Scottsdale PBS
We Provide Everything Your Child Needs to Feel Prepared for School.
Is public school right for your child? Children with ASD and other developmental disabilities represent a wide variety of behaviors and abilities. However, we’re confident that students using our program are able to smoothly transition to standard schooling, as long as they and their parents and teachers are equipped with the right tools.
School readiness includes many factors, such as your child’s readiness for school, the school’s readiness for children with diverse needs, and the availability of family and community support for optimal early child development. Essential aspects of school readiness include physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development.
Determining whether your child is school-ready involves both subjective and objective milestones. Every school has different criteria when it comes to kindergarten readiness. However, most schools in Arizona, have standard milestones for starting kindergarten, including:
The team at Scottsdale Children’s Institute offers a kindergarten readiness assessment free of charge to families looking for support. This assessment evaluates your child’s skills across different areas of their educational development. Then, they analyze the results in relation to the Comprehensive Preschool Inventory of Repertoires for Kindergarten Assessment (C-PIRK).
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