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Core Knowledge Preschool Assessment Tool Skills

Skill ID	Skill	Core Knowledge Domain	Head Start Domain	Critical Skill	Readiness	Custom Skill Group	Support Documents

Skill Level: 1
3KD-MR-D5	Count groups of objects with up to 4 items per group	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3KD-MR-D7	Name and match numerals 1-4 with corresponding quantities	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

3KD-MR-D8	Identify ordinal position for first and last	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

3KD-MR-F1	Illustrate the concept of "put together" and "take away" with sets of 1-4 objects (up to 4 objects per group)	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

3KD-OS-D1	Identify these geographic features and environments by name in real-life, photos, or drawings: land, water, river, lake, ocean, farm, city	Orientation in Space	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3KD-SP-A1A	Identify and describe objects on the basis of specific properties discerned through the five senses	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

3KD-SP-A1B	Name parts of the body: arm, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, leg, mouth, neck, nose, stomach, toe (Same objective as 3LD-LA-D1B and 3SD-AS-A3)	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

3KD-UM-A2	Listen to and identify environmental sounds	Music (Precursor to Phonological Awareness)	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	Yes

3KD-UM-A3	Listen to pairs of sounds that are either identical or grossly different and indicate whether they are the same or different	Music (Precursor to Phonological Awareness)	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	No

3KD-UM-A4	Indicate the number of sounds heard (up to 4 sounds)	Music (Precursor to Phonological Awareness)	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	No

3LD-LA-B1	Carry on a dialogue or conversation with an adult, initiating comments or responding to partner's comments	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3AL-WH-A1	Carry out single step oral directions	Work Habits	Speaking	Yes	No	Level 1

3KD-MR-A1	Identify pairs of objects as the same or different	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No	Level 1

3KD-MR-A2A	Sort objects by color	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No	Level 1

3KD-MR-B3	Continue a given pattern of 5 objects, represented by actual objects or a pattern card, in which one property is alternated (color, size, shape)	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3KD-MR-D1	Recite the number sequence, 1-4	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-LA-B3	Express personal needs and desires verbally in a comprehensible manner	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	No	Level 1

3LD-LA-B6	Sequence and describe 3 images of events or phases of a single event that have been experienced at temporally distinct times of the day	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	No

3LD-LA-C2	Pair pictures depicting opposites (big-little, cold-hot, dry-wet, full-empty, happy-sad, open-close)	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1A	Use increasingly precise nouns related to the home, family, and food	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1A1	Point to/understand increasingly precise nouns related to the home, family and food	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1B	Name body parts: arm, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, leg, mouth, neck, nose, stomach, toe (Same objective as 3KD-SP-A1B and ASD-AS-A3)	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

3LD-LA-D1B1	Point to body parts: arm, ear, eye, face, finger, foot, hair, hand, head, leg, mouth, neck, nose, stomach, toe	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-LA-D1C	Use increasingly precise verbs related to the five senses	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

3LD-LA-D1D	Name colors: black, blue, brown, green, orange, purple, red, white, yellow	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-LA-D1D1	Point to colors: black, blue, brown, green, orange, purple, red, white, yellow	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

3LD-LA-D1E	Name a circle, square, and triangle	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-LA-D1E1	Point to a circle, square, and triangle	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

3LD-LA-D1F	Use quantity words: more-less, one-four	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1F1	Point to: more-less (fewer), one-four	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

3LD-LA-D1G	Use sensory attributes: sweet-salty, loud-quiet, hard-soft, rough-smooth, hot-cold, wet-dry	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1G1	Point to sensory attributes: sweet-salty, loud-quiet, hard-soft, rough-smooth, hot-cold, wet-dry	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1H	Use temporal words: today, before-after, now, first-last, day-night, current day, week	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1I	Use spatial words: in-on, in front of-behind, at the top of-at the bottom of, under-over, in a line/row, up-down	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-LA-D1I1	Demonstrate understanding of spatial words: in-on, in front of-behind, at the top of-at the bottom of, under, next to-in the middle of, in a line/row, up-down	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No	Level 1

3LD-LA-D1H1	Demonstrate understanding of temporal words: today, before-after, now, first-last, day-night, current day week	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

3LD-SR-A2	Hold a book correctly, turning the pages in accordance with the story being read aloud, from beginning to end	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No	Level 1

3LD-SR-A4	Answer who, what and where questions about a read-aloud	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	Yes

3LD-SR-C1	Retell a story that has been read aloud including characters, a beginning and an ending	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No

3LD-SR-C2	Sequence illustrations of 3 story events	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No

3LD-WR-A1	Identify different examples of print in the environment	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Print Awareness and Concepts	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-WR-B1	Recognize the written form of one's first name	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Print Awareness and Concepts	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-WR-B2	Recognize the initial letter of one's first name	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Alphabet Knowledge: letters of alphabet - special visusl graphics	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3LD-WR-C5A	Draw and use as motifs: horizontal line, vertical line, point, spiral	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Early Writing	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3SD-AS-A3	Identify and name parts of the body (Same objective as 3LD-LA-D1B and 3KD-SP-A1B)	Autonomy and Social Skills		Yes	No

3SD-AS-A4	Draw a simple line drawing of a stick person	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3SD-AS-A5A	Care for personal needs: practice good hygiene, use appropriate table manners, put on clothing, etc.	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

3SD-AS-B1	Recognize and call classmates and teacher by name	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3SD-AS-B2B	Greet adults as "Mr. (name)," "Ms. or Mrs. (name)"	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

3SD-AS-B2C	Make requests and acknowledge attempts to meet requests politely	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

3SD-AS-B4B	Wait turn to speak in a group	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

3SD-AS-B4C	Sit among other children during a group activity, remaining in own physical space	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	Yes	Level 1

3SD-AS-B4D	With advance notice, stop when told and change activities, moving cooperatively to another activity	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No


Skill Level: 2
4AL-WH-B1	Carry out multi-step oral directions that have been accompanied by a preliminary demonstration	Work Habits	Speaking	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4KD-MR-A5	Identify and verbally label the difference or criteria used for the classification of several groups of objects or pictures	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

4KD-MR-B1	Continue a complex, two-color pattern of objects represented by a pattern card	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

4KD-MR-C2	Given a collection of assorted shapes, classify and name the circles, rectangles and triangles	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	No

4KD-MR-E01	Recite the number sequence 1-10	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4KD-MR-E05	Count groups of objects with up to 6 items per group	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4KD-MR-E07	Name and write numerals 1-6	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4KD-MR-G1	Illustrate the concept of "put together" and "take away" with sets of 1-6 objects (no more than 6 objects per set)	Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense	Mathematics: Numbers and Operations	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4KD-OS-D1	Identify these geographic features and environments by name in real life, photos, or drawings: land, water, ocean, lake, river, farm, forest (woods), jungle, desert, city	Orientation in Space	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4KD-SP-A1C	Describe key physical characteristics including body parts and senses, development, needs, and life cycle of humans	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-A2	Care for, observe and record observations of an animal, noting key physical characteristics, development, needs, and life cycle	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-A3	Classify images of animals according to the habitat or environment in which they generally live: lake/river, ocean, farm, forest (woods), and jungle	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-A4	Plant, care for and record observations of a plant, noting the parts of the plant, needs, development, and life cycle	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-B1	Observe, describe and record some basic properties of water, its presence, and effects in the physical world	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-B2	Observe, describe and record some basic properties of air, its presence, and effects in the physical world	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4KD-SP-B3	Observe, describe and record some basic properties of light, its presence, and effects in the physical world	Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World	Scientific Knowledge	Yes	No

4LD-WR-00	Given a word, provide other rhyming words	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-01	Give the sounds of at least 3 letters of the alphabet, especially those in one's own name	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Alphabet Knowledge: Identifies at least 10 letters of alphabet	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-A4	Represent "in written form" people, objects, events, or activities that are derived from one's experience or imagination	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Print Awareness and Concepts	Yes	No	Level 2

4LD-LA-B01	Carry on a dialogue or conversation with a child of approximately the same age, initiating comments or responding to partner's comments	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	No

4LD-LA-B03	Identify and express physical sensations, mental states and emotional feelings (happy, sad, angry, afraid, frustrated, confused)	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-LA-B05	Describe oneself, home, and immediate family	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	No

4LD-LA-B06	Sequence and describe 3-5 images of events or phases of a single event that have been experienced	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-LA-C1	Identify outcomes and possible causes	Oral Language	Speaking	Yes	No

4LD-LA-C2A-M	Identify opposites: big-little, cold-hot, dry-wet, fast-slow, rough-smooth, full-empty, hard-soft, large-small, loud-quiet, on-off, open-close, tall-short, yes-no	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-LA-D1A	Name parts of the body: ankle, arm, back, body, chest, cheek, chin, ear, elbow, eye, eyebrow, eyelash, face, finger, foot, forehead, hair, hand, heel, hip, knee, leg, lips, mouth, nail, neck, nose, shoulder, teeth, toe, tongue, waist, wrist	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1A1	Point to parts of the body: ankle, arm, back, body, chest, cheek, chin, ear, elbow, eye, eyebrow, eyelash, face, finger, foot, forehead, hair, hand, heel, hip, knee, leg, lips, mouth, nail, neck, nose, shoulder, teeth, toe, tongue, waist, wrist	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No	Level 2

4LD-LA-D1B	Use increasingly precise nouns related to the home, family, food, clothing, school, town/city, transportation, stores/services	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1B1	Point to/understand increasingly precise nouns related to the home, family, food, clothing, school, town/city, transportation, stores/services	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1C	Use increasingly precise verbs related to eating, movement, the five senses	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1D	Name a circle, square, rectangle, and triangle	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-LA-D1D1	Point to a circle, square, rectangle, triangle	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

4LD-LA-D1E	Use size words: large-small, wide-narrow, big-little, full-empty, tall-short, heavy-light, long-short, thick-thin	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1E1	Point to large-small, wide-narrow, big-little, full-empty, tall-short, heavy-light, long-short, thick-thin	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes

4LD-LA-D1F	Use quantity words: any-some, all-none, more-less (fewer), most-least, many-few, equal, one-ten	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1F1	Point to: any-some, all-none, more-less (fewer), most-least, many-few, equal, one-ten	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1I	Use temporal words: today-tomorrow-yesterday, always-never-sometimes, before-after, now-immediately, first-last, beginning-middle-end, then-next, already, soon	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1I1	Show understanding of temporal words: today-tomorrow-yesterday, always-never-sometimes, before-after, now-immediately, first-last, beginning-middle-end, then-next, already, soon	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1J	Use spatial words: there-here, in-on, in front of-behind, at the top of-at the bottom of, under-over, above-below, next to-in the middle of, near-far, inside-outside, around-between, up-down, high-low, left-right, front-back	Oral Language	Speaking: Uses an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	No

4LD-LA-D1J1	Show understanding of spatial words: there-here, in-on, in front of-behind, at the top of-at the bottom of, under-over, above-below, next to-in the middle of, near-far, inside-outside, around-between, up-down, high-low, left-right, front-back	Oral Language	Listening: Understands an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-SR-00	Answer who, what, where, when, and why questions about a read-aloud	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-SR-B1	"Retell" a story that has been read aloud, including character(s), setting (time, place), the plot (main events) of the story, and sequence of events	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No

4LD-SR-B2	Sequence illustrations of 3-5 story events	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No

4LD-SR-B3	Predict events in a story (i. e. what will happen next)	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Book knowledge and appreciation	Yes	No

4LD-SR-C1	Point to the title of a book, the top, middle or bottom of a page, the beginning of the book, where to start reading a book, the order that words are read on a page, the end of the book, a word, a letter	Children's Literature: Read-Alouds	Literacy: Print Awareness and Concepts	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-B1	Sing the "Alphabet Song"	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Alphabet Knowledge: letters of alphabet - special visusl graphics	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-B4	Point to words as distinct units on a page of print	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Print Awareness and Concepts: Recognizes a word as a unit of print	Yes	Yes

4LD-WR-C1	Segment a spoken sentence into separate, distinct words	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	No

4LD-WR-C3	Blend two spoken syllables, saying a whole word	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	Yes

4LD-WR-C5	Identify the beginning sound of a spoken word	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Phonological Awareness: Associates sounds with written words	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-C6	Indicate the number of phonemes (1-3) heard in a real or nonsense word	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Phonological Awareness	Yes	No

4LD-WR-C7	Identify at least 10 letters of the alphabet by name, especially those in one's own first name	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Alphabet Knowledge: Identifies at least 10 letters of alphabet	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-D3A	Draw and use as motifs: horizontal line, vertical line, diagonal line, zigzag line, circle, spiral, moon, cross, cane, hook, bowl, bridge, wave, x, star	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Early Writing	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4LD-WR-E4	Write one's first name, using upper- and lowercase letters appropriately	Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing	Literacy: Early Writing	Yes	No	Level 2

4SD-AS-00	Demonstrate observable listening behaviors	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

4SD-AS-01	Ignore inappropriate peer behavior	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

4SD-AS-02	Identify and follow classroom rules	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4SD-AS-04	Use acceptable methods of expressing anger	Autonomy and Social Skills		Yes	No

4SD-AS-A1	Draw a dimensional picture of a person	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	Yes	Level 2

4SD-AS-B2A	Politely interrupt a conversation between 2 people	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

4SD-AS-B2B	Ask appropriately for the help of an adult when needed	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No	Level 2

4SD-AS-B2C	Offer assistance to another child	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

4SD-AS-B2E	Take turns using toys and sharing materials	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No	Level 2

4SD-AS-B2G	Accept consequences of actions	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No

4SD-AS-B2H	Attempt to solve problems or conflicts using words	Autonomy and Social Skills	Social Skills	Yes	No	Level 2