| Preschool Academic Standards | Teaching Strategies GOLD | HighScope COR | Colorado Building Blocks | Head Start Child Development & Early Learning Framework |
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1 - Conceptual understanding conveyed through vocabulary words can occur using a variety of modalities a - Identify and sort common objects, events, pictures, words, colors, shapes, and textures into various classifications |
Cognitive 13 - Uses classification skills - 4 - Places objects in two or more groups based on differences in a single characteristic, e.g., color, size, or shape |
Mathematics and Science Y - Sorting objects 2 - Child sorts a collection into smaller groups of similar objects. |
Mathematics 1 - Play Children engage in play to develop their mathematical thinking and problem solving. a - Begin to make groups and match objects. Mathematics 3 - Geometry and Spatial Sense Children show an interest in recognizing and creating shapes and an awareness of position in space. a - Describe and name common shapes found in the natural environment. |
Mathematics Knowledge & Skills Patterns: The recognition of patterns, sequencing, and critical thinking skills necessary to predict and classify objects in a pattern. Sorts, classifies, and serializes (puts in a pattern) objects using attributes, such as color, shape, or size. |
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1 - Conceptual understanding conveyed through vocabulary words can occur using a variety of modalities b - Begin to identify and use special concepts (first/last, over/under, etc.) |
Mathematics 21 - Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes a - Understands spatial relationships 6 - Uses and responds appropriately to positional words indicating location, direction, and distance Mathematics 22 - Compares and measures - 4 - Compares and orders a small set of objects as appropriate according to size, length, weight, area, or volume; knows usual sequence of basic daily events and a few ordinal numbers |
Mathematics and Science CC - Identifying position and direction 2 - Child uses a position word. |
Mathematics 3 - Geometry and Spatial Sense Children show an interest in recognizing and creating shapes and an awareness of position in space. b - Use language to understand the arrangement, order and position of objects that are on top of, next to, on the bottom, underneath, beside and in front of other objects. |
Language Development Receptive Language: The ability to comprehend or understand language. Comprehends increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. Language Development Expressive Language: The ability to use language. Uses increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. Mathematics Knowledge & Skills Geometry & Spatial Sense: The understanding of shapes, their properties, and how objects are related to one another. Understands directionality, order, and position of objects, such as up, down, in front, behind. |
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1 - Conceptual understanding conveyed through vocabulary words can occur using a variety of modalities c - Demonstrate use of vocabulary in oral language to express ideas and events |
Language 9 - Uses language to express thoughts and needs a - Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary 6 - Describes and tells the use of many familiar items Language 9 - Uses language to express thoughts and needs d - Tells about another time or place 6 - Tells stories about other times and places that have a logical order and that include major details |
Language and Literacy S - Using complex patterns of speech 1 - Child uses words and phrases. |
Language Development and Communication 3 - Speaking and Communicating Children will use verbal and non-verbal language to express and communicate information. a - Communicate needs or thoughts through nonverbal gestures, actions, expressions and words. Participate in communication around a topic. |
Language Development Expressive Language: The ability to use language. Uses language to express ideas and needs. |
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1 - Conceptual understanding conveyed through vocabulary words can occur using a variety of modalities d - Begin to understand that everyday words such as "cold" relate to extended vocabulary words such as "chilly" |
Language 9 - Uses language to express thoughts and needs a - Uses an expanding expressive vocabulary 6 - Describes and tells the use of many familiar items |
Language and Literacy R - Using vocabulary 3 - Child uses vocabulary related to a particular subject. |
Language Development and Communication 3 - Speaking and Communicating Children will use verbal and non-verbal language to express and communicate information. d - Begin a conversation with other children and adults. Understand an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. |
Language Development Receptive Language: The ability to comprehend or understand language. Comprehends increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. |
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2 - Listening and comprehension skills are required to be clearly understood a - Use language to express ideas in complete sentences (with support of sentence stems as needed) |
Language 9 - Uses language to express thoughts and needs c - Uses conventional grammar 6 - Uses complete, four- to six-word sentences |
Language and Literacy S - Using complex patterns of speech 2 - Child uses a sentence of four or more words. |
Language Development and Communication 1 - Play Children engage in play as a means to develop their listening and expressive langauge skills. a - Develop and experiment with conversation during daily activities and interactions Language Development and Communication 1 - Play Children engage in play as a means to develop their listening and expressive langauge skills. b - Represent stories and experiences through play Language Development and Communication 1 - Play Children engage in play as a means to develop their listening and expressive langauge skills. c - Think and talk about play experiences Language Development and Communication 3 - Speaking and Communicating Children will use verbal and non-verbal language to express and communicate information. b - Use more complex and longer sentences. |
Language Development Expressive Language: The ability to use language. Uses different grammatical structures for a variety of purposes. |
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2 - Listening and comprehension skills are required to be clearly understood b - Recite songs, poems, and stories with repeated rhyme |
Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness a - Notices and discriminates rhyme 4 - Fills in the missing rhyming word; generates rhyming words spontaneously |
Language and Literacy T - Showing awareness of sounds in words 2 - Child joins in saying or repeating a rhyme or a series of words that start with the same sound. |
Language Development and Communication 2 - Listening and Understanding Children develop skills in listening and in understanding language. a - Listen and understand stories, songs and poems. Literacy 3 - Early Reading - Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Children demonstrate an interest in learning letters and the combination of letter sounds with letter symbols e - Recognize and generate rhymes. |
Language Development Expressive Language: The ability to use language. Uses different forms of language. |
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2 - Listening and comprehension skills are required to be clearly understood c - Listen with comprehension, and follow two-step directions |
Language 8 - Listens to and understands increasingly a - Comprehends language 6 - Responds appropriately to specific vocabulary and simple statements, questions, and stories Language 8 - complex language b - Follows directions 6 - Follows directions of two or more steps that relate to familiar objects and experiences |
Mathematics and Science DD - Identifying sequence, change, and causality 0 - Child carries out a two-step action sequence or procedure. |
Language Development and Communication 2 - Listening and Understanding Children develop skills in listening and in understanding language. b - Listen and increasingly understand conversations and questions. Language Development and Communication 2 - Listening and Understanding Children develop skills in listening and in understanding language. c - Follow directions that involve multiple steps. |
Language Development Receptive Language: The ability to comprehend or understand language. Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences. Language Development Receptive Language: The ability to comprehend or understand language. Comprehends increasingly complex and varied vocabulary. |
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2 - Listening and comprehension skills are required to be clearly understood d - Remember spoken information for a short period of time |
Cognitive 12 - Remembers and connects experiences a - Recognizes and recalls 6 - Tells about experience in order, provides details, and evaluates the experience; recalls 3 or 4 items removed from view |
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Approaches to Learning 6 - Application Children use their prior experiences, sense and knowledge to learn in new ways. b - Use prior knowledge to understand new experiences |
No Match |
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3 - Early knowledge of phonemic awareness is the building block of understanding language a - Recognize patterns of sounds in songs, storytelling, and poetry |
Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness a - Notices and discriminates rhyme 4 - Fills in the missing rhyming word; generates rhyming words spontaneously Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness b - Notices and discriminates alliteration 4 - Shows awareness that some words begin the same way |
Language and Literacy T - Showing awareness of sounds in words 2 - Child joins in saying or repeating a rhyme or a series of words that start with the same sound. |
Literacy 3 - Early Reading - Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Children demonstrate an interest in learning letters and the combination of letter sounds with letter symbols a - Show increasing ability to discriminate and identify the sounds of language. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Phonological Awareness: An awareness that language can be broken into words, syllables, and smaller pieces of sound. Identifies and discriminates between words in language. Literacy Knowledge & Skills Alphabet Knowledge: The names and sounds associated with letters. Recognizes that letters of the alphabet have distinct sound(s) associated with them. |
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3 - Early knowledge of phonemic awareness is the building block of understanding language b - Understand that words are made up of one or more syllables |
Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness c - Notices and discriminates smaller and smaller units of sound 4 - Hears and shows awareness of separate syllables in words |
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Literacy 3 - Early Reading - Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Children demonstrate an interest in learning letters and the combination of letter sounds with letter symbols c - Show growing ability to hear and discriminate separate syllables in words. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Phonological Awareness: An awareness that language can be broken into words, syllables, and smaller pieces of sound. Identifies and discriminates between separate syllables in words. |
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3 - Early knowledge of phonemic awareness is the building block of understanding language c - Recognize rhyming words and alliterations |
Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness a - Notices and discriminates rhyme 6 - Decides whether two words rhyme Literacy 15 - Demonstrates phonological awareness b - Notices and discriminates alliteration 4 - Shows awareness that some words begin the same way |
Language and Literacy T - Showing awareness of sounds in words 2 - Child joins in saying or repeating a rhyme or a series of words that start with the same sound. |
Literacy 3 - Early Reading - Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Children demonstrate an interest in learning letters and the combination of letter sounds with letter symbols e - Recognize and generate rhymes. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Phonological Awareness: An awareness that language can be broken into words, syllables, and smaller pieces of sound. Identifies and discriminates between words in language. |
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3 - Early knowledge of phonemic awareness is the building block of understanding language d - Demonstrate understanding of initial sounds in words (such as mop begins with the /m/ sound) |
Literacy 16 - Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet b - Uses letter–sound knowledge 2 - Identifies the sounds of a few letters |
Language and Literacy T - Showing awareness of sounds in words 4 - Child says that two words begin with the same sound. |
Literacy 3 - Early Reading - Phonemic and Phonological Awareness Children demonstrate an interest in learning letters and the combination of letter sounds with letter symbols b - Demonstrate growing awareness of the beginning sounds of words. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Phonological Awareness: An awareness that language can be broken into words, syllables, and smaller pieces of sound. Identifies and discriminates between sounds and phonemes in language, such as attention to beginning and ending sounds of words and recognition that different words begin or end with the same sound. Literacy Knowledge & Skills Alphabet Knowledge: The names and sounds associated with letters. Attends to the beginning letters and sounds in familiar words. |