Written and
developed cooperatively by parents and representatives from
CESA-2, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Little
Red Preschool, Bright Start, Kids Express Learning Center,
Dane County Health Department, Birth-3 Connections Program.
Funded by an IDEA Discretionary Grant in association with
CESA-2.
Funding for
development and publication provided by the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction (DPI) through an IDEA
Preschool Discretionary Grant awarded to Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District.
Copyright:
MCPASD, 2001
7106
South Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562
Artwork
by Nikki Satterlund and Vicky Wang
Middleton-Cross Plains
Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of
sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed,
pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or
physical, mental, emotional, learning disability or handicap.
For additional information on the nondiscrimination policy
and/or complaint procedure, contact the District's
nondiscrimination officer at 828-1600.
Introduction
The following
Preschool Performance Standards for young children were
developed by a group of educators and community members in
the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. These
Standards reflect the typical growth and develop-mental
skills of young children but do not include all the skills
that young children acquire between the ages of 3 through 5.
Children develop
skills in different patterns and at different rates,so not
all children will have met these standards before entering
kindergarten. Most children will have the opportunity to
acquire the skills as they progress through their
kindergarten year.
Parents have the
important responsibility to prepare their children for
success in school by giving them opportunities to experience
their world in a safe and encouraging environment. This
includes reinforcing their child's unique strengths and
incorporating those strengths into daily living at home and
in other social settings. As the child's first teacher, it is
the parent's responsibility to provide appropriate healthcare
and nutrition so their child can learn. Children also need a
loving and accepting homelife which supports healthy
emotional development and gives them an opportunity to
explore and experiment in play activities, and make sense of
all the information that is a part of their daily life.
These Standards should
be viewed as guidelines for parents and preschool educators
to provide a common framework of experiences so young
children can be successful learners in all aspects of life.
MCPASD Standard 1:
Social/Emotional Skills
The child will
learn social/emotional skills through play with peers and
adults by engaging in a variety of play activities, problem
solving activities, and opportunities for expression of
feelings.
Performance
Standards: When given play and learning
opportunities, the child will:
* initiate and
sustain play
* socialize
with peers and adults successfully through:
* taking
turns
* role
playing
*
conversations
* trying
new experiences
* express
positive thoughts about themselves
* express
knowledge of his/her own feelings and feelings of others
* control
his/her own behavior by:
* coping
with a variety of situations and changes
* solving
problems nonviolently
*
negotiating with peers
* working
with self-direction on assigned tasks
*
demonstrating respect through behavior and use of
social language (please, thank you, greetings)
MCPASD Standard 2:
Daily Living
The child will
begin to develop skills necessary for independence in his/her
daily living activites.
Performance:
Standard: When given opportunites and
guidance, the child will:
*
demonstrate knowledge of his/her:
*
first/last name
* name
of parents
*
telephone number
*
identify, respond to, and communicate about safe
and/or dangerous situations
*
dress/undress without assistance
*
demonstrate independence in hygiene needs:
*
toileting
*
hand-washing
*
brushing teeth
*
demonstrate independence in feeding/serving skills
* take
responsibility for choosing activities, playing
independently, and cleaning up
MCPASD Standard 3:
Sensory/Motor
The child will use
motor skills to learn about his/her physical abilities, to
explore action related play and learning, and to develop the
fine motor coordination for self care and expression through
both art and writing.
Performance
Standard: When given play and learning
opportunities, the child will:
* develop the
*sensory **integration skills necessary for
self-regulation and attention during play and learning
* run, hop,
jump, gallop and skip
* use writing
instruments to imitate circles and vertical, horizontal,
and diagonal lines, and to write some letters and words
* use scissors
to successfully cut out simple shapes and objects within
1/2 inch of outline
*
sensory refers to:
*sensory
experiences including touch, taste, smell, movement,
body awareness, sound and the sense of gravity.
** integration
refers to: the process of the brain organizing and
interpreting sensory information.
MCPASD Standard 4:
Communication
The child will use
language to communicate needs and wants, to share ideas, to
express feelings, to ask and answer questions, to explore
interests, and to learn about new things.
Performance
Standard: When given play and learning
opportunities, the child will:
* listen to
others and take turns sharing his/her own ideas in
conversation
* ask
questions to gain information and answer questions to
share knowledge
* use complete
sentences to successfully communicate needs and wants
with peers and adults
* demonstrate
an understanding of language by following simple 2 and 3
step directions
* use
descriptive words to tell about objects and actions
* begin to
tell stories in sequence, adding some details
MCPASD Standard 5:
Creative Arts
The child will
begin to explore and integrate an understanding of his/her
body and the world through expression of rhythm/music, visual
arts, drama, and movement/dance.
Performance
Standard: When given play and learning
opportunities, the child will:
* participate
in:
*rhymes
*fingerplays
*songs
* imitate and
create simple rhythms
* explore
various:
*instruments
*vocalizations
*movements
* depict
objects and experiences through:
*imitation
*pretending
*building
*art work
*story
telling
MCPASD Standard 6:
Cognition
The child will
begin to acquire an understanding of the world.
Performance
Standards: When given play and learning
opportunities, the child will demonstrate a beginning
understanding of cognitive/thinking activities by:
*
demonstrating number skills:
* rote
count to 20
* count
objects to 15
*
recognize/name some numerals
*
match/sort/classify/sequence both objects and pictures
*
recognize/name some letters
*
recognize/name some attributes (color, shape, size) of
items
* draw
representational pictures with some detail
* write own
name using initial upper case, then lower case letters
* manipulate
objects to make comparisons, and to draw simple
inferences and conclusions
* begin to
understand:
* simple
time and measurement concepts
* cause
and effect
MCPASD Standard 7:
Early Literacy
The child will
begin to develop an understanding of the concepts of written
symbols, stories, and the pursuits of reading and writing.
Performance
Standards: When exposed to books and
stories in play and learning activities, the child will:
* listen to
stories or books in 1:1 or group situations for up to 10
minutes
* recognize
and name some alphabet letters
* recognize
that logos, symbols, and words can represent things/ideas
* recognize
own name in print
* demonstrate
knowledge of use and care of book
* begin to
demonstrate left to right progression in looking at
books/writing
* begin to
demonstrate an awareness that letters can represent
sounds
* demonstrate
interest in communicating ideas through drawing, invented
writing, and by making up stories in play
