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CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PERFOMANCE STANDARDS

The School for Young Children uses the Connecticut State Department of Education Preschool Curriculum Framework to assess the developmental progress of our students. The following is an abbreviated list of these performance standards. For the complete document please go to: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/early/preschool_assessment_framework.pdf

Performance Standards

Educational experiences will assure that preschool children will:

Personal/Social Self Direction Engage in activities that they select Sustain attention to task Demonstrate ability to solve a problem Delight in completing a task Self Description Refer to themselves by first and last name Identify themselves by family and gender Awareness of Feelings Use of words to express emotions Self Control in Groups Participate in group activities Manage transitions Follow classroom rules Aware of and follows schedule and routines Social Interactions Interact with one or more children Enter into play situation Demonstrate empathy and caring Seek help form peers and adults Conflict Resolution Use words to identify the conflict Develops solutions to conflicts Seeks adult help with conflicts Appreciation of Differences State similarities and differences Interacts with a variety of children	Physical Gross Motor Demonstrates coordinated movement using large muscles Performs large muscle movements with equipment Combine a sequence of several motor skills in an organized way Choose to engage in physical activity Small Muscle Perform fine-motor tasks that require strength and control Use eye-hand coordination to successfully perform fine-motor tasks Show beginning control of writing, drawing and art tools Spatial Awareness Move through an environment with body control Demonstrate spatial awareness in fine-motor activities Nutrition Recognize and eat a variety of nutritious foods Hygiene and Self-help Practice personal hygiene Use self-help skills

Cognitive -Mathematical/Scientific Investigate Ask questions about observations Collect, describe and record information Use equipment for investigation Experiment Make and verify predictions Compare and contrast objects and events Classify objects and events Explain why things happen Engage in a scientific experiment Properties and Attributes Recognize duplicates and extends patterns Create patterns and shapes Sort objects Understand position and order Use instruments to measure Count with one-to-one correspondence Interest in number-related activities Estimate and verify number of objects Understand sequence of events Collect, organize and display information	Cognitive - Language & Literacy Speaking Speak clearly Use multiple-word sentences Speak to initiate a conversation or play Speak for a variety of other puposes Listening Understanding conversational vocabulary Understanding messages in conversations Retell information from a story Reading Interest in reading-related activities Attend to a story Demonstrate book awareness Recognize matching sounds and letters Recognize several printed words Writing Use symbols or drawing to express self Print or copy their first name Use letter-like approximations to write

Creative/Aesthetic
Explore Materials Use a variety of art and sensory materials Elect to use the art media Creative Expression Represent using several art forms Use variety of media for self-expression Pretend Play Assume the role of someone else Engage in cooperative pretend play	Music and Movement Participate in group musical experiences Initiate songs, finger plays, instruments Participates in creative movement and dance Repsond to Creative Work Explain, descibe, question about art Interest in creative work of others