Diagnostics of school readiness in elementary school

The diploma thesis deals with a field of school readiness, its components and how the diagnostics of this area takes place when enrolling children in the first class at grammar schools. An inseparable part is the characteristic of child's development in preschool and early school age. The main objective of this thesis is to determine the extent to which a special education teacher's management may influence the quality of the enrolment process and whether this fact is reflected in the diagnostic materials and overall coverage in the areas of school readiness. The diploma thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and empirical. The theoretical section outlines the characteristics of key periods beyond the area of school readiness - preschool and early school age. Furthermore, the terms such as school readiness and school preparedness are being defined. School readiness is examined in more detail; individual components which are related to diagnostics are presented. In the field of diagnostics we focus on individual available test materials, which are currently mostly used to diagnose school readiness. The practical part focuses on qualitative research, specifically a method of semi-structured interview has been chosen. The interview was conducted within six schools including six respondents. Powered by..