{"id":16,"date":"2013-05-06T09:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T09:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/?p=16"},"modified":"2016-03-31T10:12:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T10:12:28","slug":"observation-parameters-for-pre-school-and-kindergarten-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightoninternational.in\/teachclub\/observation-parameters-for-pre-school-and-kindergarten-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Observation Parameters for Pre-School and Kindergarten Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most of the schools and parents tend to play down the value of measuring a child’s behaviour in sub junior classes like Playgroup\/Nursery, UKG or LKG. I have gone through hordes of report cards format and methodologies, after searching a lot on the web and otherwise, I really liked the American way (Infant-Toddler Key Developmental Indicators (KDIs) The Highscope model.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For teachers and administrators looking for such parameters, this can be a great starting point.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Preschool Child Observation Record Items<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I. Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A. Making choices and plans<\/div>\n
1. Child indicates a choice by pointing or some other action.<\/div>\n
2. Child expresses a choice in one or two words.<\/div>\n
3. Child expresses a choice with a short sentence.<\/div>\n
4. Child makes a plan with three or more details.<\/div>\n
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B. Solving problems with materials<\/div>\n
1. Child expresses frustration when encountering a problem with materials.<\/div>\n
2. Child identi\ufb01es a problem with materials and asks for help.<\/div>\n
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C. Initiating play<\/div>\n
1. Child engages in exploratory play.<\/div>\n
2. Child makes something with materials.<\/div>\n
3. Child engages in pretend play.<\/div>\n
4. During play with other children, child adds an idea that modi\ufb01es the play.<\/div>\n
5. Child joins with other children in playing a game with rules.<\/div>\n
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D. Taking care of personal needs<\/div>\n
1. Child observes as others do a self-care activity.<\/div>\n
2. Child accomplishes some parts of a self-care activity.<\/div>\n
3. Child helps another child in a self-care activity or program routine.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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II. Social Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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E. Relating to adults<\/div>\n
1. Child participates in a conversation initiated by a familiar adult.<\/div>\n
2. Child participates in a conversation initiated by an unfamiliar adult.<\/div>\n
3. Child initiates an interaction with an adult.<\/div>\n
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F. Relating to other children<\/div>\n
1. Child responds when another child initiates an interaction.<\/div>\n
2. Child initiates and sustains an interaction with another child.<\/div>\n
3. Child invites another child to play.<\/div>\n
G. Resolving interpersonal con\ufb02ict<\/div>\n
1. In a con\ufb02ict with another child, child responds with yelling or physical action.<\/div>\n
2. Child requests adult help in resolving a con\ufb02ict with another child.<\/div>\n
3. With adult help, child offers a solution to a con\ufb02ict.<\/div>\n
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H. Understanding and expressing feelings<\/div>\n
1. Child expresses an emotion.<\/div>\n
2. Child comforts another child.<\/div>\n
3. Child identi\ufb01es an emotion and gives a reason for it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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III. Creative Representation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I. Making and building models<\/div>\n
1. Child can use different materials to make some figure.<\/div>\n
2. Child can differentiate between different materials.<\/div>\n
3. Child makes a model with three or more basic parts.<\/div>\n
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J. Drawing and painting pictures<\/div>\n
1. Child uses a marker, crayon, pencil, chalk, paint, or \ufb01nger paint.<\/div>\n
2. Child draws or paints something and explains what it stands for.<\/div>\n
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K. Pretending<\/div>\n
1. Child acts like an animal, an object, or another person.<\/div>\n
2. Child uses both words and actions to portray a role, situation, or setting.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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IV. Movement and Music<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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L. Moving in various ways<\/div>\n
1. Child pounds with, shakes, twists or swings an arm or a leg.<\/div>\n
2. Child runs, marches, gallops, or jumps.<\/div>\n
3. Child walks up or down stairs, alternating feet.<\/div>\n
4. Child names a movement and does it.<\/div>\n
5. Child hops, skips, or twirls around and stops without falling.<\/div>\n
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M. Moving with Objects<\/div>\n
1. Child throws or kicks an object.<\/div>\n
2. Child catches an object.<\/div>\n
3. Child dribbles a ball.<\/div>\n
4. Child strikes a moving object with a bat or paddle.<\/div>\n
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N. Moving to Music<\/div>\n
1. Child moves to music.<\/div>\n
2. Child imitates others as they move to music.<\/div>\n
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O. Singing<\/div>\n
1. Child makes vocal sounds that vary in pitch.<\/div>\n
2. Child hums or sings while engaged in another activity.<\/div>\n
3. Child sings part of a simple song with others.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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V. Language & Literacy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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P. Listening to and understanding speech<\/div>\n
1. Child responds with actions or words to a suggestion, request, or question.<\/div>\n
2. When listening to a story, rhyme, or narrative, child anticipates and \ufb01lls in a word or phrase.<\/div>\n
3. When listening to story, rhyme, or narrative, child comments on or asks a question about it.<\/div>\n
4. Child contributes to an ongoing conversation.<\/div>\n
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Q. Using vocabulary<\/div>\n
1. Child talks about people or objects close at hand.<\/div>\n
2. Child talks about absent people or objects.<\/div>\n
3. Child uses vocabulary related to a particular subject.<\/div>\n
4. Child uses two or more descriptive words to describe something.<\/div>\n
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R. Showing awareness of sounds in words<\/div>\n
1. During play, child makes the sound of an animal, vehicle, or some other environmental sound.<\/div>\n
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S. Demonstrating knowledge about books<\/div>\n
1. Child shows interest when a book is read aloud.<\/div>\n
2. Child holds a book right-side-up, turns the pages, and looks at them.<\/div>\n
3. Child asks another person to read a book to him or her.<\/div>\n
4. Looking at the pictures in a book, child tells the story or makes up a story related to pictures.<\/div>\n
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T. Using letter names and sounds<\/div>\n
1. Child says or sings some letters.<\/div>\n
2. Child names 10 or more letters over time.<\/div>\n
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U. Reading & Writing<\/div>\n
1. Child uses the same word to identify more than one object.<\/div>\n
2. Child says what a picture or symbol represents.<\/div>\n
3. Child recognizes a written word.<\/div>\n
4. Child writes using pictures, squiggles or letter-like forms.<\/div>\n
5. Child writes two or more recognizable letters.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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VI.\u00a0 Mathematics and Science<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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V. Sorting objects & Identifying Patterns<\/div>\n
1. Child creates collections of \ufb01ve or more objects.<\/div>\n
2. Child sorts a collection into smaller groups of similar objects.<\/div>\n
3. In sorting, child groups objects that are the same in some way but different in others.<\/div>\n
4. Child arranges three or more objects in a graduated series.<\/div>\n
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W. Comparing properties & Counting<\/div>\n
1. Child makes or responds to a statement that includes a comparison word.<\/div>\n
2. Child makes an object or structure smaller or bigger and comments on the change.<\/div>\n
3. Child uses a comparison word to describe the difference between two objects.<\/div>\n
4. Child uses a number word.<\/div>\n
5. Child counts objects, naming one number for each object.<\/div>\n
6. Child counts or responds to a request for 5 to 10 objects.<\/div>\n
7. Child counts two groups of objects and says which one has more.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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