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Pre-School Transition Form: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Pre-School Transition Form: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
It is suggested that this form is completed by the middle of June and forwarded to the appropriate Primary
School before the end of June. Information on this form should be shared with the child’s parent(s)/guardian.
Please tick:
the left-hand box if the child is beginning to make progress towards the competency;
the centre box if the child is making reasonable progress towards the competency;
the right-hand box if the child has achieved this competency.
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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Understands and can follow simple instructions.
Enjoys listening to stories.
Takes part in conversation with adults/other children.
Sings/recites rhymes, poems, jingles.
Talks about experiences/stories/thoughts/feelings.
Re-tells stories in their own words.
Understands and responds to questions.
Asks questions to gain information.
Enjoys browsing in the book corner.
Knows how to hold books/turn pages appropriately.
Knows that the printed word has meaning.
Recognises own first name.
Can re-tell a story from pictures.
Draws and paints pictures which have recognisable figures and objects in them.
Creates representational pictures which are precise and detailed.
Makes marks on paper to “write” ideas.
Holds pencils and other implements in an appropriate way.
Prefers to use left/right hand.
THE ARTS
Expresses own ideas through pictures and models.
Enjoys using a wide variety of media, eg pencils, paints, sponges, combs, clay, dough, scrap materials.
Plays imaginatively on own and/or in a group.
Enjoys making music by singing, clapping and playing percussion instruments.
Enjoys listening to music.
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EARLY MATHEMATICAL EXPERIENCES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Signature: Date: / /
(Principal/Teacher/Leader)
Signature: Date: / /
(Parent/Guardian)
CCEA, Clarendon Dock, 29 Clarendon Road, Belfast BT1 3BG Tel: (028) 90261200. Fax: (028) 9026 1234
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