First Grade Readiness Checklist^©

Name of Child: *

Age of Child: *

Name of Parent:

Phone Number:

Email Address: *

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

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

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Leaves spaces between words when writing: *

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Copies simple text from a board: *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Speech is clear and uses language appropriately : *

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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?”) : *

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

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

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

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Tells time to the hour: *

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Counts backwards from twenty to zero: *

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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?”): *

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

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

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

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Follows instructions and class rules: *

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Completes all assigned tasks in a timely fashion: *

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Takes care of all personal needs : *

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

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

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