Here are some traits and skills that you can help your child develop before he or she gets to Kindergarten:

• Enjoys being read to and can retell a story
• Speaks in complete sentences
• Prints first name
• Counts to twenty
• Names and sorts items by color, shape and size
• Understands concepts such as more, less, same, above, below, big and small
• Adapts to new groups or situations
• Can concentrate for five minutes
• Follows simple directions
• Shows kindness and concern for others