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What should my child already know entering 1st Grade?
Source: http://publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps/wcm/connect/3b575024-8e9b-4c4e-b33b-033a0d423504/2012-13-Kindergarten-AKS-Brochure-FINAL.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
Language Arts

By the end of kindergarten, all students are expected to:
• Understand that print carries meaning;
• Begin to understand sound/letter relationships and patterns in words such as consonant and vowel sounds, consonant blends, and word families (-ed, -am, -it);
• Begin to use grammar and spelling skills in writing (capitalization, end punctuation, grade-appropriate spelling);
• Begin to acquire the skills to become lifelong readers and writers, such as self-selection of books, self-monitoring to correct errors when reading and writing, and talking with and listening to peers about one’s reading and writing; and
• Use reading and writing to com

Mathematics

By the end of kindergarten, students should
be able to do the following:
• Know number names and the count sequence;
• Represent and compare whole numbers, initially with sets of objects;
• Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes;
• Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10, using drawings and objects; and
• Gain foundations of place value with numbers 11–19.