Discussions Regarding the Preschool Observation Checklist and Evaluation Tool (POCET)

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Another POCET Approaches to Learning Example

POCET provides four basic activities for each of the 68 Developmental Guidelines which provide a scope and sequence of skills for Language, Literacy and Mathematics, plus five other domains of learning.

Here is an example for the Approaches to Learning domain:
Plan for the Day
To help a child who is having trouble completing activities, have the child create a plan for the day. Visit with the child at the beginning of the day and ask the child what she would like to accomplish that day. Write down the goals for the day and read them back to the child. Check with the child several times during the day to see how she is following the plan. This reminder will help her get back on track if she is easily distracted from her plan.