School-ready

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the required behavioral, emotional and cognitive skills needed to start school.

    "I think what now must be recognized is that to successfully educate many of these children - because the families are no longer performing the function they once did of delivering a school-ready child at age 5."

Example

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"I think what now must be recognized is that to successfully educate many of these children - because the families are no longer performing the function they once did of delivering a school-ready child at age 5."

Etymology

From school + ready.

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