# What does an evidence-based therapy plan for a young child with School Readiness Gap include?

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An evidence-based plan for a school readiness gap starts with a clinician-administered developmental baseline, then targets the specific domains driving the gap — language and pre-literacy, fine-motor and graphomotor skill, pre-academic cognition, attention and social-emotional regulation. It is goal-led, time-bound, family- and setting-coached, and re-measured against the baseline. A clinical AbilityScore and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle centre.

*A school readiness gap is rarely about one skill — it is a profile, and the plan should read like one.*

## In short
An evidence-based plan for a young child with a [school readiness gap](/school-readiness-gap) begins with a structured, clinician-administered developmental profile, then targets the specific domains driving the gap — pre-literacy and pre-numeracy foundations, expressive and receptive language, fine-motor and graphomotor skill, attention and self-regulation, and social participation. It is goal-led, time-bound, measured against a baseline, and delivered in partnership with the family and the child's setting. The aim is functional readiness for the classroom, not drilling isolated tasks.

## The science and what the plan contains
Readiness is multidimensional, so intervention is too. A sound plan typically combines:
- **Speech-language work** on vocabulary, narrative, listening comprehension and phonological awareness — the strongest pre-literacy predictor.
- **Occupational therapy** for fine-motor control, pencil grasp, visual-motor integration and sensory regulation that underpins sitting and attending.
- **Cognitive and pre-academic targets** — pre-number sense, sequencing, executive-function scaffolds for attention and task completion.
- **Social-emotional and self-care goals** — turn-taking, transitions, instruction-following, toileting and independence.

Delivery should be high-frequency, play-based, and generalised across home and preschool via parent and teacher coaching. Progress is re-measured on the same instrument at defined intervals, with goals revised against data — consistent with WHO ICF functioning principles and early-childhood guideline practice.

## The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app or form. The structured, [clinician-administered AbilityScore®](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) sets the baseline; targeted [speech therapy](/speech-therapy) and allied inputs build the plan; outcomes are tracked across the journey.

## Trusted sources
WHO ICF framework; ASHA guidance on early language and literacy; AAP early-childhood developmental surveillance.

**Next step —** [Partner with a Pinnacle clinician](/school-readiness-gap) to establish a baseline and co-build the readiness plan.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- WHO ICF framework on functioning: https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/international-classification-of-functioning-disability-and-health
- ASHA: early language and emergent literacy: https://www.asha.org/
- AAP HealthyChildren: early development: https://www.healthychildren.org/

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