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.