SRPSCHOOL READINESS

PROGRAMMEA CORNERSTONE TO SUCCESS

5 DAY WORKSHOP ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

FOR THE HMs/ Sr. PRTsAPRIL-MAY 2013

KVS ZIET MYSORE

IMPORTANCE OF READINESS• Every Age Of A Learner Has Its Won

Capacities And Potentialities• Development and skills to be attained have

to be rooted in and correlated with the developmental stage of every child.

The most important consideration when a child is

readied for learning is what the child already knows ( PRIOR

KNOWLEDGE).

WHAT IS READINESS?

• Readiness is a state of receptiveness and the ability to receive.

• A teacher cannot make the child learn unless he/ she is ready to learn.

• The Teacher is expected to make the child receptive to learning in general and then make her/ him ready to learn specific items in particular.

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT CHILDREN AGED 3-6 YEARS

• Children aged 3-6 years cannot sit still for long time.• They tend to learn through concrete objects and first hand experiences since the ability for abstract thinking and reasoning has not yet developed• They are curious and eager to learn.• They are spontaneous and demonstrative

in their emotional readiness towards others• They respond readily to Music,

Rhyme and Rhythm

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ? GENERAL READINESS- • Have adequate social, independence, communication, fine

motor, cognitive skills• Familiarisation with the school environment

• Ability to see and hear distinctly. Children having difficulty in these faculties need to be identified and attended to

• Physical fitness of children is another area of readiness to learn. Sick, undernourished children cannot learn to the extent required.

• Socio-emotional well-being needs to be attended to. Children under stress, anxiety and with different linguistic background are not ready for learning

• A proper development of ‘Readiness Programme’ should be designed for the preparation of formal reading, writing and mathematics- ie structured programmes for

• • Reading Readiness, • • Writing Readiness• • Number readiness

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ? SPECIFIC READINESS- READINESS TO LEARN 

READING READINESS

DIRECTIONALITY( A HABIT TO ATTEND TO

ANY TASK IN THE DIRECTION OF LEFT TO

RIGHT

AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION

VISUAL-AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION

VISUAL DISCRIMINATION

WRITING READINESS

DEVELOPING INTEREST AND SEEING RELEVANCE OF THE

SKILL OF WRITING IN DAILY LIFE SITUATION

CREATING A NEED TO EXPRESS THROUGH

WRITING

DEVELOPING SKILLS

NUMBER READINESS

Developing Curiosity,

Interest and Strengthening of Cognitive Skills in

Mathematics as a Part of Daily Living in

the Classroom

School Readiness Activities

Microsoft Word Document

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Assessment of School Readiness

SAMPLE CHECKLISTS ARE ENCLOSED. KVs CAN GENERATE THEIR OWN ON SIMILAR LINES DEPENDING ON THE INPUTS GIVEN

THE TEACHER CAN DEVISE THEIR METHOD OF ASSESSING USING THE CHECKLIST. THE FINDINGS CAN BE ENTERED IN THE ANECDOTAL RECORD OF THE CHILD

Microsoft Word Document

Microsoft Word Document

CHECKLIST FOR LANGUAGES

CHECKLIST FOR NUMBER WORK

SUPPORT RESOURCES ENCLOSED IN THE DVD

1. YOU TUBE LINKS FOR VIDEOS FOR ALL THEMES

2. COLLECTION OF RHYMES3. SAMPLES VIDEOS ON GOOD

HABITS AND RELATED AREAS4. WORKSHEETS ( ABOUT 75)5. GUIDEMAP FOR USING THE

WORKSHEETS

PRACTICE ACTIVITY

Groups 1,2,3,4,5,6- Show a game/ an activity for developing directionality- left to right reading, any pre-concepts in maths, in children

Groups -7,8,9,10 Evaluate the SRP Assessment checklist given and suggest edited checklist