## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Cognitive Development (CD)

#### Subdomain: Scientific Exploration and Knowledge

#### Goal: Children observe and describe characteristics of living things and the physical world

#### Skill Progression: Observe and describe characteristics of living things and the physical world

#### Age: 1-2 Months

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### Studies faces and objects within close visual range

Situations for Observation of Skill

Observe the child during natural parent-child interaction.

Elicitation Strategy

No elicitation needed

Behavior Observed

The child studies faces and objects within his visual range.

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Children start learning about the world beginning with people. They acquire interest, curiosity, and trust based on their first months of engagement. Parents need to be encouraged to spend as much face-to-face time as possible building expectations and a relationship.

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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