Early Learner Evaluation

Early Learner Evaluation

Citizenship and Identity

Personal and Social Responsibility

Creative Expression, Play Skills & Non-verbal communication

English Language, Spoken Communication & Literacy

Mathematics

Physical Skills and Well-being

Follows classroom routines

Takes turns, shares and cooperates with others in play

Plays parallel to peers

Initiates or accepts friendships with peers

Cooperates with classroom clean-up and other helper jobs

Separates from parents willingly in familiar settings

Greets adults and peers using words and/or gestures

Exhibits confidence in self

Asks questions and expresses curiosity

Shows willingness to adapt to new situations, changes in routines

Stays with an activity to completion

Seeks help as needed

Regulates self for listening/attending/focussing

Plays at a variety of centres

Respects school and personal property by caring for materials and belongings

Participates in singing songs and in other musical activities

Participates with actions in songs and rhymes

Participates in imaginative/dramatic play

Participates in constructive play

Uses gestures and eye contact to communicate

Responds to the non-verbal communication of others 

Shares ideas and information using age-appropriate descriptive language

Answers questions logically

Listens to others’ ideas

Participates in shared viewing and listening experiences

Recalls events and characters in familiar stories read aloud

Points to and names pictures in books

Reads own first name from a group of names

Experiments with sounds, words, rhymes and rhythms

Tries to write own first name with a model

Identifies some letters (such as letters in name)

Orally sequences numbers to 5 (rote counts)

Understands concepts such as none, all, more than, less than, longer, shorter, bigger, smaller

Demonstrates and understanding of ABAB patterns (e.g. blue, red, blue, red)

Identifies basic shapes (square, circle, triangle, rectangle, star, oval)

Identifies basic colors

Sorts a set of objects based on a single attribute (color, shape, size etc.) and explains rationale for sorting that way

Can hop, jump, climb, run

Willingly participates in gross motor/movement activities

Can imitate gestures, whole body actions and movement with tools

Uses drawing/writing tools with control and appropriate grasp

Uses scissors with control, holds paper with helper hand

Follows 1-2 step verbal directions

Demonstrates personal safety

Cares for bathroom needs independently, including washing hands

Dresses self, may need help with zippers/tying shoelaces

Undresses from winter gear and puts items away