Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Cognitive Development (CD)
Subdomain: Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning
Goal: Children demonstrate the ability to think about their own thinking: reasoning, taking perspectives, and making decisions
Skill Progression: Taking perspectives
Age: 48-54 Months
Click here to go to all skills for ages 48-54 Months.Knows what to do to please others and takes steps to do so
Situations for Observation of Skill
Observe the child during group activities, both structured and unstructured.
Elicitation Strategy
No elicitation needed.
Behavior Observed
Observe whether the child performs actions that indicate she knows what a peer wants. Does the child share, exchange, give to others?
Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)
Having friends is important at this age. Obtaining and keeping friends requires understanding the friends’ feelings and desires.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015
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