sometimes get happen next?). sense of story do you think he along the they just off topic. Makes (e.g., identifies is going to do story line. heard. comments that beginning, next? are relevant to middle, and What in the the story and end; naming story makes you stays on topic. characters; think that?). discussing key Provides details of plot). comments that demonstrate critical thinking related to the story. Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 2 Literacy Outcome 7 The child engages in activities that promote the acquisition of foundational reading skills. Shows an understanding of the basic concepts of print. Indicator 7.3a Making Progress Making Progress Accomplished for Making Progress First Steps for 3s First Steps for 4s Accomplished for K for 3s for 4s 4s for K Shows interest Shows Recognizes Displays Handles a Shows Identifies book understanding in awareness of print in awareness book and elements with of print environmental everyday life between identifies ease (including directionality (pictures, print (pictures, (i.e., logos, pictures and various book title, author, in a text (i.e., symbols, symbols, numbers, print (e.g., elements (i.e., illustrator) and follows words logos, signs) signs) words, their checking job front cover, follows rules in a book from ELG (i.e., “That Recognizes a name and chart, “exit” back cover, related to left to right, to says stop.”) book by its uses it as a sign, children’s and title of a directionality top to bottom, cover. cue to finding work). book). and page by proficiently Refer page). Points their Holds a book Distinguishes when reading to words with Holds a book possessions). upright and pictures from appropriately one finger as and attempts turns pages. letters and leveled texts. they read the to turns pages Holds a book Identifies the words on the text. (e.g., one at a time. upright, first page to pages. Knows each Identifies the attempts to begin pretend spoken word first word on
along the story line. they just heard. sometimes get off topic. happen next?). Makes comments that are relevant to the story and stays on topic. sense of story (e.g., identifies beginning, middle, and end; naming characters; discussing key details of plot). do you think he is going to do next? What in the story makes you think that?). Provides comments that demonstrate critical thinking related to the story. Student Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 New Mexico Early Childhood Observation Tool Essential Indicators Domain 2 Literacy Outcome 7 The child engages in activities that promote the acquisition of foundational reading skills. Indicator 7.3a Shows an understanding of the basic concepts of print. Refer to ELG First Steps for 3s Making Progress for 3s First Steps for 4s Making Progress for 4s Accomplished for 4s Making Progress for K Accomplished for K Shows interest in print (pictures, symbols, logos, signs) (i.e., “That says stop.”) Shows awareness of environmental print (pictures, symbols, signs) Recognizes a book by its cover. Holds a book and attempts to turns pages one at a time. Recognizes print in everyday life (i.e., logos, numbers, words, their name and uses it as a cue to finding their possessions). Holds a book upright, attempts to Displays awareness between pictures and print (e.g., checking job chart, “exit” sign, children’s work). Holds a book upright and turns pages. Identifies the first page to begin pretend Handles a book and identifies various book elements (i.e., front cover, back cover, and title of a book). Distinguishes pictures from letters and words on the pages. Shows understanding of directionality in a text (i.e., follows words in a book from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page). Points to words with one finger as they read the text. (e.g., Identifies the first word on Identifies book elements with ease (including title, author, illustrator) and follows rules related to directionality proficiently when reading appropriately leveled texts. Knows each spoken word
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