Personal, social and emotional development Date Evidence Making relationships 1 Interested in others’ play and starting to join in. • 2 Seeks out others to share experiences. • 3 Shows affection and concern for people who are special to • them. 4 May form a special friendship with another child. • Self-confidence and 5 from main carer with support and encouragement •Separates from a familiar 6 own preferences and interests. •Expresses Managing feelings and 7 Seeks comfort from familiar adults when needed. • behaviour 8 Can express their own feelings such as sad, happy, cross, • scared, worried. 9 Responds to the feelings and wishes of others. • 10 Aware that some actions can hurt or harm others. • 11 Tries to help or give comfort when others are distressed. • 12 Shows understanding and cooperates with some boundaries • and routines. 13 Can inhibit own actions/behaviours, e.g. stop themselves • from doing something they shouldn’t do. 14 Growing ability to distract self when upset, e.g. by engaging in • a new play activity. Communication and language Date Evidence Listening and attention 1 Listens with interest to the noises adults make when they • read stories. 2 Recognises and responds to many familiar sounds, e.g. • turning to a knock on the door, looking at or going to the door. 3 Shows interest in play with sounds, songs and rhymes. • 4 Single channelled attention. Can shift to a different task if • attention fully obtained using child’s name helps focus. – Understanding 5 action words by pointing to the right picture, •Identifies e.g., jumping?” “Who’s 6 more complex sentences, e.g. your toys •Understands ‘Put away and then we’ll read a book.’ 7 in simple questions •Understands ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ (e.g. Who’s that/can? What’s that? Where is.?). 8 understanding of simple concepts (e.g. big/little). •Developing Speaking 9 Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts, •
Personal, social and emotional development Date Evidence Making relationships 1 2 3 4 • Interested in others’ play and starting to join in. • Seeks out others to share experiences. • Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them. • May form a special friendship with another child. Self-confidence and 5 6 •Separates from main carer with support and encouragement from a familiar •Expresses own preferences and interests. Managing feelings and behaviour 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 • Seeks comfort from familiar adults when needed. • Can express their own feelings such as sad, happy, cross, scared, worried. • Responds to the feelings and wishes of others. • Aware that some actions can hurt or harm others. • Tries to help or give comfort when others are distressed. • Shows understanding and cooperates with some boundaries and routines. • Can inhibit own actions/behaviours, e.g. stop themselves from doing something they shouldn’t do. • Growing ability to distract self when upset, e.g. by engaging in a new play activity. Communication and language Date Evidence Listening and attention 1 2 3 4 • Listens with interest to the noises adults make when they read stories. • Recognises and responds to many familiar sounds, e.g. turning to a knock on the door, looking at or going to the door. • Shows interest in play with sounds, songs and rhymes. • Single channelled attention. Can shift to a different task if attention fully obtained – using child’s name helps focus. Understanding 5 6 7 8 •Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture, e.g., “Who’s jumping?” •Understands more complex sentences, e.g. ‘Put your toys away and then we’ll read a book.’ •Understands ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ in simple questions (e.g. Who’s that/can? What’s that? Where is.?). •Developing understanding of simple concepts (e.g. big/little). Speaking 9 • Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts,
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