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Learning Goals for Your Child

Goals for Your Child = long term goals you have for your child's learning and achievement that your child is at risk of not meeting.

This includes long-term goals you have for your child's learning and achievement in school. Common goals are:

Grade progression: Because of risk factors associated with either your family or child, your child is at risk of not achieving grade level later in elementary years and beyond.

Academic performance: You expect your child will be quite capable of performing at "grade level" later, but may be at risk for not achieving full potential beyond grade level.

College opportunity: You want your child to attend college but your child is at risk of not achieving this goal

If one of these is a special concern for you, our table below can help you ask questions as you begin your preschool search.

Priority for Choosing?	What To Seek in a Preschool	Example Questions to Ask
High Priority: only if your child is at risk of not meeting your goalLow Priority: these are not a concern for your child	Grade progression: Preschool's goals clearly stated to include school academic and behavioral readiness Preschool program designed to spend large amount of time on literacy and math readiness (may be direct or child choice instruction) Excellent track record of helping struggling children become ready for elementary school	Does your preschool focus on cognitive development and academic readiness? How?See The Savvy Source web pages: School Philosophy and Day-in-the-Life Curriculum and Teaching Approach Quality of Teaching, especially description of how teachers work with children who are behind or different from the majority
	Academic performance: Preschool clearly states that it expects children to move quickly along developmental curves, well beyond "typical" when ready Preschool assesses individual children's development and sets individual next-step goals, well beyond typical when ready School has developmentally advanced materials available in every classroom School monitors children's progress frequently	Does your preschool expect children who are ready to advance cognitively and academically beyond age peers? How?See The Savvy Source web pages: School Philosophy and Day-in-the-Life Curriculum and Teaching Approach Quality of Teaching, especially description of how teachers work with children who are ahead
	College opportunity: Focus heavily on choosing a high quality preschool that fits your child's Basic Learning Capability

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