This new addition to the Knowledge Essentials series, "Kindergarten Success," shows parents how to enrich their children's classroom learning and take an active role in their kindergartners' educations by exploring: (1) What your children are learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies--as well as the developmental skills expected of kindergarteners; (2) Children's learning styles--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic--and how learning styles affects the way children learn and process information; (3) Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help children meet specific learning requirements; (4) Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world; (5) Methods and checklists to assess children's progress; (6) The developmental and social changes expected of kindergarteners as well as information on how to determine readiness to move up to the first grade; and (7) Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning. After an introduction, this book is divided into the following chapters: (1) Getting the Most for Your Kindergartner; (2) Kindergarten Development; (3) Kindergarten Learning; (4) The Standards; (5) Kindergarten Reading; (6) Kindergarten Writing; (7) Kindergarten Math; (8) Kindergarten Science; (9) Kindergarten Social Studies; (10) Teaching Your Kindergartner Thinking Skills; (11) Assessment; (12) Kindergarten Society; and (13) Moving On to First Grade. The following are appended: (1) Literature for Kindergartners; (2) Software for Kindergartners; and (3) Kindergarten Topical Calendar. A glossary, bibliography, and index are also included.