{"id":28852,"date":"2023-01-30T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=28852"},"modified":"2023-01-23T14:18:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T12:18:42","slug":"the-benefits-of-preschool-are-enormous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2023\/01\/30\/the-benefits-of-preschool-are-enormous\/","title":{"rendered":"The benefits of preschool are enormous"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Grade R soon to become compulsory, this ruling will benefit many children as it will prepare them for the academic work and social aspects they will experience in primary school. So how can preschool benefit your child?<\/p>\n

A preschool or nursery school can prepare children for Grade R or One, and lays a strong concrete foundation by teaching; patterning, sequences, basic counting and developing fine motor skills, like holding a pencil.<\/p>\n

Dani Tannous, a primary school specialist, shares how education in the foundation phase provides fundamental preparation for primary school readiness.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn school there is the academic aspect, such as phonics, blending letters, spelling, the mathematical concepts of addition and subtraction, skip counting, patterning and so on. If a child has never been exposed to the basics of those academic skills, their learning could be severely hindered. Hence the importance of either preparing your child adequately at home or sending them to preschool from an early age.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, a child should attend preschool as early as possible and not wait until Grade R. The benefits that a preschool adds to the foundation of the child\u2019s education are immeasurable.\u201d According to Dani, there is an extensive list of skills children need to have mastered before Grade One. These include:<\/p>\n

Physical and Motor Development<\/strong><\/p>\n