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Definitions

Cognitive Skills - skills relating to concept development, thinking, reasoning, planning, and problem solving.

Fine Motor Skills - small muscle actions, such as those involved in eye-hand coordination, reaching, grasping, and object manipulation.

Gross Motor Skills - large muscle actions such as walking, running, jumping, and hopping.

Communication Skills - skills relating to (1) understanding language, such as the ability to answer questions and/or follow simple directions, and (2) communicating expressively through words, gestures, symbols, or other body language, and (3) pragmatic language skills, such as initiating and/or maintaining conversational turn-taking.

Local Screening Committee - a committee comprised of a variety of professionals which may include an early childhood special educator, a speech/language clinician, a social worker, a psychologist, and a Principal's Designee to represent the school administration. A Local Screening Committee is located at each screening site and hears the report presented by the screener and/or information presented by the parent and makes recommendations as to the appropriate next step for the child.

Self-Help Skills - skills relating to attaining more personal independence, including eating, dressing, and toileting.

Social/Emotional Skills - skills relating to peer and adult relationships, self-concept, and play skills.

Speech Skills- include the areas of articulation (how child uses oral and facial muscles to pronounce different sounds), fluency (rate and flow of speech), and voice quality.