Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Required Materials

• Tools: Paper, pencil, thick marker, child-safe scissors.

• Physical Play: One large bouncing ball, one small ball (like a tennis ball).

• Manipulatives: 10–12 blocks, an analog clock, and a variety of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes) colored paper or objects in these colors: pink, green, red, black, purple, white, orange, yellow, brown, gray, blue.

Section 1: Social, Emotional & Verbal Skills

1. Identity: What is your first and last name?

2. Age: How old are you?

3. Self-Regulation: Does the child wait for a turn to speak without interrupting?

4. Group Dynamics: Can the child follow instructions given to a group (e.g., "Everyone stand up")?

5. Directives: Can the child follow two-step directions (e.g., "Please pick up the block and put it on the table")?

6. Independence: Can the child put on their own coat or shoes independently?

Section 2: Motor Skills & Coordination

7. Gross Motor (Rolling): Sit 4 feet apart and roll a large bouncing ball back and forth.

8. Gross Motor (Bouncing): Stand 4 feet apart and bounce the large ball to one another.

9. Gross Motor (Underhand): Have the child throw a small ball to you underhand.

10. Gross Motor (Overhand): Have the child throw a small ball to you overhand.

11. Fine Motor (Cutting): Draw a wavy line with a thick marker. Have the child cut along the line as accurately as possible.

12. Fine Motor (Art): Provide paper and a pencil. Say: “Please draw a picture of yourself.” (Look for at least 3 body parts: head, body, arms/legs).

Section 3: Academic Foundations

13. Literacy (Writing): Say: “Please write your first name on your paper.” (Check for legibility and grip).

14. Literacy (Letter Recognition): Point to these letters and have the child name them:

    Z D F N V M B X I G Q A H

    W E R T Y U O S P C L J K

15. Read the following lowercase letters in the order they are shown.

    
    

    a f l s p q v n k u j b g m

    
    

    w y d l x t i r c e z o u h

    
    

    16. What sound does each of the following letters make?

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M

    
    

    N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    
    

    17. Explain rhyming words and give some examples of words that have some of the same sounds. Read the following words aloud to the child, then ask: Which words rhyme?

    rat cat dog rabbit happy jump same name