David Elkind's Three Skills Children Should Learn in Kindergarten

Found this online. I had learned it in graduate school, getting my Ph. D. in Child Development. Wanted to keep it somewhere to refer to:

Author, David Elkind in his 2014 book ‘Parenting on the Go’, states: “The problem with viewing readiness as a personal trait, rather than a relationship, is that it puts the entire onus on the child.” (pg. 193) Elkind reveals that when we demand certain skills be met, it is we determining a child’s readiness, or lack thereof. So he writes: “Knowing one’s numbers and letters are not what a child needs to know to succeed… A child needs:

1. To be able to listen to and follow instructions

2. To concentrate and bring a task to completion

3. To be able to work cooperatively with other children

If a child has these, the numbers and letters will follow.” (Pg. 194)