In the US kids are expected to enter 1st grade with some basic literacy and math skills. If they don't have these at all, they would not necessarily be consider

In the US kids are expected to enter 1st grade with some basic literacy and math skills. If they don't have these at all, they would not necessarily be considered prepared for 1st grade. Whether this is developmentally or pedagogically appropriate is a different discussion, but's it's the reality in most of the US.