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School Readiness Goals

NOI Head Start Teaching Strategies Gold Areas of Development 2022 - 2023

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

31%

69%

Winter

15%

85%

Spring

10%

91%


Physical
Physical development is the way your child moves her arms and legs (large motor skills) and her fingers and hands (small motor skills).

SESSION

BELOW EXPECTATIONS

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Fall

22%

79%

Winter

10%

91%

Spring

3%

97%

Language
Language learning in Early Childhood is also called first language acquisition. Language acquisition is the process by which human 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

29%

71%

Winter

13%

87%

Spring

12%

88%

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

30%

71%

Winter

16%

84%

Spring

9%

92%

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

49%

52%

Winter

19%

81%

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

55%

45%

Winter

22%

79%

Spring

8%

93%

*Data taken from GOLD Areas of Development Reports

 

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