Here's our Kdg Readiness Test
Child recognizes name by sight? Yes No
Show child his/her name. Ask child to identify any letters in name. Record recognized letters below:
What is your name?
First Yes No
Middle Yes No
Last Yes No
What is your address? Where do you live?
House number? Yes No
Street name? Yes No
City? Yes No
State? Yes No
What is your telephone number? Yes No
When is your birthday?
Month? Yes No
Date? Yes No
What is Mom’s name? Yes No
What is Dad’s name? Yes No
Identifies colors (check any missed):
Red Orange Yellow Green
Blue Purple Brown Black
Using shape sheet, child identifies: (check any missed
Circle Rectangle Square Triangle Diamond Oval
Using a pencil, have child copy the shapes in the blank box next to each shape on sheet used for above exercise.
Does child hold pencil correctly? Yes No
Body Parts Recognition:
Head Yes No
Eyes Yes No
Ears Yes No
Mouth Yes No
Jaw Yes No
Hips Yes No
Shoulders Yes No
Alphabet by rote? Yes No
Counting to 10 by rote? Yes No
Counts objects? Yes No
Recognizes Numbers 1-10 random? (check numbers missed):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Identifies following letters: (check letters missed):
M o A r S
P b C E h
g F D i
READING READINESS:
Hand child a book upside down and backwards.
Is child able to hold the book properly for reading? Yes No
Ask child to show you where to start reading.
Is child able to show where to begin reading? Yes No
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS: (use bus and maze sheet)
1. Ask child to print his/her name at the top.
2. Ask child to color the school bus yellow.
3. Ask child to color the roof of the school green.
4. Ask child to color the wall of the school red.
5. Ask child to follow the maze to the end using a pencil.
Does child follow directions? Yes No
ORAL TESTING:
Ask child to finish the sentences following sentences and record his/her answers.
1. For dinner, I like to eat _____________________.
2. I like to play with __________________.
3. My favorite color is _________________.
4. I can _________________________________.
ETA: If a parent feels a child is socially immature, our school recommends holding back a year with placement in a PK (+4) program for additional socialization. My DS was extremely shy and, with a conference w/his 4 yo program teachers, I decided on placement in a 4+ program so he could get the additional socialization w/o the heavy academics. DS has a mid-October bday. I am so thankful that I did b/c he totally opened up. When he went to Kdg. he was almost 6 yo. I could def. see a difference bet. him and some of the other boys in the class. Even now that DS is in 5th grade, he is more mature than most of the boys in his class and tends to make better decisions.
