Children are born with a strong sense of curiosity and a desire to learn. A child's learning can be enhanced as they interact frequently with the people around them, participate in appropriate activities, and play with toys and materials that build on the child's present knowledge and lead them to a more advanced level of thinking. Children learn best when their interests are encouraged, not through memorization. Memorizing colors, for example, is difficult for some children. However, when a child learns that his favorite fire truck is red, the color then has meaning for that child.
Young children learn about spatial concepts through puzzles and block play.
As they pour water or sand from one container to another, they begin to understand volume. These early experiences then build the foundation for later mathematical learning. Conclusion Making sure that all young children enter school prepared to succeed and that all schools are ready to help every child succeed are critical to the future success of our state and nation. While the debates over readiness issues continue, it appears at a minimum that a comprehensive vision of child well-being would certainly involve areas of health, nutrition, mental health, education and care. Ready for school or not, the answers may depend on the things we do and the decisions we make, both personally and through public policy.