A Case Study: School Readiness and a Native American Family

• In Event: In Pursuit of Equity: Centering the Voices of the Experiences of BIPOC Children and Families

Abstract

School readiness is the preparedness of child before entering school for the first time. This case study focused on how a NA family who has a child with a disability viewed school readiness. This study points out the strengths that a NA preschooler with disabilities comes to school with and how to best support this NA family with school readiness. This study can also inform federal policy makers to recognize that a narrow view of school readiness can be a detriment to culturally diverse families whose school readiness values may not be exactly the same as those found in the mainstream culture.

Author

• Candi Running Bear, Northern Arizona University