Subdomain: Foundations for Writing Goal LDC-13: Children use writing and other symbols to record information and communicate for a variety of purposes. Goal LDC-14: Children use knowledge of letters in their attempts to write. Goal LDC-15: Children use writing skills and conventions. NC Foundations: Early Learning and Development Standards Domain: Language Development and Communication Subdomain: Learning to Communicate Goal LDC-1: Children understand communications from others. Developmental Indicators: Older Toddlers LDC-1h: Respond when others talk to them, using a larger variety of words or signs. LDC-1i: Respond to gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and some words that show emotions. LDC-1j: Follow two-step directions with visual cues if needed (“Pick up the paper and put it in the trash.” “Get your cup and put it on the table.”). Developmental Indicators: Younger Preschoolers LDC-1k: Show understanding of increasingly complex sentences. LDC-1l: With prompting and support, respond to requests for information or action. LDC-1m: Follow simple multistep directions with visual cues if needed. Developmental Indicators: Older Preschoolers LDC-1n: Show understanding of increasingly complex sentences. LDC-1o: Respond to requests for information or action. LDC-1p: Follow more detailed multistep directions. Goal LDC-2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions. Developmental Indicators: Older Toddlers LDC-2g: Engage in short dialogues of a few turns. LDC-2h: Ask questions or use verbal or nonverbal cues to initiate communication with another. Developmental Indicators: Younger Preschoolers LDC-2i: Demonstrate an understanding that people communicate in many ways (gestures, facial expressions, multiple spoken languages, sign language, augmentative communication). Developmental Indicators: Older Preschoolers LDC-2l: Express an understanding that people communicate in many ways (gestures, facial expressions, multiple spoken languages, sign language, and augmentative communication). LDC-2m: Initiate and carry on conversations that involve multiple back
Goal CD-15: Children explore the world by observing, manipulating objects, asking questions, making predictions, and developing generalizations. NC Foundations: Early Learning and Development Standards Domain: Cognitive Development Subdomain: Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning Goal CD-1: Children use their senses to construct knowledge about the world around them. Developmental Indicators: Older Toddlers CD-1e: Explore objects and materials physically to learn about their properties. CD-1f: Experiment with safe tools to learn how they work (wooden hammer with pegs, sifter, funnel). CD-1g: Express knowledge gathered through their senses through play (imitate something they have seen an adult do, show they understand how to sort by sorting toys as they are playing). Developmental Indicators: Younger Preschoolers CD-1h: Explore objects, tools, and materials systematically to learn about their properties (weigh an object, observe something from the top of the object to the bottom). CD-1i: Express knowledge gathered through their senses using play, art, language, and other forms of representation. CD-1j: Group familiar objects that go together (shoe and sock, brush and paint, hammer and nail). Developmental Indicators: Older Preschoolers CD-1k: Explore objects, tools, and materials systematically to learn about their properties (weigh an object, observe something from the top of the object to the bottom). CD-1l: Express knowledge gathered through their senses using play, art, language, and other forms of representation. CD-1m: Distinguish appearance from reality (the person behind a mask is still the same person; recognize that a fantasy story could not be real). CD-1n: Organize and use information through matching, grouping, and sequencing. CD-2: Children recall information and use it for new situations and problems. Developmental Indicators: Older Toddlers CD-2k: Search for objects in several places, even when not seen recently. Developmental Indicators: Younger Preschoolers CD-2o: Recognize whether a picture or object is the same as or different from something they have seen before. Developmental Indicators: Older Preschoolers CD-2u: Demonstrate their ability to apply what they know about everyday experiences to new situations.