In kindergarten, students begin very basic curriculum in all subjects, including science, social studies, and the arts; but the most important academic topics will be literacy (reading and writing) and math, which underly everything else to come.

Kindergarten assessments go over basics. During the kindergarten readiness test, your child may also be asked question such as their first and last name, telephone number, birthdate, address, and parent's names.

Typical areas of development that are assessed in kindergarten screening include communication or language skills, motor skills such as fine and gross motor, social skills involving adults and peers, adaptive behavior such as self-help skills and independent functioning, and pre-academic skills such as counting, naming ...

Assessment for early entrance to Kindergarten uses information from a cognitive ability test that measures a child's ability to think, problem solve, and understand new ideas. The assessment also includes a test of academic skills and an evaluation of the child's social, emotional, and physical maturity.

The Lollipop Test is an individually-administered screening test of school readiness that contains four sections: 1) Identification of Colors and Shapes, and Copying Shapes, 2) Picture Description, Position, and Spatial Recognition, 3) Identification of Numbers, and Counting, and 4) Identification of Letters, and ...

Typical areas of development that are assessed in kindergarten screening include communication or language skills, motor skills such as fine and gross motor, social skills involving adults and peers, adaptive behavior such as self-help skills and independent functioning, and pre-academic skills such as counting, naming ...

Screenings will vary from school to school. In general, the school will evaluate a range of developmental tasks including self-care skills, language development, cognitive skills, gross motor skills, and fine motor skills.