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 Stares at faces Repeats own Repeats newly Persists to get a Becomes Persists to find confidence and surroundings pleasurable learned activities desired toy and directed with the means to get and for long periods of actions (kicking, explores for objects and the desired result persistence time waving arm) several minutes pokes, pushes and and experiments to learn pulls to get a with different characteristics result options 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Persists in Pushes for Sets a standard to Looks at books, Talks about what Desires to do accomplishing autonomy and evaluate success plays, or performs she “knows” and things by himself complex tasks persists with tasks of actions for self preferred actions “thinks” about the such as tearing, with support from of moderate (what is good independently for world unwrapping and adult difficulty enough) several minutes putting things together 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Talks about how Prefers Persists to Self-initiates, Persists to create Creates own to solve a challenging tasks combine things in plans, and productions from complex problem while unique ways to organizes clay, sand, paper, dramatic play doing it (verbal create problem solving blocks, etc. themes, mediation) imaginative without scenarios, and representations assistance props with great attention to detail
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 confidence and persistence Stares at faces and surroundings for long periods of time Repeats own pleasurable actions (kicking, waving arm) Repeats newly learned activities Persists to get a desired toy and explores for several minutes to learn characteristics Becomes with objects and pokes, pushes and pulls to get a result Persists to find the means to get the desired result and experiments with different options 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Persists in accomplishing complex tasks with support from adult Pushes for autonomy and persists with tasks of moderate difficulty Sets a standard to evaluate success of actions for self (what is good enough) Looks at books, plays, or performs preferred actions independently for several minutes Talks about what she “knows” and “thinks” about the world Desires to do things by himself such as tearing, unwrapping and putting things together 30-33 months 33-36 months 36-42 months 42-48 months 48-54 months 54-60 months Talks about how to solve a problem while doing it (verbal mediation) Prefers challenging tasks Persists to combine things in unique ways to create imaginative representations Self-initiates, plans, and organizes problem solving without assistance Persists to create productions from clay, sand, paper, blocks, etc. Creates own complex play themes, scenarios, and props with great attention to detail directed dramatic
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