Developmental Milestone Rubric

Six to Eleven Year Olds

Name of Observer:

Teacher Name:

Andrea Dagnalan
Class and Grade Observed:
7th Grade/Inclusion

Ms. Ricotta
Date of Observation:
11/10/2016

Physical Development
Developmental
Milestone

Observ
ed

Good visual tracking

from left to right

Most aware of their

fingers as tools

Enjoys being active

both outdoors and in
the gym

Noisy and sloppy; in

a hurry; speed is a
hallmark

Can be sensitive to
many hurts, real and
imagined-complain
about aches and
pains

Have improved
physical abilities (for
example, are better
at playing sports

Sometimes tense

Visually, focus both

near and far objects

Not
Observ
ed

Not
Applicab
le

Comments

Restless and very

energetic
X

Cognitive Development
Developmental
Milestone

Observe
d

Learn through
discovery; loves
asking questions
and trying new
games and ideas
Very ambitious and
motivated to learn

Increasingly
interested in
computers

Like to work by
themselves slowly
and finish what they
start
Bothered by
mistakes and try
hard to make their
work perfect

Enjoy board games

as well as computer
games

Enjoy hands-on
exploration-taking
thins apart and

Not
Observ
ed

Not
Applicabl
e

Comments

discovering how
they work
Have limited
attention span but
do become
engrossed in the
activity at hand;
love to socialize at
the same time
Masters
handwriting,
handcrafts,
computers and
drawings

Beginning to see
the bigger world,
including issues of
fairness and justice
Intellectually
curious

Good at memorizing
facts

Enjoy collecting,
classifying, and
organizing

Language and Literacy Development

Developmental
Milestone
Enjoy explaining
things; sharing
about things they
like

Observ
ed
X

Not
Observ
ed

Not
Applicab
le

Comments

Uses boisterous and X

enthusiastic
language
Love telling jokes
and guessing
games

Tend to complain
frequently
Listens well and
speak precisely
Enjoy one-to-one
conversations
Tends to
exaggerate
Sometimes revert
back to baby talk

Shows great
interest in
meanings of words
Expressive and
talkative

X
X
X
X
X
X

Enjoys arguing and

debating

Values peer
vocabulary (slang)

Enjoys
X
conversations with
adults and peers
Developmen
Observed
tal Milestone
Increased ability to
X
interact with peers
Children begin to
X
think about their
own behavior and
see consequences
for actions
Shows pride in work X

Not
Observed

Not
Applicable

Comments

Learn best if they

X
are active while they
are learning
Begin to build the
self-image as a
worker

Sets goals
independently

Desires to be perfect
and is self-critical
Has low selfconfidence
Understands the
difference between
right and wrong
Has feelings of guilt
and shame
Tends to complain;
has emotional
reactions

X
X
X
X

Peer Relations and Moral Development

Developmental Milestone

Observ
ed

Dialogue is playful, serious,

imaginative, or goal-oriented
Cooperates and shares
Plays with peers of the same
gender

Likes competition

Starts to mix friends and play

X
X

Not
Observ
ed

Not
Comme
Applicab nts
le

with children of the opposite

gender
Enjoys talking to others
Increasingly defines self through
peers
Acquires a sense of
accomplishment based upon the
achievement of greater physical
strength and self-control
Pays attention to friendships and
teamwork
Practices being independent at
completing certain skills and
tasks

X
X
X

X
X

Comments: _In Halifax County, what we observed in the

classrooms indicate that students have issues with

cognitive development as it pertains literacy skills. Again,
this is not to say that students have learning difficulties. It
all goes back to the fact that students were not exposed
to these skills prior to coming to our schools. Hence, it is
important that we help our students build and nurture
this foundation of literacy skills. We need to be proactive
in providing related activities such as ensuring that our
students engage in 1.) conversations with adults that
develop knowledge about language and 2.) joint reading,
using books as supports for talk about letters, sounds,
words, pictures and concepts (Child and Adolescent
development, p. 207)
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