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School Readiness Goals

NOI Head Start Teaching Strategies Gold Areas of Development 2023 - 2024

Social - Emotional

Social and emotional learning is the process through which children understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

CHECKPOINT

 

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

 

36%

64%

Winter

 

16%

84%

Spring

 

12%

88%


Physical


Physical development is the way children move their arms and legs (large motor skills) and their fingers and hands (small motor skills).

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

19%

81%

Winter

15%

85%

Spring

6%

94%

Language


Language learning in Early Childhood is also called first language acquisition. Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate.

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

30%

70%

Winter

21%

79%

Spring

19%

81%

Cognitive

Cognitive development is characterized by the way a child learns, acquires knowledge, and interacts with his surrounding environment. Different cognitive skills are acquired as a child meets certain developmental milestones.

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

33%

67%

Winter

20%

80%

Spring

14%

86%

Literacy

Literacy typically refers to reading and writing skills. Early literacy skills can start developing in the primary childhood years. Some early literacy skills include letter knowledge, print awareness, phonological awareness, and emergent writing skills.

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

48%

52%

Winter

26%

74%

Spring

15%

85%

Mathematics

Math skills taught in early childhood education are designed to provide the foundation children need to succeed in elementary school and beyond. Learning simple skills like number sense, math concepts and simple application of ideas like adding, take place in early education.

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

49%

51%

Winter

30%

70%

Spring

22%

78%

*Data taken from GOLD Areas of Development Reports

 

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