Project Observation Assignment Cognitive and Language Development Update

Developmental Indicator Summary

Write the goal you are focusing on in the box under “Goal” then, using a color pencil, shade in the age range the child is developmentally, based on your observation.

Developmental Indicators
Goal	Infants	Younger Toddlers	Older Toddlers	Younger Preschoolers	Older Preschoolers

Cognitive Development (CD)

Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning

· Goal CD-1: Children use their senses to construct knowledge about the world around them.

· Goal CD-2: Children recall information and use it for new situations and problems.

· Goal CD-3: Children demonstrate the ability to think about their own thinking: reasoning, taking perspectives, and making decisions.

Emotional and Social Development (ESD)

Developing a Sense of Self

· Goal ESD-1: Children demonstrate a positive sense of self-identity and self-awareness.

· Goal ESD-2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.

Developing a Sense of Self with Others

· Goal ESD-3: Children form relationships and interact positively with familiar adults who are consistent and responsive to their needs.

· Goal ESD-4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children.

· Goal ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate in groups.

Learning about Feelings

· Goal ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.

· Goal ESD-7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others.

Language Development and Communication (LDC)

Learning to Communicate

· Goal LDC-1: Children understand communications from others.

· Goal LDC-2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions.

· Goal LDC-3: Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

· Goal LDC-4: Children speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

· Goal LDC-5: Children describe familiar people, places, things, and events.

· Goal LDC-6: Children use most grammatical constructions of their home language well.

· Goal LDC-7: Children respond to and use a growing vocabulary.