AEPS 3 Skills Matrix Social Emotional.pdf

AEPS-3 Test Item AEPS-3 Curriculum Routine/Activity
Active & Outdoor Play Arrival & Departure
A. Interactions with Adults
1. Initiates positive social behavior toward familiar adult B B B B B B B B B B B B
1.1 Responds appropriately to familiar adult's affective tone B B B B B B B B B B B B
1.2 Responds to familiar adult's positive social behavior B B B B B B B B B B B
2. Maintains social interaction with familiar adult B B B B B B B B B B B
2.1 Initiates simple social interaction with familiar adult B B B B B B B B B B B B
2.2 Repeats part of interactive game or action B B B B B B B B B
2.3 Responds to familiar game or action B B B B B B B B
3. Participates in familiar social routines with caregivers
3.1 Initiates next step of familiar social routine
3.2 Follows familiar social routines with familiar adults FS 3.2a Child responds to established social routines.
B. Social-Emotional Expression and Regulation
1. Responds appropriately to others' emotions FS 1a Child responds appropriately to familiar adult's affect. FS 1b Child displays affection toward familiar adult. FS 1c Child returns affection modeled by adult. FS 1d Child smiles in response to familiar adult. FS 1e Child reacts differently to familiar and unfamiliar adults. FS 1f Child stops crying in response to familiar adult(e.g., approach, vocalize smile, appearance).
1.1 Identifies/labels emotions in others
1.2 Identifies/labels own emotions
2. Uses appropriate strategies to manage emotional states FS 2a Child shows awareness of external physical needs such as being cold, dirty, wet, or hurt.Child demonstrates discomfort by frowning or whining when wearing dirty or wet clothes.FS 2bChild uses pacifier, own thumb, or adult's finger for nonnutritive sucking.FS 2cChild can be soothed by familiar adult caregiver.
2.1 Responds appropriately to soothing by peer
3. Makes positive statements about self or accomplishments R G G G G G G G G G
3.1 Explains or shows others how to do tasks mastered R G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
3.2 Shares accomplishment with familiar caregiver G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
C. Interactions with Peers
1. Maintains interaction with peer G G G G G G G G G G G
1.1 Initiates social behavior toward peer G G G G G G G G G G G G
1.2 Responds appropriately to peer social behavior FS 1.2a Child shows interest in peer's social behavior(e.g., child looks at toy offered by peer, child waves arms and smiles while watching peer on swing) G G G G G G G G G G
2. Plans and acts out recognizable event, theme, or storyline in imaginary play FS 2a Child uses action associated with common object, but object is absent; focus of child's play is on action rather than imaginary object(e.g., child kicks imaginary ball, eats imaginary cookie, throws imaginary ball). R R R R R
2.1 Enacts roles or identities in imaginary play FS 2.1a Child enacts typical action of familiar character or animal by using real object associated with character or animal(e.g., child sits in baby brother's chair and pretends to cry, child takes mother's keys and pretends to go bye-bye). R R R R R
2.2 Uses imaginary props in play FS 2.2a Child uses imaginary objects in play. R R R R R R
3. Maintains cooperative activity RS.B R R R R R R R
3.1 Initiates cooperative activity G G G G G G G G
3.2 Joins others in cooperative activity G G G G G G G G
3.3 Shares or exchanges objects G G G G G G G G
4. Maintains engagement in games with rules R R R R R R R R
4.1 Knows and follows game rules R R R R R R R R
4.2 Participates in game R R R R R R R R
AEPS-3 Test Item AEPS-3 Curriculum Routine/Activity
Active & Outdoor Play Arrival & Departure