| Preschool Academic Standards | Teaching Strategies GOLD | HighScope COR | Colorado Building Blocks | Head Start Child Development & Early Learning Framework |
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1 - Pictures express ideas a - Draw pictures to generate, represent, and express ideas or share information |
Cognitive 14 - Uses symbols and images to represent something not present a - Thinks symbolically 6 - Plans and then uses drawings, constructions, movements, and dramatizations to represent ideas |
Creative Representation J - Drawing and painting pictures 3 - Child draws or paints something and explains what it stands for. |
Creativity 3 - Tools Children use a variety of tools and art media to creatively express their ideas. a - Experiment with different tools to creatively express and present ideas. |
Physical Development & Health Fine Motor Skills: The control of small muscles for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building, and exploring. Manipulates writing, drawing, and art tools. Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas. |
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1 - Pictures express ideas b - Orally describe or tell about a picture |
Cognitive 14 - Uses symbols and images to represent something not present a - Thinks symbolically 6 - Plans and then uses drawings, constructions, movements, and dramatizations to represent ideas |
Creative Representation J - Drawing and painting pictures 3 - Child draws or paints something and explains what it stands for. |
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. Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. e - Begin to dictate ideas, sentences and stories. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Recognizes that writing is a way of communicating for a variety of purposes, such as giving information, sharing stories, or giving an opinion. |
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1 - Pictures express ideas c - Use shapes, letter-like symbols, and letters to represent words or ideas |
Literacy 19 - Demonstrates emergent writing skills b - Writes to convey meaning 3 - Mock letters or letter-like forms |
Language and Literacy X - Writing 1 - Child writes using pictures, squiggles, or letterlike forms. |
Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. d - Use scribbles, shapes, letter-like symbols and letters to write or represent words or ideas. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Uses scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas. Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Copies, traces, or independently writes letters or words. |
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1 - Pictures express ideas d - Dictate ideas to an adult |
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 |
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Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. e - Begin to dictate ideas, sentences and stories. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Recognizes that writing is a way of communicating for a variety of purposes, such as giving information, sharing stories, or giving an opinion. |
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2 - Letters are formed with accuracy a - Begin to develop proper pencil grip when drawing or writing |
Physical 7 - Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination a - Uses fingers and hands 6 - Uses refined wrist and finger movements Physical 7 - Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination b - Uses writing and drawing tools 6 - Holds drawing and writing tools by using a three-point finger grip but may hold the instrument too close to one end |
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Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. c - Experiment with a variety of writing tools and materials; Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. d - Use scribbles, shapes, letter-like symbols and letters to write or represent words or ideas. |
Physical Development & Health Fine Motor Skills: The control of small muscles for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building, and exploring. Develops hand strength and dexterity. Physical Development & Health Fine Motor Skills: The control of small muscles for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building, and exploring. Manipulates writing, drawing, and art tools. |
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2 - Letters are formed with accuracy b - Write and recognize letters in own name |
Literacy 19 - Demonstrates emergent writing skills a - Writes name 6 - Accurate name |
Language and Literacy V - Using letter names and sounds 0 - Child identifies personal label or a letter in own name. |
Literacy 2 - Early Writing Children demonstrate an interest and ability to use symbols to represent words and ideas. a - Begin to print letters in own name. |
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Print Concepts & Conventions: The concepts about print and early decoding (identifying letter-sound relationships). Recognizes print in everyday life, such as numbers, letters, one’s name, words, and familiar logos and signs. Literacy Knowledge & Skills Early Writing: The familiarity with writing implements, conventions, and emerging skills to communicate through written representations, symbols, and letters. Copies, traces, or independently writes letters or words. |