SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children. Skill progression: Positive social interactions Subdomain: Developing a Sense of Self with Others ESD Goal 4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Positive social Responds to Looks at and Responds with Attempts to get Approaches Offers a child a toy; interactions different facial touches others enthusiasm to the attention of other infants toy play becomes the expressions of familiar social other children center of social others and imitates games with siblings with vocalizations interaction with peers simple expressions and actions 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Demonstrates Spontaneously Shows a preference Demonstrates Engages in Demonstrates role of parallel object play shares toys, food, for play with a peer pretend play pretend parallel both a leader and a with another child etc. with others, over an adult; toward play; talks about follower with peers; (plays with same or but conflict over demonstrates others (at child’s how others feel shares toys, helps similar toys, but toys is common; cooperative play own initiation); others, talks to peers, not with another imitates peers with large outdoor may offer cup or cooperates in games, child) actions equipment pretend food imitates actions 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Language and Demonstrates Silly boisterous Preference for Establishes Carries on long actions are associative play play with peers; same sex peers; special conversations with increasingly (playing together demonstrates engages in friendships that friends related to a coordinated with with same preference for play cooperative play; last over time; wide range of topics; joint discussion of materials, but partners forms demonstrates plans complex actions, not with same attachments to cooperative, activities with friends descriptions, and goals); imitates specific peers; coordinated regulation of play; actions and attempts to solve socio-dramatic words begin to incorporates conflicts play serve as turns in others’ ideas in independently games play sequences
SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children. Skill progression: Positive social interactions Subdomain: Developing a Sense of Self with Others ESD Goal 4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children Skill Progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Positive social interactions Responds to different facial expressions of others and imitates simple expressions Looks at and touches others Responds with enthusiasm to familiar social games with siblings Attempts to get the attention of other children with vocalizations and actions Approaches other infants Offers a child a toy; toy play becomes the center of social interaction with peers 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Demonstrates parallel object play with another child (plays with same or similar toys, but not with another child) Spontaneously shares toys, food, etc. with others, but conflict over toys is common; imitates peers actions Shows a preference for play with a peer over an adult; demonstrates cooperative play with large outdoor equipment Demonstrates pretend play toward others (at child’s own initiation); may offer cup or pretend food Engages in pretend parallel play; talks about how others feel Demonstrates role of both a leader and a follower with peers; shares toys, helps others, talks to peers, cooperates in games, imitates actions 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Language and actions are increasingly coordinated with joint discussion of actions, descriptions, and regulation of play; words begin to serve as turns in games Demonstrates associative play (playing together with same materials, but not with same goals); imitates actions and incorporates others’ ideas in play sequences Silly boisterous play with peers; demonstrates preference for play partners Preference for same sex peers; engages in cooperative play; forms attachments to specific peers; attempts to solve conflicts independently Establishes special friendships that last over time; demonstrates cooperative, coordinated socio-dramatic play Carries on long conversations with friends related to a wide range of topics; plans complex activities with friends
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