The Seven Domains SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL Cooperation, problem solving, friends, leader/follower, affectionate/interactions, compromise, how deals w/conflict, expresses feelings, role plays, sensitivity to others feelings, interests, needs, taking turns, sharing, uses manners, listens, types of play (parallel, cooperative, rough & tumble, imaginary), separation, transitions, routines, frustration levels, temperament, impulse control, sharing LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION Interest in books (turns pages from left to right) and writing , re-tells a story, watches text, recognizes name, recognizes letters, drawing (tells a story), sound/symbol correspondence, writes name, talking w/ others, imitation, describing, having fun w/language, rhymes, intelligibility, vocabulary size, sentence length, recognize sounds of letters, communicates needs & skills FINE MOTOR 4 yr old: string small beads, draw combinations of simple shapes, draw a person with 4 parts and recognizable objects, practices an activity to gain mastery, using pincher grip when drawing or writing, uses tweezers to pick up small items, beginning to use scissors, pours liquids into cup without spilling, trace object or stencil GROSS MOTOR Running, jumping, climbing, hopping, agility, interest in movement, creative dancing, balancing, body control SELF-HELP Dressing, pouring, packing/unpacking, putting things away, keeping track of things, clean-up, use of bathroom, personal hygiene, finds belongings, washing hands, meal & snack times, helpful, mat jobs COGNITIVE Colors, opposites, memory matching, shapes, recognition of numbers & letters, age, days, months, counting, patterns, classification (same /different, some/all), puzzles, knows address and phone (4 yr olds) recognition of letters in name and attempts to write them CREATIVE PLAY Creative, own ideas, inventive, elaborate drawings, stages of drawings (scribbles, shapes, designs, pictures), tracing, use of different media and materials, pretend play (imagination) 2011 All Rights Reserved Page 1