The Concept Readiness and Several Applications.

the first part of this article will deal with a review of the con cept of readiness and a proposed formulation, the second part with the application of this formulation to recent research on cognitive processes and the teaching of cognitive operations. The third part will deal with implications of research on emotional and and motivational factors for readiness in disadvantaged children. Reading, per se, is not discussed in this article. Learning, language development and training, and certain disturbances of readiness are presented. A major question to be answered by the reader, therefore, would be: "Is this not information which should be interpreted to parents anxious to aid their children in mastering the reading process?"