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.
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School-ready
Synonyms for "school-ready"
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Translations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Hungarian
1 entries- iskolaérett adj (having the required emotional, behavioral, and cognitive skills needed to start school)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
But even an erroneous or honest but misguided reading of test results can mean a year-long detour for an otherwise school-ready child.
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To be 'school ready' implies that a child has reached a certain stage in his or her development where it is felt that benefit will be gained from formal education. However, a child does not become school-ready alone.
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