Abstract

• The primary purpose of this study is to examine the readiness level of kindergarten children to find out the various factors that related to readiness for schooling. Descriptive questionnaire survey method and crosssectional approach were used in this study. A total of 240 kindergarten students participated in this study. Students from urban areas have higher readiness skills than those from rural areas. Boys have higher verbal skills and lower visuomotor skills than girls. Attending preschool is the only predictor for verbal skill. The higher the father’s education, the higher the readiness level of children. But the younger the mother’s age, the higher the readiness level of children. Furthermore, age of children can be the predictor of visuomotor skills but it has the less beta value then other predictors. With regard to the whole readiness test, the results revealed that the age of kindergarten children, their father’s education and attending preschool were significantly related with the readiness level of kindergarten children although children’s age is not relatively the best predictor for children’s readiness level.