School readiness of pre-school children are six-year-old children ready for a school education

Abstract

The article constitutes a report from own research on the issue of school readiness for six-year-old children. In the first step, the level of school competences of six-year-olds measured by Intelligence and Development Scales (IDS) was analyzed. The second stage involved checking how the competences corresponding to the dimensions of the IDS_SR subscales are evaluated by the mothers of the examined children using the Child’s School Readiness Questionnaire by Parents (KGSD-R) and to what extent these assessments correlate with the results of the IDS scale. The studies included 68 mothers and 68 children. The criterion of including the child in the sample was age, i.e. age of six years (6; 0-6; 11). The selection for the test was carried out using the “snowball” method. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that the examined children present an average level of school readiness, sufficient to take up school education. In addition, in general, the older children are, the higher scores they obtain in IDS_SR subscales. Subjective assessments of mothers moderately correlate with the results of objective measurement, and the tool used requires further improvement.