SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others. Skill progression: Recognizes and responds to needs and feelings of others Note: Emotional empathy (vicarious experiencing of another’s state) and cognitive empathy are not differentiated in this progression, as they are intertwined and more research is needed in this area Subdomain: Learning About Feelings ESD Goal 7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others. Skill progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Recognizes Shows distress at Responds Responds to Understands that Social referencing Shows initial signs and responds the cry of another differently to specific facial adults’ signals (checks adults of empathy to needs and infant happy and sad patterns as a (voice and face) cues) used to Facial expressions feelings of faces having a specific together convey determine how he reflect adult’s others meaning information and should respond to emotions emotions situations (behavior changes with adult signals) Imitates simple Vocalizes to Smiles toward Uses self-calming expressions socialize with and may touch strategies when another another child sees another in distress 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Recognizes others Expresses caring Reacts to other’s Attempts to Asks about Shows true distress and pats, for another feelings by control others’ others’ feelings empathy touches them vocally and commenting and (even strangers’) (happy) or states physically offering an object feelings through (sleepy) and the to make them feel verbal, physical, causes of their better, or social means feelings
SKILL PROGRESSIONS FOR ESD GOAL 7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others. Skill progression: Recognizes and responds to needs and feelings of others Note: Emotional empathy (vicarious experiencing of another’s state) and cognitive empathy are not differentiated in this progression, as they are intertwined and more research is needed in this area Subdomain: Learning About Feelings ESD Goal 7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others. Skill progression 1-2 months 2-4 months 4-6 months 6-8 months 8-10 months 10-12 months Recognizes and responds to needs and feelings of others Shows distress at the cry of another infant Responds differently to happy and sad faces Responds to specific facial patterns as a having a specific meaning Understands that adults’ signals (voice and face) together convey information and emotions (behavior changes with adult signals) Social referencing (checks adults cues) used to determine how he should respond to situations Shows initial signs of empathy Facial expressions reflect adult’s emotions Imitates simple expressions Vocalizes to socialize with another Smiles toward and may touch another child Uses self-calming strategies when sees another in distress 12-15 months 15-18 months 18-21 months 21-24 months 24-27 months 27-30 months Recognizes others distress and pats, touches them Expresses caring for another vocally and physically Reacts to other’s feelings by commenting and offering an object to make them feel better, Attempts to control others’ (even strangers’) feelings through verbal, physical, or social means Asks about others’ feelings (happy) or states (sleepy) and the causes of their feelings Shows true empathy
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