Developing prerequisites for primary school – Vol. 2

Designed to be used both at school and at home, this second book in the series Developing prerequisites for primary school is an ideal companion to the first one, expanding and diversifying what is offered with the aim of developing the skills required for admission into primary school.

In line with the most recent ministerial guidelines, it is also a valid tool for older children who are struggling.

The recreational programme, specially designed to stimulate children’s interest and motivation, is built around activities which aim to build and develop:
• Attention and visual-spatial memory (focusing on details and extended concentration on a task)
• Logic (development of reasoning and cognitive skills training)
• Language (lexical enrichment, narrative skills and metaphonological awareness)
• Pre-writing skills and drawing (preparation for conventional writing)
• Pre-calculation skills (counting, estimating and recognising numerical symbols)
• Feelings and emotions (stimulating emotional intelligence)
• Awareness of time
• Spatial orientation (identifying positions and approach to topological concepts)
• Body schema (psychomotor educational programme)