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School Readiness Goals

NOI Head Start Teaching Strategies Gold Areas of Development 2024 - 2025

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 43% 57%
Winter 21% 79%
Spring 24% 76%

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 31% 69%
Winter 10% 90%
Spring 9% 91%

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 42% 58%
Winter 19% 81%
Spring 21% 79%

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 47% 53%
Winter 23% 77%
Spring 19% 81%

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 50% 50%
Winter 29% 71%
Spring 20% 80%

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 46% 54%
Winter 29% 71%
Spring 27% 73%

*Data taken from GOLD Areas of Development Reports

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