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Week 2: Promoting Positive Outcomes
Reflection
(1) Texas and (2) Texas prekindergarten guidelines. (3) Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines | Texas Education Agency
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Then complete the chart below where you compare your PILES observations to your state’s standards. Do not just copy and paste from the site. Put information in your own words regarding what your state says about any specific area of PILES
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PILES
Your Observation (Objective)
State Guidelines
(Copy directly from your state’s
standards)
Example
The child in the video was seen jumping over blocks.
Standard PDM5
: The child will demonstrate gross motor skills.
Physical
The child in the green stripe shirt
was seen squatting and then
standing up and grabbing another
rock and squatting again to place
on ground
PK4.IX.A.2
Child
coordinates
sequence of movements to perform
tasks.
Intellectual
The child was heard stating that
one rock was missing because it
was too small and then found a
different rock to replace it. PK4.II.D.1
Child
understands
(receptive) and uses (expressive) a
wide variety of words to label,
describe and make connections
among objects, people, places,
actions, and events.
Language
The child was heard trying to
name the “city”
PK4.II.D.1
Child
understands
(receptive) and uses (expressive) a
wide variety of words to label,
describe and make connections
among objects, people, places,
actions, and events.
Emotional
The child was seen expressing that
they were excited or happy PK3.I.B.2.c Child manages intensity of
emotions with adult assistance.
Social
The child was heard telling their
friends that he wanted to name the
city Owl City PK4.I.C.4 Child increasingly interacts
with peers during cooperative play
scenarios that share a common plan
and goal
Using the information I have placed in my KWL, I plan to create a few different specific goals for this child that are developmentally appropriate. For the Language part of the PILES, I plan to