What is school readiness?

What are characteristics of children ready for kindergarten?

What is School Readiness?

• School readiness means having the ability to learn and cope with the school environment without undue stress.
• A child's intelligence plays only a minor role in his or her ability to cope with the school day.

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Characteristics of Children Ready For Kindergarten

Social Emotional

• Ready to separate from family
• Ready to trust adults in school
• Ready to learn how to share
• Ready to learn how to wait
• Ready to assume responsibility and independence
• Ready to handle situations, emotions, fears
• Ready to follow teacher's agenda

Intellectual

• Interested in print, alphabet letters
• Interested in listening to stories and music
• Eager to learn and to engage in new activities
• Interested in talking about ideas
• Interested in math concepts- number, comparisons, shapes

Motor/Neurological

• Ready to hold writing tools
• Ready to use scissors
• Ready to button, zip own clothing
• Ready to attend to tasks for 15-20 minutes

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