How do I know if my child is ready for school?
Starting school is a huge milestone for you and your child and the child’s success or failure in adapting to primary school is crucial. But do we really know if the child is even ‘ready’ for this transition? What is ‘School Readiness’? Source: Total Communication School readiness is the measure of the skills and behaviours the child has developed that enables them to participate and succeed in school. School readiness does not only refer to academic ( literacy and numeracy skills ) but the overall developmental skills of your child-their social, emotional, play, physical-motor, communication and cognitive skills. Research shows that disregarding these key developmental skills may cause the child to struggle with academics , develop defiant behaviours, experience difficulty managing daily routines, difficulty taking care of their things and not being able to make friends. In fact, the children who start school when they are ‘ready’ have been more successful with school transition. H