2. Objectives
- To assist in developing a good self-image by providing opportunities for independence and success.
- To help the child get along with other children and develop trust in their teachers and other adults.
- To provide supportive adult role models through a caring attitude.
- To create opportunities for doing and helping others.
- To teach and encourage the use of personal skills such as dressing,(tying, buttoning, zipping, etc.), and personal hygiene, based on developmental ability.
- To encourage the development of listening skills by giving directions to be followed.
- To cultivate learning readiness, by exposure to a variety of group and individual projects.
- To introduce pre-academic skills such as knowledge of and ability to communicate their name, address, phone number, as well as colors, sizes, shapes and positions.
- To encourage the development of pre-writing skills through the creation of shapes, letters, coloring, painting, cutting and other small muscle activities.
- To elicit the child’s verbal expression and increase their vocabulary through provision of a language rich environment.