School Readiness Program
School readiness programme is a holistic programme that includes training on various skills like behavior, academics, sensory integration, independent living skills, communication, and social skills, to facilitate a smooth transition of the child to the school environment.
The concept of the school readiness programme is to facilitate children’s entrance to schools, to be ready to encourage and benefit from early learning experiences that promote child success. This programme is a prerequisite for a child to enter compulsory education or demand a child to adjust to school tasks.
Who can join the school readiness programme?
- Child is frustrated to adjust and cope up
- Sitting tolerance concerns (problem)
- Not able to follow instructions
- Less interested in books
- Depended on parents for help
- Easily distracted
- Not able to interact with others
- Participation is low
- Social speech less
- Not understanding consequences of behavior (like pushing, hitting, kicking)
SIGNIFICANCE OF SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMME
- Self-regulation
- Sitting tolerance
- Language
- Expressive
- Receptive
- Social skills
- Planning
- Reduce wasting of time to adjust in schools
- Articulation
- Fluency
- Clarity
- Executive function {what to do, what not to do}
- For example: when to start, when to finish
