Portage Guide Birth to Six: Preschooler Child Development Tool for Observation and Planning (TOP)
Outcome 1:
Positive social relationships
Outcome 2:
Knowledge and skills
Outcome 3:
Action to meet needs

Social Emotional Development
Relationships
Interactions with Others
Social Play Development

Communication/Language/Literacy
Communication
Speech & Language
Early Reading

Exploration/Approaches to Learning
Perceptual Development
Critical Thinking
Early Math
Science

Purposeful Motor Activity
Early Writing

Social Emotional Development
Emotional Response

Purposeful Motor Activity
Large Motor*
Small Motor*
Independence/Self-Care
*
 Precursor skills for functional behaviors. These skills may not be appropriate or expected for some children, including those with sensory, motor, or other impairments.
Note:
Areas that are not precursor or specific components of any of the three outcomes, and therefore not included in the crosswalk, were: Sensory Organization-Senses, Self-Regulation; Social Emotional Development-Creative Self-Expression
Note: This is a preliminary draft developed by the Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) Center. We are still in the process of refining and revising this document which means that some of the categorizations could change based on additional discussion. We welcome your feedback to staff@the-eco-center.org.