This document reports the preliminary results of the Fall, 1980 administration of the Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB) to all first grade students in South Carolina. This battery was administered in accordance with the mandate of the 1978 Act 631 of the state legislature. The CSAB is an individually administered readiness battery requiring approximately 25 to 30 minutes per child for administration and which includes items related to the 18 kindergarten objectives of the State of South Carolina. Guidelines for interpreting the test data are provided and results of the 1979 and 1980 assessments are compared. Finally, district and state programs, resource materials and publications for meeting the needs of "not ready" students are indicated. (Author/RH)