Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

kindergarten readiness  

Definition

  • Whether or not a child is “ready” for school has been a topic of considerable debate. In the past, maturational views of readiness, which advocate school entry only for those children deemed to be developmentally ready, dominated ideas about school readiness. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Kindergarten Readiness]

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/kindergarten_readiness

Download this concept: