Goal IT -ATL 4. Child develops the ability to show persistence in actions and behavior. Birth to 9 Months: 8-18 Months: 16-36 Months: Shows 36 Months: Persists in learning Shows increasing Shows willingness increasing ability to stay new skills or solving problems. ability to continue to repeat engaged when working Continues efforts to finish a interactions with attempts to towards a goal of challenging activity or task with familiar adults or communicate or solving a problem. support of an adult. toys for more to repeat actions Often tries different than just a brief to solve a problem strategies until time. even when successful. encountering difficulties. Goal IT -ATL 5. Child demonstrates the ability to be flexible in actions and behavior. Birth to 9 Months: 8-18 Months: 16-36 Months: Modifies 36 Months: Adjusts to changes Shows repetitive Shows ability to actions or behavior in in routines or usual activities patterns in actions shift focus in social situations, daily when informed ahead of time by or behaviors but order to attend to routines and problem adults. Makes common sometimes tries something else, solving such as playing everyday transitions that are a more than one participate in a quietly when asked or part of a daily schedule. Shows approach to new activity or try adjusting to changes in flexibility in problem solving by solving a problem a new approach to schedule. trying more than one approach. or engaging solving a problem. someone in interaction. Domain: Approaches to Learning Sub-Domain: Initiative and Curiosity Goal IT -ATL 6. Child demonstrates emerging initiative in interactions, experiences and explorations. Birth to 9 Months: 8-18 Months: 16-36 Months: Prepares 36 Months: Engages others in Initiates Points to desired for or starts some interactions or shared activities. interactions with people, objects or activities without being Demonstrates initiative by familiar adults places and directed by others such making choices or expressing through initiates actions as getting ready for the preferences. Attempts expressions, such as looking for next activity or bringing challenging tasks with or actions or a favorite toy or a ball to a new child at without adult help. Shows behaviors. bringing a book to the playground. eagerness to try new things. an adult to read. Actively resists actions or items not wanted.
Goal IT -ATL 4. Child develops the ability to show persistence in actions and behavior. Birth to 9 Months: Shows increasing ability to continue interactions with familiar adults or toys for more than just a brief time. 8-18 Months: Shows willingness to repeat attempts to communicate or to repeat actions to solve a problem even when encountering difficulties. 16-36 Months: Shows increasing ability to stay engaged when working towards a goal of solving a problem. Often tries different strategies until successful. 36 Months: Persists in learning new skills or solving problems. Continues efforts to finish a challenging activity or task with support of an adult. Goal IT -ATL 5. Child demonstrates the ability to be flexible in actions and behavior. Birth to 9 Months: Shows repetitive patterns in actions or behaviors but sometimes tries more than one approach to solving a problem or engaging someone in interaction. 8-18 Months: Shows ability to shift focus in order to attend to something else, participate in a new activity or try a new approach to solving a problem. 16-36 Months: Modifies actions or behavior in social situations, daily routines and problem solving such as playing quietly when asked or adjusting to changes in schedule. 36 Months: Adjusts to changes in routines or usual activities when informed ahead of time by adults. Makes common everyday transitions that are a part of a daily schedule. Shows flexibility in problem solving by trying more than one approach. Domain: Approaches to Learning Sub-Domain: Initiative and Curiosity Goal IT -ATL 6. Child demonstrates emerging initiative in interactions, experiences and explorations. Birth to 9 Months: Initiates interactions with familiar adults through expressions, actions or behaviors. 8-18 Months: Points to desired people, objects or places and initiates actions such as looking for a favorite toy or bringing a book to an adult to read. Actively resists actions or items not wanted. 16-36 Months: Prepares for or starts some activities without being directed by others such as getting ready for the next activity or bringing a ball to a new child at the playground. 36 Months: Engages others in interactions or shared activities. Demonstrates initiative by making choices or expressing preferences. Attempts challenging tasks with or without adult help. Shows eagerness to try new things.