What is school readiness?
Find out what we mean by school readiness
Children have the potential to become school ready when families, early years providers and schools work together to support the development of children’s confidence, resilience and curiosity.
These are some of the characteristics of school readiness:
- Self-regulation
- Sensory processing
- Receptive language (understanding)
- Expressive language (talking)
- Articulation
- Executive functioning
- Emotional development/regulation
- Social skills
- Planning/sequencing
The home learning environment
- How to prepare your child for school - BBC Tiny Happy People
- 50 Things to Do Before You're Five in Oxfordshire
- Health Visiting - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxfordshire Family Information Service
- Support groups for parents of disabled children
- Special educational needs and disability: The local offer
- Learning together at home
Families and communities readiness for school
- Preparing for school
- Road to school (PDF)
- Being school-ready (PACEY website)
- Libraries
- BookList (oxfordshire.gov.uk)
- 100 best books for children
Settings and schools readiness for children
- Transition
- Home matters: making the most of the home learning environment (ncb.org.uk)
- Education service resources
- Working with Parents to Support Children's Learning