Birth to one year

0-6
Looks in the direction of a brightly
colored book with photographs when
being read a book
Steadies head in an effort to look at
bright photographs
Smiles at photographs of smiling faces
Stares longer at unusual faces
Imitates adult who is imitating what
the child is doing
Reaches toward pages
7-12
Responds to pictures
Likes to be read a book
Pats pictures on a page
Tries to turn pages
Turns stiff (board book) pages
Tries to imitate new sounds and words
Points as a request to the reader to
name a picture
One year to two years
1-0
Turns a picture book right side up
Indicates a deisre to be read to
Says unique sounds or words at
pictures in books
Has a favorite book
Repeats familiar phrases
1-6
Turns several (stiff) in a book at once
Points to pictures of animals or
common objects
Looks at pictures selectively
Turns a book right side up
Pretends to read (e.g. to dolls/action
figures/shelf)
Selects a book at np time or bed time
Attends for 3-5 minutes

Two years to three years

Response to and Experience with
books
2-0
Turns stiff pages individually
Points to a picture and tells what it is
when read a familiar book
Points to pictures of animals or
common objects when requested
Points and tries to name simple
pictures
Notices mistakes
Asks to have pictures named
Understands open and close
2-6
Is interested in read-to-me books
Imitates phrases in a book with
repetitions
Understands right-side-up
Mathematical Concepts
Demonstrates number concepts to ten
1. One more
2. Just one 3-0
Money (US)
3. Points to US coins and a dollar bill
(penny nickel dime quarter dollar bill
4-0
Money (Canada)
3. Points to Canadian coins (penny,
nickel dime quarter loonie toonie 4-0
Three years to Four years
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: LITERACY
E1. Response to and Experience with
books

3-0
Labels actions in familiar books
(without hints)
Talks about action in books
Takes part in reading by filling in
words and phrases
Has several favorite books
Tells two parts of a short story
Asks questions about stories
Notices finger trailing
Sings songs or recites nursery rhymes
E3. Identifies common signs
3-0 Identifies common signs 4-6
E4. Identify Rgymes
3-6 Identifies pictures of words that
rhyme with pictures of other words 4-6
e-14: Identify Blended Words
3-0 Identifies blended words or
blended words parts as words 4-6
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: MATHEMATICAL
CONCEPTS
F.1. Number concepts
Demonstrates number concepts to ten
2-6 One more
Just one 3-0
Counts objects
3-0
1 2 4-0
F11a:Money (US)
3. Points to US coins and a dollar bill
(penny nickel dime quarter dollar bill
4-0

F.14: Quantitative Concepts

3-0 1. Big/little
3-6 2. One/one more
3. full/empty 4-0
F.15: Directional/Positional concepts
3-0 4. Behind/in front of
5. bottom/top
6. over/under 4-0
Four years to five years
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: LITERACY
E1. Response to and Experience with
books
4-0
Knows parts of books
Knows parts of pages
Gains information from books about
real things
Tries to read books from memory
Follows along in a book being read
Asks to have specific words read
Cant tell the context of a story but
may confuse facts
Recognizes name written on paper
Points to a picture that has been
described
Tells the main idea
Describes settings
Retells the story from a picture book,
recalling at least two parts of the story
(the beginning, middle and/or end)
4-6

F12: Time
3-6 Knows part of the day for specific
daily activities 4-0
F13: Shape Concepts
3-0 1. Matches
1. circle
2. square 4-0
3-6 2. Points to when examiner
names
1. circle
2. square 4-6

Trails words with finger

Turns a non-picture book, right side up
Points to words when they are read
E.3.Identifies Common Signs
3-0 Identifies common signs 4-6
E.4. Identifies.Rhymes
3-6 Identifies pictures of words that
rhyme with pictures of other words 4-6

E.14.Identifies Blended Words

3-0 Identifies blended words or
blended word parts a s words 4-6
E15. Identifies.Beginning Sounds
4-6 Identifies beginning sounds of
words 6-0

4-0 up down
Forward/backward
Away from/toward
Low/high
Above/below 5-0
Five to six years

E.17: Blended Phonemes

4-6 Identifies blended sounds as words
4-6

ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: LITERACY

E1. Response to and Experience with
books

ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: MATHEMATICAL

CONCEPTS
F.1. Number concepts
Demonstrates number concepts to ten
3. Counts objects
4-0 3 4 5 5-0

5-0

F12: Time
4-0
2. Can sequence five daily activities
and tell time of the day for each 5-0
F13: Shape Concepts
3-0 1. Matches
3. triangle
4. rectangle
5. diamond 5-6
3-6 2. Points to when examiner
names
1. circle
2. square
4-6
3. Triangle
4. rectangle
5. diamond 6-0
3. Names when pointed to
4-0
1. Circle
2. square 5-0
F.14: Quantitative Concepts
4-0 heavy/light
4-6 tall short
Fat thin
Fast/slow
All/none
Long/short
Large/small 5-6
F.15: Directional/Positional concepts

Retells a story with a beginning,

middle and end
Distinguishes between fantasy and
reality
Talks about characters feelings
Anticipates events in stories
E.2a: Visual Discrimination (Forms and
Uppercase Letters)
Visually discriminates which one of
four printed symbols is different
5-3 forms uppercase letters
E6: Identifies Uppercase Letters
1. Matches uppercase letters
5-3
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 5-6
2. Points to uppercase letters named
5-6
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 5-9
3. Names uppercase letters pointed to
5-9
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6-3
E7. Identifies Lowercase letters
1. Matches lowercase letters
5-3 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 5-6
2. Points to lowercase letters named
5-6 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 5-9
3. Names lowercase letters pointed to
5-9 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6-3
E.8: Prints Uppercase letters in
Sequence

5-6
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6-6
E.9: Prints Lowercase letters in
Sequence
5-6 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6-6
E.12: Prints Personal Data
5-3 1. First letter of first name
2. Nickname
3. real name
4. last name 6-3
E.13:
5-3
1. B
2. h
3. s
4. m
5. f

Auditory Discrimination
6. D
7. N
8. R
9. 9
10. J 6-0

E.15. Identifies Beginning Sounds

4-6 Identifies beginning sounds of
words 6-0
E.17: Blended Phonemes
4-6 Identifies blended sounds as words
6-6
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: MATHEMATICAL
CONCEPTS
F.1. Number concepts
Demonstrates number concepts to ten
3. Counts objects
5-0 6 7 8 9 10 6-0
F-2: Counting
Counts by rote to:
5-3 3 5 40 20 6-3
F.3. Reads Numerals
Recognizes numerals to
5-3 5 10 20 6-3
F5. Ordinal Position
Demonstrate comprehension of:
5-3 1. First 2. Last 3. Second 6-3
F11a. Money (US)

1. Gives names of US coins and a

dollar bill
5-0 quarter dollar 6-0
2. Gives monetary value of US coins
and a dollar bill
5-0 one cent five cents ten cents
Twenty-five cents one-hundred cents
7-0
F12: Time
5-0
Differentiates between the little and
big hands on a clock
Knows the positions of the hands on
the clock for daily activities
Knows the direction in which the clock
hands turn 6-0
F13: Shape Concepts
4-0 1. Matches
3. triangle
4. rectangle
5. diamond 5-6
3-6 2. Points to when examiner
names
1. triangle
2. rectangle
4-6
3. Diamond 6-0
3. Names when pointed to
3. triangle
4. rectangle
5-0
5. Diamond 6-6
F.14: Quantitative Concepts
4-6
tall short
Fat thin
Fast/slow
All/none
Long/short
Large/small

5-6
Deep/shallow
Thic/thin
Wide/narrow

More/less
Many/few
Huge/tiny
Most/least 7-0
F.15: Directional/Positional concepts
5-0
center/corner
Right/left 6-0
Six to seven years
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: LITERACY
E1. Response to and Experience with
books

E.8: Prints Uppercase letters in

Sequence
5-6
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6-6
E.9: Prints Lowercase letters in
Sequence
5-6 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6-6
E.10: Prints Uppercase Letters
Dictated
6-6 O A D G Q B P C E L T I F
J N M R H U V W Y X Z K S 7-0
E.10: Prints Lowercase Letters
Dictated
6-6 o a d g q b p c e l t i f
j n m r h u v w y x z k s 7-0

6-0
Tries to read words by using phonics,
context clues, or picture clues
Reads independently for meaning
7-0
Answers why questions about stories
E.2b: Visual Discrimination (Lowercase
Letters and Words))
Visually discriminates which one of
four printed symbols is different
6-6 lowercase letters words
1. o 6. On
2. c 7. Be
3. c 8. Can
4. b 9. They
5. n 10. was
E6: Identifies Uppercase Letters
3. Names uppercase letters pointed to
5-9
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6-3
E6: Identifies Lowercase Letters
3. Names lowercase letters pointed to
5-9 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6-3

E12. Prints Personal Data

5-3
First letter of first name
Nickname
Real name
Last name
6-3
Age
Telephone number
Middle name
Address 7-0
E.16: Matches Beginning Sounds and
Letters with pictures
6-3
1. B 6. F
11. P 16. K
2. H 7. L
12. N 17 J 7-0
3. S 8. T
13. R
4. M 9. C/K/ 14 G
5. W 10. D
15. Y
E17. Identifies Blended Phonemes
4-6 Identifies blended sounds a s
words 6-6
E-18: Substitutes Beginning Consonant
Sounds
6-3
1. b
2. h

3. s
4. m
5. w.
6. f
7. l
8. t
9. c /k/
10. d
11. p
12. n
13. r
14. g
15. y
16. k
17. j 7-0
E19 Substitutes Short-Vowel Sounds
6-3
1. a
2. e
3. i
4. o
5. u 7-0
E-20: Substitutes Long-Vowel Sounds
6-3
1. a
2. e
3. i
4. o
5. u 8-0
E22: Reads Color Words
6-3
Red yellow brown
Blue orange black
Green purple pink
E23: Read Number Words
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Nine
Ten
E24: Read Common Signs

6-3
GO BOYS MEN Walk
Stop girls women wait
In exit ladies caution
Out enter poison danger 7-0
E26: Prints Simple Sentences
How many sentences
6-6 1 2 3 4 7-0
E27: Quality of Printing
Has appropriate
5-6
1. slant
2. size
3. spacing
4. shape formation
5. legibility
6. Alignment
7. absence of reversals
8. neatness 7-0
ACADEMIC COGNITIVE: MATHEMATICAL
CONCEPTS
F-2: Counting
Counts by rote to:
5-3 3 5 10 20
6-3 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 7-0
F.3. Reads Numerals
Recognizes numerals to
5-3 5 10 20
6-3 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 7-0
F4. Number Comprehension
Matches quality with symbol
6-3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7-0
F5. Ordinal Position
Demonstrate comprehension of:
5-3 1. First 2. Last 3. Second
6-3 4. Middle 5. Third 6. Fourth 7.
Fifth 7-0
F6: Writes Numeral in Sequence
WQrites numeral in sequence from
memory to
6-3 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 60
70 80 90 100 7-0

F7: Writes Following and Preceding

Numerals
1. Writes numeral that follows
6-3 2 3 1 4 6 5 8 10 9 7 12 11 7-0
2. Writes numeral that preceds
6-3 2 3 1 4 6 5 8 10 9 7 12 11

7-0

F-8: Write Numerals Dictated

Write numerals as dictated to:
6-3 5 10 20 40 60 80 100 7-0
F9: Addition Combinations
Knows addition facts with sums to
6-3 4 6 8 10 7-0
F10: Subtraction Combinations
Knows subtraction facts with
minuends to
6-3 4 6 8 10 7-0
F11a. Money (US)
1. Gives monetary value of US coins
and a dollar bill
5-0 penny nickel dime
Quarter dollar 7-0
F11b. Money (CANADA)
1. Gives monetary value to Canadian
coins
5-0 One cents five cents ten cents
twenty five cents

One hundred cents two hundred cents

7-0
F12: Time
6-0
Identifies numerals on the clock face
Differentiates between the hour hand
and the minute hand
Can tell time to the hour
Can tell time to the half hour
Can tell time to the quarter hour 7-0
F13: Shape Concepts
5-0 1. Matches
3. triangle
4. rectangle
5. diamond 6-6
F.14: Quantitative Concepts
5-6
Deep/shallow
Thic/thin
Wide/narrow
More/less
Many/few
Huge/tiny
Most/least 7-0
F.15: Directional/Positional concepts
6-0 right/left of others 7-0