The document discusses various dimensions of readiness essential for a child's development, including psychomotor, affective, social, and cognitive readiness. It emphasizes that readiness for learning influences a child's ability to assimilate curriculum and engage positively in educational environments, highlighting factors such as physiological, intellectual, and emotional elements. The interplay between environmental, educational, and developmental factors is crucial in shaping children's readiness and overall learning experiences.

1. Getting him/her ready for school ………..

2. Readiness :Readiness of many kind happen in many stages in our life. It simply means a state where we undertake a new task with ease and profitably. It has many dimensions and it is a never ending process (Morrison, 1995).

3. Aspects of ReadinessPsychomotor Readinessrefers to the mastery of skillsandtechniquesthat involve body movements. Psychomotor readiness becomes optimumwhen physical maturation is parallel to appropriate training. It involves the development of sensory-perceptual skills; muscles become strong, flexible and coordinated; followed by the development of fine motor strength and skills. The development of psychomotor readiness will influence other aspects of a child’s development.

4. Affective Readiness refers to students’ attitudes, needs, feelings and interests to accept the things being taught. composes of students’ attitudes as well as values when doing learning task positive affective readiness determines students’ academic achievement and performance Qualities needed to cultivate affective readiness: Ø confidence Ø independence Ø curiosity Ø persistence Ø self-control

5. Social Readinessrefers to the growing ability to relate to others and to become productive members of society. The development of social readiness is interrelated and influenced by the kinds of experiences and social relationships that children have with their families and others and also by their level of cognitive development.

6. 4. Cognitive Readinessrefers to the mental readinessto learn something.language develops fast between infancy and the ages of 3 or 4. By the year 8-9, a child’s language system more or less completely formed. The rate of thinking and problem solving also increased but not as rapid as language acquisition. Understanding the cognitive development of the young child can help avoid pressuring him to learn somethingbefore he is ready or missing the golden momentwhen he is ready.

7. Readiness for learninng :Readiness for learning refers to the stage when the child can learn easily and without emotional strainand can learn profitably (Downing & Thackray, 1975).

8. Readiness for school :refers to the condition of children as they enter school i.e a state of physical, intellectual and social developmentthat enable a child to assimilate the school's curriculum and fulfill school fixed standard requirements.

9. It is always equated withreading readiness.Readiness to participate :Readiness to participate in reading /learning experience depends on:The information and skills basic to the new learning

10. Level of intelligence and his possession of appropriate special abilities and aptitudes

11. The desire to learn the new material Reading Readiness skills in kindergarten:Cognitive: -- visual discrimination -- phonological awareness -- alphabetic principle -- vocabulary: listening, speaking, reading, writingPsychological-environmental:-- emotional maturity -- social development -- behavior -- interest in reading -- environmentreading readiness

12. Factors Affecting Reading ReadinessHildreth, 1968: interrelated factors

13. Harrison & Inglis: physiological, intellectual & personal readiness

14. Rubin, 1991: educational & non-educational factorsFactors affecting RR

15. Downing & Thackray(1975) - 6 factors:

16. Physiological

17. Environmental

18. Emotional

19. Motivation

20. Personality

21. Intellectual

22. educational & non-educational factorsFactors affecting RR

23. McGinnis & Smith (1982) - 4 factors:

24. physical