Specificity of school readiness assessment of children with mental disability

This thesis is focused on the school readiness assessment of children with mental disability. Thesis is devoted to theoretical knowledge in relation to pre-school age and also specifically for children with mental disability. Thesis describes the school readiness of child and compares foreign and local view on it. It also includes the issue of school readiness of children with mental disability. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on the school readiness assessment and on resources and tools that are used in the school readiness assessment. Thesis also describes the principles of dynamic assessment, as an approach, which can be used for the school readiness assessment of children with mental disability. The aim of this thesis is to map the procedures of school readiness assessment of children with mental disability, in pedagogical-psychological consultancy and special education centers for children with mental disability and compare both approaches. Key words: a preschool child, a child with mental disability, school readiness, school readiness assessment, dynamic assessment