Readiness skills preparing for better learning and adjustment in elementary school

ABSTRACT

        The purpose of this two-phase study was to identify the critical readiness skills of youngchildren for better learning and adjustment in elementary schools. First of all, open-endedquestionnaires and interviewing were adapted to collect first- and second-grade teachers'expectations of readiness skills needed for successful performance in elementary school.Secondly, the Delphi technique was used to explore the agreeable ratings of 31 expertteachers to identify the critical readiness skills which are crucial for the first grader inelementary schools.

        The result of this study indicated that five domains of readiness skills, “ Self-Care” , “Group Adaptation”, ”Communication” , “ Motor” and “ Academic Skills,” were identified tobe the critical skills to have better learning and adjustment in elementary schools. “Academic Skills” was considered to the the least important readiness skill, however, therest of the four domains received the hightest ratings by all experts. There were 16readiness skills identified to be critical for better learning and adjustment in elementaryschool. The three most highly rated skills were “eating without assistance,” “ toilet trained,”and “ abling to express freely regarding one' s needs.”

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