Resources and References

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For further information about the importance of fine motor skills, oral language development and early literacy knowledge, please read the following sites which support early childhood development. 

http://www.childdevelopment.com.au/areas-of-concern/fine-motor-skills

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/young-childrens-oral-language-development

http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/developing_literacy.html

For more information about what learning is required in kindergarten, please read the following syllabus documents.
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/literacy/assets/pdf/continuum/k6_contin_2012.pdf

http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/stages/early-stage-1/

For information about what is best start literacy, please read the parent's guide below.

http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/languagesupport/best_start/literacy/english.pdf

To read a comprehensive document from the NSW Government, for assisting parents in getting their children ready for school, click on the links below.

Getting ready for school - School A to Z - includes resource sheets for parents 

Preparing for kindergarten

Vygotsky's zone of proximal development

My article on the importance of school readiness, appearing in the Early Years Magazine.

For great local educational resources - www.starfisheducation.edu.au