WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:07.140 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07.207 --> 00:00:08.975 NARRATOR: One of the skills assessed with 3 00:00:09.042 --> 00:00:10.777 the GKIDS Readiness Check 4 00:00:10.844 --> 00:00:13.913 is your child's ability to recite numbers to 20 5 00:00:13.980 --> 00:00:16.950 without skipping or duplicating any numbers. 6 00:00:17.016 --> 00:00:20.220 Counting helps children build number sense, 7 00:00:20.286 --> 00:00:22.655 which is the ability to use numbers 8 00:00:22.722 --> 00:00:26.326 and understand how numbers work in different contexts. 9 00:00:26.393 --> 00:00:29.662 STUDENTS: ...Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... 10 00:00:29.729 --> 00:00:31.798 GIRL: ...Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. 11 00:00:31.865 --> 00:00:32.966 DARYA BARNES: Good job. 12 00:00:33.032 --> 00:00:36.469 Reciting numbers to 20 in sequence for a student 13 00:00:36.536 --> 00:00:39.839 is the basic building block for counting objects, 14 00:00:39.906 --> 00:00:43.376 adding how many, how many more for students 15 00:00:43.443 --> 00:00:45.645 to do the basic addition and subtraction problems 16 00:00:45.712 --> 00:00:47.981 that will come later in Kindergarten. 17 00:00:48.047 --> 00:00:49.582 Counting out loud helps the students 18 00:00:49.649 --> 00:00:52.619 with the basic principle of sequencing, 19 00:00:52.685 --> 00:00:56.823 recognizing more or less, greater than, less than. 20 00:00:56.890 --> 00:00:59.993 Basically it is building block for all mathematics. 21 00:01:00.059 --> 00:01:02.629 NARRATOR: In the family activities section on this page, 22 00:01:02.695 --> 00:01:05.398 you can find ways to support your child's development 23 00:01:05.465 --> 00:01:07.066 of this skill at home. 24 00:01:07.133 --> 00:01:10.470 It's as easy as 1-2-3! 25 00:01:10.537 --> 00:01:15.708 ♪ ♪