardized district-wide. All cer.tary schools will participate fee- in spring or fall screenings. Spring screening for Naples ler.er.tary will by April 27-S; Ashley ler.er.tary. April 29-30; Todd ler.er.Iary. May -t-5 and Discovery, v 13-14." The screening program is designed to ovide an essential service for res. informing them of skills and irr.arjon their children need to (jjt for scholastic success. - h addition, it speeds the selection rcs for special education or gifted team. Screening results can also ! helpful in determining whether srderliBe" children should begin tool immediately or wait another ar Finally, such results allow the brt. parent and teachers to plan lead, evaluate needed programs, and Iter serve incoming students. The program's purpose is certainly to penalize younger or less able jkas. but to better meet the needs of arer.ts. teachers and students, district ; Ecals said, i The screening procedure itself is a simple one. On the scheduled day and time, the parent takes the child to school where the parent provides written information while the child is evaluated. The evaluation consists of tests measuring oral language, receptive vocabulary, fine-motor i drawing and copying) skills, vision, hearing and social maturity. At the conclusion, test results and their implications im-plications are briefly discussed with parents. It must be emphasized that formal evaluations are only one source of information. Viewed by themselves, these can often be misleading However, in conjunction with information in-formation from the parent they may provide valuable information on school readiness and special student needs. David John, district staff, said. Any parent who cannot arrange for their child to attend should notify their school beforehand. Given extenuating circumstances, the child might be evaluated at a different time and school. Parents who are aware of special handicaps or difficulties encountered en-countered in evaluating their child or who have other questions should contact their principal. |