What We
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In Dublin Learning Academy’s Early Preschool program, we work closely with your child to be sure they consistently work toward developmental and educational goals.
Dublin Learning Academy’s Early Preschool Developmental Milestones
The care and development of each Early Preschool student are the top priorities of our experienced teachers and staff. Our teachers assess and celebrate the following regularly for each child:
Language Arts
- Uses language to describe time (i.e. tomorrow)
- Expresses complete thoughts verbally
- Traces letters and numbers
- Introduction to printing letters & numbers independently
- Recognizes letters by sight & sound
- Handles books correctly by opening on the right
- Looks through books from left to right
- Predicts what is next in a story
- Identifies familiar words
- Identifies lowercase letters
- Writes first name
Mathematics
- Understands the concept of counting
- Counts & recognizes numbers
- Copies numbers 1-30
- Identifies 10 basic shapes
- Identifies coins
- Counts to 30
- Replicates patterns
Motor Skills
- Walks in a line
- Follows directions
- Dresses self in winter gear
- Holds and uses scissors correctly
- Uses left/right hand as dominate
- Traces lines, letters, numbers
- Puts shoes on the correct feet
- Holds pencil correctly
Science
- Separates living things and nonliving things
- Compares items using adjectives
- Investigates animals & their habitats
- Sorts objects by size, shape, and color
- Knowledgeable with the calendar
- States all months and days of the week
- Explores details of each season
- Understands the five senses
- Identifies groupings
Social Skills
- Able to identify extended & immediate family units
- Uses manners, including “please” and “thank you”
- Follows instructions and discipline policy willfully
- Motivated to be independent and not dependent
- Clearly communicates needs and wants
- Plays cooperatively with other children
- Demonstrates self-control with emotions
- Recites home telephone number
- Stays focused on the task at hand
- Handles restroom tasks independently
- Shares materials with peers
- Shares ideas
- Understands the concept of rules and follows them
- Follows 2 to 3-step instructions
- Takes pride in their own work
- Separates easily from parents
- Respects school property
- Uses good hygiene etiquette
- Controls voice
Focus in the Early Preschool Classroom
Focus in the Early Preschool Classroom
Our Dublin, OH Early Preschool students are encouraged to explore and discover new ways of learning. Your child will be introduced to a daily school schedule, including a language arts curriculum that is focused on expanding their current vocabulary. Early Preschool students explore math concepts and learn more about the world around them by observing and participating in science experiments. Using social skills, your child will discover their roles and responsibilities in the world.
