First Grade Readiness Checklist^©

Dear Parent,
This checklist is designed to help you assess your child’s readiness for first grade. It is divided into six categories: General Motor, Visual Motor, Auditory Motor, Literacy, Mathematics, and Social and Emotional. Please enter all of the mandatory fields, which are marked with the *.

Please rate your child in each category.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name of Child: *

Age of Child: *

Name of Parent:

Phone Number:

Email Address: *

Parent’s Main Concerns:

How Did You Hear About Us?:

GENERAL MOTOR SKILLS

Is well-coordinated and able to skip, hop, jump, and run: *

Has established right or left handedness (dominance) before entering kindergarten: *

VISUAL-MOTOR HAND-EYE COORDINATION

Leaves spaces between words when writing: *

Copies simple text from a board: *

Prints first and last name from memory on lined paper: *

AUDITORY MOTOR

Segments sounds in simple words (dog = d-o-g): *

Claps syllables in words, phrases, and sentences (such as “Yesterday was Saturday”): *

Identifies words that rhyme fun_____ (sun) bike ___ (like) feeding ____(reading): *

LITERACY

Identifies all letters of the alphabet and at least 20 “high frequency” sight words (“and” “the” “here”): *

Identifies the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of simple words: *

Can read nonsense words such as: jeb zo wub flate blat: *

Listens to stories, retells the events of the story in order, identifies the characters and the main idea of the story: *

Sounds out (decodes and encodes) simple words such as (cat, am, run, hop, potato, stop, jump, fast) : *

Speech is clear and uses language appropriately : *

MATHEMATICS

Solves simple story problems using moveable objects. (Can add from 1 to 10, “Josh has 6 donuts. He gave 3 away. How many does he have left?”) : *

Counts to 115 and beyond by ones, fives, and tens: *

Identifies numerals to 100 (13, 15, 39, 72, 90) : *

Identifies coins and their values (penny, nickel, dime, quarter).: *

Tells time to the hour: *

Counts backwards from twenty to zero: *

Can solve story problems using “equal shares” (“If I have 10 cookies and I share them equally with my friend, how many cookies will we each get?”): *

Counts out sets of objects accurately to 20 (Given 22 pennies, the child can count out 19): *

Identifies numerals meaning more or less to 20 (Which numeral means less (7 or 5), (13 or 12)?: *

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL

Participates well in group activities (Shares and gets along with peers): *

Follows instructions and class rules: *

Completes all assigned tasks in a timely fashion: *

Takes care of all personal needs : *

States full name, birthday, address, and phone number: *

Uses self-control (sits quietly or stands still (versus fidgeting, impulsive, shouting out, nervous habits, etc): *

Disclaimer:
Keep in mind that your child's chronological age, gender, previous learning experiences, and any medical condition may also affect kindergarten readiness. This checklist is not intended to diagnose any condition. Its purpose is to give information with regard to your child's education.

First Grade Readiness Checklist©

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