Is Your Child Ready to Register for Kindergarten? Here's What Experts Look For

What does it mean to be ready for kindergarten?

Criteria generally emphasize a child’s health and motor skills, social-emotional development, cognition, language development, and general attitude toward learning.

What it means to be 'ready' for kindergarten in California

While there’s growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's what they have to say.

Is your child ready to register for kindergarten? Here’s what experts look for

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite their ABCs.

Is your child ready to register for kindergarten? Here's what experts look for

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation's 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But what does it mean to be ready for kindergarten?