How can I tell if my child has problems with preschool readiness?
If a child has difficulties with preschool readiness they might:
- Get easily frustrated when expectations are placed upon them.
- Struggle to follow instructions in daily activities.
- Rely on parents/teachers to perform self care tasks for them (e.g. dressing, hygiene).
- Not be toilet trained (day time).
- Be socially immature.
- Have poor understanding of simple questions (who, what, where).
- Struggle with formulating sentences.
- Respond in only short sentences to questions.
- Be difficult to understand (due to poor articulation or use of words).
- Have a difficulty understanding consequences of their behaviours.
- Not be interested in looking at books and/or doing sit down activities.
- Not interact well or easily with their peers.
- Have limited play skills (short duration, narrow range, find it difficult to play alone and/or with peers).
- Not be willing to engage in new activities and/or to be guided about how to develop new skills.
