--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Toddlers (2) description: Toddlers | Navigating your child's education is more than just the three R's. Here you'll find trends, resources, and perspectives on issues facing today's students who are preparing for kindergarten, college, and the grades in between. 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Students are marked either present or absent in class, representing their physical presence in a learning space. Merriam-Webster's first entry to define "attend" says... Topics: [Toddlers](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/toddlers) [Kindergarten Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/kindergarten-readiness) [Early Literacy](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/early-literacy) [Elementary School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/elementary-school) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/parenting) [Preschool](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/preschool) [Attention](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/attention) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/pay-attention) ###### 6 min read ## [Preschool Speech and Language Development: What Parents Need to Know](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/preschool-speech-and-language-development-what-parents-need-to-know) By [Kim Crowley](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/author/kim-crowley) on Oct 15, 2020 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/SLD%20Preschool.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/preschool-speech-and-language-development-what-parents-need-to-know) As a certified Speech and Language Pathologist for the last 20 years, I have witnessed time and time again the importance of communication development at an early age. I have also seen how children are adversely affected by delayed communication development. Speech and language skills not only make life easier in the preschool years with increased ease in communication between children and caretakers, these skills (or the absence of them) have a big impact on a child's literacy and overall academic experience. As parents, we are likely familiar with the frustration of not being able to understand our littles, but the frustration will not stop there if speech and language development are not given priority as young ones prepare for formal schooling. Consider this example: if a child cannot tell a simple story out loud as an incoming Kindergartener or first-grader, how will they be able to write a story? Topics: [Toddlers](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/toddlers) [Kindergarten Readiness](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/kindergarten-readiness) [Early Literacy](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/early-literacy) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/parenting) [Preschool](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/preschool) [Speech-Language Development](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/topic/speech-language-development) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/preschool-speech-and-language-development-what-parents-need-to-know) ###### 4 min read ## [Will You Be My Friend? Fostering Social Skills in Preschoolers](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/will-you-be-my-friend-fostering-social-skills-in-preschoolers) By [Aubre Rice](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/author/aubre-rice) on Sep 24, 2020 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Preschool%20Social%20Skills.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k/will-you-be-my-friend-fostering-social-skills-in-preschoolers) "That's MINE!" "You're not my friend anymore." "I had it *first*." "No one will play with me." As parents of preschoolers, you've likely heard some of this language. As we think about formal schooling (preschool and Kindergarten) for our littles, we likely think first of the ABC's and 123's, the art activities that teach colors and shapes, name-writing practice--basic building blocks of an education. But one thing that may be easily overlooked at this age is the development of social skills. 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