California Department of Education

Child Development Division

Child's Developmental Progress
This form describes your child's developmental progress in achieving four broad desired results for all children:
Children are personally and socially competent
Children are effective learners
Children show physical and motor competence
Children are safe and healthy
Your child's strengths include...
Valeries strengths include working to help her peers in play and showing empathy and concern when one of her
classmates is sad or upset about something. Valeries problem solving skills are advanced, she is able to think
about how to change a drawing or when working with the wood in the woodshop area, she is able to problem solve
and change her plan when it does not go according to what she first planned. Valerie can do simple addition and
subtraction in planned and unplanned activities fairly quickly. Her skills in reading are also advancing to higher
levels and needs only a little help read some simple basic books. During work time, Valerie enjoys playing in the
dramatic play area, she has built things such as a oo in the block area, she loves to create in the writing area and
even created props for !"tsy #itsy $pider,% she builds castles and circuses at the woodshop area and e&plores in the
math and science, and library as well.
reas your child is currently wor!ing on include...
Valerie is currently working on more advance math skills such as harder classification, addition and subtraction
problems and counting to higher numbers. $he is also working on kindergarten readiness skills such as more
writing and reading skills.
"e #teachers$ caregivers$ families% can help your child learn and develop in the program by...
"n the classroom the teachers are working with your child to prepare her for kindergarten. During large group we
are preparing her to raise her hand when she wants to talk. 'e are also working on her early literacy and language
development as well as advancing her math skills and social emotional skills.
You can help your child learn and develop at home by...
(ou can help Valerie learn at home by doing simple math addition, subtraction, and classification skills when
cooking, doing laundry, cleaning the house, in the car on the way to the store and in the store. (ou can also work
with Valerie on writing and reading, letting her write letters to family, let her read you books. (ou can also create
a family story. $he can work on her gross motor skills by throwing and catching a ball, skipping rope, and hula
hooping.
Person Conducting the Conference
&ame: 'argaret "eber
Title: ssociate Teacher
(ignature: 'argaret "eber
Parent)*uardian
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Childs Name: Valerie
Date of Conference:
Agency/Site: VVC State Preschool

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Child Development Division
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