ELC Goals

Early Learning Center

Developmental Goals:

Spiritual Nurture
    * Knows Jesus as a friend
    * Expresses Jesus' love in words and actions
    * Enjoys singing songs about Jesus
    * Views self as part of God's family
    * Knows God as the Creator

Cognitive
    * Knows full name and age
    * Sorts and classifies objects
    * Likes to experiment in orderly ways
    * Understands simple concepts of time, space, quality and quantity
    * Rote counts to 10
    * Counts sets of objects to 10
    * Recognizes, matches and names colors
    * Recognizes, matches and names shapes
    * Recognizes relationships between objects and ideas
    * Draws a picture and briefly describes it
    * Begins to recognize symbols (familiar signs)
    * Understands sequencing and concepts of first, next and last

Social Skills
    * Joins in play with other children and socializes
    * Likes and seeks interaction with others
    * Shares toys and takes turns with assistance
    * Knows classroom routines
    * Sensitive to the feelings and moods of others
    * Begins dramatic play
    * Builds a sense of self
    * Demonstrates beginning problem solving skills
    * Practices health and safety habits

Language Understanding
    * Carries out a series of 2 to 4 consecutive directions
    * Understands "let's pretend"
    * Understands content of a simple story
    * Understands cause/effect relationships (if-then or because)
    * Understands comparatives such as big-bigger-biggest
    * Shows beginning phonological awareness of sound and rhyme

Language Expression
    * Expresses self clearly in sentences of three or more words
    * Tells about past experiences with detail and explanation
    * Repeats nursery rhymes and songs
    * Learns and uses new vocabulary quickly and correctly
    * Uses pronouns correctly
    * Talks freely and openly with others; is a good communicator
    * Speech is understandable with few developmental sound errors

Motor Skills
    * Runs around obstacles
    * Throws and catches a playground ball
    * Hops on one foot
    * Plays with construction toys like Duplo blocks
    * Navigates stairs (up and down) effortlessly
    * Begins to hold pencil or crayon correctly
    * Enjoys paper-pencil tasks
    * Completes puzzles, lacing cards and other fine manipulative tasks
    * Begins to but with scissors

Self Help
    * Keeps play area organized and cleans up when finished
    * Puts on, takes off coat independently
    * Zips zipper with minimal assistance
    * Uses toilet with minimal assistance
    * Pours liquids with assistance
    * Eats snack independently, keeps area neat and clean
    * Washes and dries hands independently