Nicholas and Noah have done great in pre-k so far this year. They recently got their third quarter report cards. Pre-K kids get grades of 1-4. 1 means they do not demonstrate understanding, 2 means they require teacher support to demonstrate the skill, 3 means they occasionally demonstrate the skill independently, and 4 means they have mastered the skill independently.

Nicholas got a mix of 2s and 3s in self-awareness. The stuff he got 2s in are all related to his ADHD (which we are having trouble finding the right medication for) like waiting his turn, self-regulating, and following through on tasks. He’s doing pretty well with things like hygiene and taking pride in his accomplishments. He got all 2s in self-management (again, all related to ADHD; things like showing flexibility with changes in routine and remaining engaged during play for 20 minutes). In social awareness he got a 2 for accepting another child’s way of doing things and 3s for everything else. In relationship skills he got 2s in things like interacting positively with peers and adults and 3s in things like verbally communicating for different purposes. He got 2s in responsible decision making for things like following classroom and school rules with occasional reminders and a 3 for showing curiosity and trying new approaches. He identified all 26 upper and lowercase letters and knows 25 letter sounds. His stage of writing is letter-like forms or mock letters. He got 2s in everything for emergent literacy (things like blending words from syllables, rhyming, and writing his name legibly). He can rote count to 30 (as high as they were asked to). In emergent math he got a 2 for recognizing patterns and 3s for everything else which includes things like knowing shapes, one to one correspondence, and recognizing numerals. He also got 3s for using sensory language and participating in art and music experiences.

In self-awareness, Noah got 3s for waiting his turn, hygiene, self-regulation, and showing initiative. He got 2s for using feeling words and initiating problem-solving strategies. He got 4s for coordination and balance, small-muscle control, taking initiative, and taking pride in his accomplishments. In self-management he got a 1 for 2- and 3-step directions and a 2 for remaining engaged in group activities for 15 minutes. He got 3s for most things including transitioning without getting upset and using a visual schedule. He got 4s for taking pride in his classroom jobs and remaining engaged in play for 20 minutes. He got all 4s in social awareness. He got all 4s and a 3 (verbally communicating) in relationship skills. He got all 3s and a 4 (showing curiosity and trying new approaches) in responsible decision making. He clearly wasn’t interested in being tested the day they evaluated him because he only recognized 20 uppercase and 15 lowercase letters (he knows all of them), gave the sounds for only 3 letters (he knows almost all of them) and only counted to 10 (he can count to nearly 100). In emergent literacy he got a 4 for intentionally using marks to represent words and then telling what he means and engaging in pre-reading activities. He got 1s in everything else (which of course is age appropriate since he’s a year younger than the pre-k curriculum is designed for. He is in the stage of writing where he makes letter-like forms or mock letters. In emergent math he got 2s for understanding position words and recognizing patterns and 4s for naming common shapes, one-to-one correspondence up to ten items, and recognizing the numerals 0 through 9. He got 4s for using sensory language and participating in art and music experiences in the classroom.