School Readiness with Janelle Sciarrino

In today’s episode we got to chat with preschool teacher Janelle Sciarrino about preparing your child for the first day of school! Janelle shares some tips for starting the school year off strong. The things you'll take away:

• • Skills to prepare for school
  • When to be concerned if seeing issues
  • The importance of self-care and emotional skills
  • Things to do at home to keep learning fun

Links and Resources:

• • Janelle’s Preschool Classroom on Twitter: @chrisyungprek
  • The pencil grip trick:
    • Have them hold a cotton ball against their palm under their pinky and ring finger. 
    • Here’s an example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIFXZdpnLi8