Top Kindergarten Readiness Skills

 Identifying letters A-Z (both upper and lowercase is great!) 

Being familiar with letter sounds

 Identifying and writing name

Identifying and writing numbers 1-10

Listening to a story

Following 2 and 3 step directions

Holding a pencil, scissors 

Recognizing colors, shapes

Know first and last name

Rhyming words, games, songs

Knowing right and left hand

Independent Living Skills: Opening containers, zipping up clothes etc 

Rote counting: Counting out loud as high as one can go starting at 1

Counting objects with quantities up to 10