The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1955-02-12


SCHOOL
BY The Staff of Psychological
Clinic, Detroit Public Schools
Released by Mrs. F. E. Pippins,
Jeanes Supervisor of Rankin Co.
There are few children who are
not ready or mature enough to
enter school at the usual age. We
are listing a few points which
these children should learn at
ahome before entering school If
children cannot do most of them,
they will fail in school, will be
unhappy, and will not get along
with the rest of the class.
l. Putting on clothes: Is able to
put on coats, outer clothing, and
oershoes. Can button and use zip
pers and other fasteners. Uses
handkerchief himself and does not
drool Is able to wash face and
hands. Knows his own clothing.
Can get drink alone.
q Toilet habits: Cares for him.
self at toilet. Is able to fasten and
unfasten clothes. Does not wet or
soil clothes particularly day
clothes.
3. Habits about Play: Is able to
roll a ball in play on floor. back
and forth to another person.
Understands simple ideas about
space and motion. Walks up and
down stairs unassisted.
4. Speech and talking: Is able to
talk in short, easy sentences.
Speech is better than the baby
talk that only parents acn under
stand. Puts three or more words
together in sentence. Parents
should encourage him to talk so
as to express his needs and wants
instead of pointing or crying for
them.
5. Paying attention: Is able to
give fairly constant attention to
a play project, to listen quietly to
a short story, and to sit reasonably
quiet for periods of ten minutes
or longer. His mind should not
wander quickly.
6. Adjusting away from parents:
Does not cry easily or quickly
when parents are not present. At
ter a little chance to become ac-
quainted, can be left with maid,
with other children, or with tea
cher for two or three hours with
out crying, and gets along hap
PLY with them. Goes about home,
yard and immediate neighborhood
successfully alone.
Z. Playing with children: Plays
reasonably well with other chill
dren of same age. Adjusts to new
playmates in addition to familiar
ones and to his own brothers and
sisters. Does not injure them. Is
not afraid and other children do
not constantly tease him.
8. Using crayon or blackboard:
Likes to draw and use crayon or
chalk. Draws with some purpose
for several minutes at a time.
Fills in outline figures. Uses sheets
of paper, slate or small blackboard.
Puts materials away without con-
slant urging.
g. Coloring and cutting: Is able
to match simple colors quickly and
name some correctly. Notices color
of clothes and flowers. Can cut
with blunt scissors and use other
simple tools successfully.
TO- Number and form: Knows
the difference between big and
little and between one and two
things. Is able to tell 2 spoons.
3 apples, ETC. Is able to fit blocks
and toys together Learns that a
cup is round, a table has corners,
a tree is tall, and similar ideas.
If a child is not mature enough,
school work is a mental strain
which makes him nervous. In such
case he becomes unhappy and
dislikes school-a very unfortunate
situation.
Forcing children into these tasks
before they are mature enough is
as useless as to expect baby to
walk or talk too early. Parents
should avoid either extreme of