Beaty Child Development Checklist
Beaty Child Development Checklist
Beaty Child Development Checklist
Observer:
DOB:
Dates:
Program:
Directions:
Put a for items you see the child perform regularly. Put N for items where there is no
opportunity to observe. Leave all others blank.
Item
Evidence
Date
1. Self-Esteem
___ Separates from parents
without difficulty
___ Develops a secure
attachment with teacher
___ Completes a task
successfully
___ Makes activity choices
without teachers help
___ Stands up for own rights
___ Displays enthusiasm about
doing things for self
2. Emotional Competence
___ Releases stressful feelings
in appropriate manner
___ Expresses anger in words
rather than negative actions
___ Can be calmed in
frightening situations
___ Can express anger in
words rather than actions
___ Shows fondness, affection,
love toward others
___ Shows interest, excitement
in classroom activities
___ Smiles seems happy much
of the time
3. Social Competence
___ Plays by self with own
toys/materials
___ Plays parallel to others with
similar toys/materials
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Item
Evidence
Date
4. Physical Development
___ Runs with control over speed
and direction
___ Throws, catches and kicks
___ Climbs up and down
climbing equipment with ease
___ Moves legs and feet in
rhythm to beat
___ Turns knobs, lids,
eggbeaters
___ Picks up & inserts objects
with dexterity
___ Uses tools (scissors,
hammer) with control
5. Cognitive
Development
___ Classifies objects by shape,
color, size
___ Place objects in a
sequence or series
___ Recognizes, creates
patterns
___ Counts by rote to 20
___ Displays 1-to-1
correspondence
___ Problem-solves with
concrete objects
___ Makes thinking visible
6. Spoken Language
___ Listens but does not speak
___ Gives single-word answers,
short-phrase responses
___ Takes part in conversations
___ Speaks in expanded
sentences
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Item
Evidence
Date
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