Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Rate your child’s current abilities in each area on a scale of 1 to 3. 1: Not yet 2: Making progress 3: Consistently able Letters and Words 1 pages of 6 Recognizes and names at least 10 letters 1 2 3 Identifies at least 10 letter sounds (the letter M sounds like “mmm”) 1 2 3 Matches a letter with the beginning sound of a word: for example, matches the letter b with a picture of a bird 1 2 3 Recognizes rhyming words (cat, hat) 1 2 3 Recognizes letters in first name 1 2 3 Begins to write some of the letters in first name 1 2 3 Recognizes first name in print 1 2 3 Understands words like top and bottom and big and little 1 2 3 Recognizes words or signs he or she sees often, for example: McDonald’s, Wal-Mart, or stop signs 1 2 3 Begins to draw pictures to express ideas and tell stories 1 2 3 Recognizes and names at least five colors 1 2 3
