You have been invited to speak to the local NAEYC affiliate on “School Readiness:  What Teachers and Parents Can Do.” For this assignment, create a PowerPoint presentation addressing the following questions:

• What is readiness? 
• Why is children’s readiness for school important? 
• What should be the critical features of a preschool that is “getting children ready for school’? 
• What five key skills and behaviors should a child have on entering kindergarten? 

 Find below the PowerPoint guidelines and rubric. 

PowerPoint Presentations should include a minimum of 6 slides:

• Title slide: Presentation Title, Name, Course Number, and Instructor Name
• Introduction 
• Address the prompting questions. Reference the textbook to support your response. Include current trends related to the topic (research-based) 
• References: Include all references in APA format