Hong Kong Kindergarten Assessment
Children seeking a kindergarten place in Hong Kong will likely have to sit some kind of assessment, even at this young age.
School places in Hong Kong are competitive and as such, even kindergartners have CVs, letters of recommendations and a plethora of activities to make them stand out. For most kindergartens, they are looking out for children’s…
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
· Run, hop, gallop, start and stop on instruction
· Walk forwards, backwards and sideways
· Walk up and down stairs
· Play throw and catch, and bounce or kick a ball with ease
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
· Demonstrate proper pencil grip
· Trace or draw shapes
· Print letters
· Build with blocks
· Show good scissor skills
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
· Use simple and natural speech
· Sound out the alphabet
· Awareness of phonics
· Read some of the first 100 high frequency words
· Identify objects in a group (e.g. all round/ square objects or items of clothing or items of a specific colour etc.)
· Identify animals, colours, shapes etc.
· Provide basic personal information in conversation
· Use acceptable social manners
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
· Able to separate from parents/ caregivers easily
· Interact comfortably with peers without adult intervention
· Take turns, cooperates and shares
· Listen and follow instructions
· Persevere in activities even when challenging
· Show patience
· Show empathy
· Be curious and ready to learn
When preparing students for kindergarten assessments, the most important thing is to remember is to be natural. There is no need to speak in full sentences as this makes it easy to spot the children who have been “trained”. The same goes for their attire, there is no need for children to wear bow ties and jackets, overdressing does not increase your chances; children should be comfortable so they can play and be themselves.
At British Tutors, we do a wide range of activities with pre-school children to help ready them for interviews and equip them with the transferable skills required. This includes work such as story building, sequencing, word matching and identifying.
KINDERGARTENS INCLUDE:
· Braemar Hill
· Yew Chung International
· Little Dalton
· ESF Kindergarten
· Victoria international
· Island Waldorf
· International Montessori
· Tutor Time
· CityKids
· Highgate House
· St Catherine’s
· Nord Anglia
· Woodlands