Preschool Classroom Monitoring Checklist (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Preschool Classroom Monitoring Checklist Page 2

JOURNALS (CLASS – Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, Instructional Support)

Journals are easily accessible.

Journals are used frequently and include dated entries with teacher dictation.

LETTER WALL (CLASS – Classroom Organization, Instructional Support)

Letter wall is at children’s eye level, accessible to children, interactive, and utilized.

Letter walls (English and Spanish) include children’s names and pictures, as well as theme related vocabulary words.

STUDENT PORTFOLIOS (CLASS –Instructional Support)

Every child has a portfolio.

Children sample works are from different subject areas. (Self portraits, writing samples, Art, Math, Science, etc.)

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CLASS – Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, Instructional

Support)

Teacher provides positive feedback.

Teacher responds promptly and sensitively to children’s verbal and non‐verbal cues.

Teacher provides guidance to regulate children’s behavior.

Children’s leadership is evident. (through discussion, lessons, as helpers)

LARGE CIRCLE TIME (CLASS – Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, Instructional Support)

Teacher models language to encourage oral language development.

Children’s talk outweighs teacher talk.

Phonological awareness concepts observed:

_______Sentence segmenting ______ Syllable segmenting _______Rhyming

_______Alliteration ______Onset rime _______Phonemes

Letter knowledge concepts observed:

_______Letter features ______ Letter names _______Letter sounds

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