Describe the skills, behaviors, and concepts that children will demonstrate as they progress towards a given goal within an age period.

Child shows interest in, interacts with, and develops personal relationships with other children. (Goal)

Children who are ____________________ need intentional support for the development of their home language as well as for English acquisition.

Recognizes familiar people by their faces or voices. Learn to distiniquish between familiar and unfamiliar people. (DP)

Child demonstrates increasing interest in engaging in healthy eating habits and making nutritious food choices. (Sub-domain)

Child manages feelings and emotions with support of familiar adults. (Goal)

By participating in familiar activities and routines, children develop a sense of belonging and gain self-confidence.

Cultural expectations can influence adult-child interactions in many ways. For example, in some cultures, children are taught to show respect to adults by making direct eye contact when spoken to. In other cultures, children are taught that respect is demonstrated by avoiding direct eye contact. (Sub-domain)

Toddlers use a variety of strategies as they match and sort objects by color, shape, or size. (Sub-domain)

The development of ______ _______ skills enables children to explore their environment and experiment with different ways of moving their bodies.

Child maintains focus and sustains attention with support. (Goal)

Goal IT-SE 6. Child learns to express a range of emotions (Sub-domain)

Toddlers make marks on paper to represent an object or action. They often talk with others about what they have drawn. The development of children's fine motor skills will impact their emerging capacity to draw and eventually write. Some children with motor delays may need accommodations. (Sub-domain)

Child uses understanding of causal relationships to act on social and physical environments. (Goal)

Uses a variety of increasingly complex movements, body positions, and postures to participate in active and quiet, indoor and outdoor play. (DP)

Identified for each goal for children 36 months and 60 months of age.

Young children engage in positive interactions with adults in a variety of situations, including everyday routines. When they develop trusting relationships, they are able to more fully explore the world.

Child uses an increasing number of words in communication and conversation with others. (Goal)

Uses toy objects in ways similar to the real objects they represent, such as talking on a toy phone. (DP)

Child coordinates hand and eye movements to perform actions. (Goal)

Toddlers enjoy using their imagination in play and in interactions with other children. They show delight in doing something new.

Child shows awareness about self and how to connect with others. (Goal)

Some children may communicate primarily or only by using sign language rather than speaking. Sign language is not likely to be used as a reliable means of communication from 0–9 months in a hearing impaired child. (Sub-domain)

Child observes and imitates sounds, words, gestures, actions, and behaviors. (Goal)

Child uses hands for exploration, play, and daily routines. (Sub-domain)