UTK Readiness Indicators
- Personal Care Skills:
- Can handle a full day without a nap
- Put on jackets and coats independently (can manage zippers/buttons/snaps)
- Able to pack up backpacks
- Bathroom Skills:
- Fully potty trained (public school teachers and aides are not allowed to assist)
- Understands body cues regarding restroom needs to avoid urgency (there are only 2 toilets)
- Know how to flush a toilet, work stall door, use appropriate amount of toilet paper
- Be able to handle personal hygiene tasks thoroughly (wipe themselves, use a tissue, wash hands)
- Can manage clothes independently (pull up and down pants in the bathroom)
- Independence:
- Knows name
- Responds when their name is called
- Follows simple directions
- Knows they have to listen to adults
- Can eat and drink independently
- Expresses needs appropriately (ex: I have to go to the bathroom)
- Communicates basic needs
- Knows to ask for help when needed
- Eats lunch in a 20 minute time period