SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do. Skill progression A. Expresses and seeks out positive emotions about what they can do Skill progression B. Expresses confidence in abilities and persistence toward goals Subdomain: Developing a Sense of Self ESD Goal 2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Expresses and Smiles at Smiles at desired Smiles at own Derives pleasure Shows Chooses toys and seeks out interesting object and actions and from attaining anticipation and people that elicit positive sensory stimuli becomes angry results goals (smiles and excitement when positive emotions emotions when it is taken laughs) causes expected about what away result to occur they can do 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Repeats actions Seeks adult’s Communicates Displays sense of Talks about own Talks about what known to get a praise when needs, wishes, pride in body parts, she “knows” positive response accomplishes a feelings with accomplishment functions, gender, (i.e., “Shows off”) task words and (smiles and shows and what he can gestures others, “Me do do it”) 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Tells adult she Performs (e.g., Describes what he Expresses own Tells others how Believes he can wants to do songs, finger likes about beliefs with to do things, gives do everything things herself plays, and himself conviction; states instructions well rhymes) what she wants to “be”
SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do. Skill progression A. Expresses and seeks out positive emotions about what they can do Skill progression B. Expresses confidence in abilities and persistence toward goals Subdomain: Developing a Sense of Self ESD Goal 2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do. Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Expresses and seeks out positive emotions about what they can do Smiles at interesting sensory stimuli Smiles at desired object and becomes angry when it is taken away Smiles at own actions and results Derives pleasure from attaining goals (smiles and laughs) Shows anticipation and excitement when causes expected result to occur Chooses toys and people that elicit positive emotions 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Repeats actions known to get a positive response (i.e., “Shows off”) Seeks adult’s praise when accomplishes a task Communicates needs, wishes, feelings with words and gestures Displays sense of pride in accomplishment (smiles and shows others, “Me do it”) Talks about own body parts, functions, gender, and what he can do Talks about what she “knows” 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Tells adult she wants to do things herself Performs (e.g., songs, finger plays, and rhymes) Describes what he likes about himself Expresses own beliefs with conviction; states what she wants to “be” Tells others how to do things, gives instructions Believes he can do everything well