KTS Preschool - Where Play Rules!

by Shawna Page, CCC-SLP

Preschool Program Coordinator

In the KTS preschool, a large portion of the day revolves around play, sensory and gross motor activities, social interactions, and of course, communication. Our preschoolers are 4 and 5 year olds and to any child this age, play is where learning occurs. 

Play is a child's language and in our classroom we respect this and use it to our advantage. We place a strong emphasis on developing each child's foundational capacities of shared attention, sensory and emotional regulation, reciprocity and the ability to sustain continuous back and forth communicative exchanges with a variety of adults and peers across all contexts. By addressing these foundational capacities we are creating the basis for becoming a group learner. 

We use interactive, hands-on, motivating activities based on the children's interests in order to reach their highest levels of understanding and application. Movement is also incorporated into many social experiences and academic lessons throughout the day as it motivates, regulates and increases engagement and reciprocity in our youngest learners.

If you ever visit our school, look to the far end of the building behind the double doors to see our learning space.  Here you will see students riding on tricycles as they search for letters, or playing hopscotch on a number line, or even dressed-up like superheroes, remember that this may just look like they are having fun, but really there is so much learning  being done.