Article Title :
Parental Involvement and the School Readiness of Preschool Children: A Few Insights

Author Name :
Dr Savita Kausal

Keyword :
preschool children, school readiness, parental involvement

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
Preschools provide a school readiness programme to children, i.e., prepare the children with the necessary concepts, language, and motor skills that are important for the later learning of reading writing, and mathematics in the primary grades. This paper is based upon a study that was aimed at understanding the effect of parental involvement in the school readiness of their children at the preschool level. The primary data of the study was collected from the teachers and parents of different types of preschools from four districts of Delhi. From the study, it was quite clear that parental involvement has a strong positive impact on the school readiness of their children. The involvement of parents in the form of helping the children in completing activities or participating in extra-curricular activities motivates the children positively. However, it may be noted that the nature and intensity of parental involvement in the care and education of their children at the preschool level differ under different conditions.