If your child will be 5 years old by July 31, 2026, the first step in preparing your child for kindergarten will be to schedule their kindergarten screening!
Our FREE screening helps us get to know your child and ensures they're set up for success in the classroom.
We'll check:
✓ Basic learning skills
✓ Speech and language development
✓ Motor skills
✓ Vision and hearing
Registration Deadline: April 30
Screenings help us provide the best start for every student. Don't wait—spots fill up quickly!
Register now:
**Your child must be 5 years old before August 1, 2026, and must live within the boundaries of the Centralia R6 School District to attend kindergarten for the 26-27 school year.
How do I set up a Kindergarten Screening for my child?
If you missed the April 30th deadline, or have questions, you can contact either Mrs. Rachel Verble at: rachel.verble@cr6.org, call at 573.982.1015 or contact the CES office at 573.682.2014.
What is a Kindergarten Screening?
Only the parent(s) or legal guardian will bring the future kindergartner to the kindergarten screening appointment.
The parent/guardian will fill out information for school, plus bring the following documents:
copy of updated immunizations
birth certificate
proof of residency in Centralia School District
The screener will complete the DIAL assessment with your child, then provide you with the final scores, strengths, and areas of growth to work on before kindergarten.
You will also decide if you would like summer school registration information. We highly recommend summer school.
Please use this time to ask any questions about your child's progress towards kindergarten.
What is the DIAL assessment my child will complete at the screening?
The DIAL is a checkpoint for kindergarten readiness for your child. It is not a pass/fail test. The follow components make up the DIAL score with provided examples for each:
Motor Area: Gross Motor items include throwing, hopping, and skipping. Fine Motor items include building with blocks, cutting, copying shapes and letters, writing, and finger-touching tasks.
Concepts Area: Items include pointing to named body parts, naming or identifying colors, counting, identifying concepts in pictures, and sorting shapes.
Language Area: Items include answering simple personal questions (name, age), articulation, naming (expressive) or identifying (receptive) objects and actions, plus phonemic awareness tasks such as rhyming and “I Spy.”
Self-Help Development: Looks at the child’s development of personal care skills related to dressing, eating, and grooming.
Social-Emotional Development: Looks at the child’s development of social skills with other children and parents, including rule compliance, sharing, self-control, and empathy.