Emotional Awareness & Literacy

Identifying, naming, and understanding one's own emotions and the emotions of others.

Examples & Achievements

• Names basic emotions in self and others (happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, disgusted)
• Identifies what caused an emotion ("I'm sad because my friend moved away")
• Recognizes emotions from facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language
• Understands that the same event can cause different feelings in different people
• Begins to understand complex emotions (embarrassed, proud, jealous, grateful)

How to Measure

• Names 6+ basic emotions when shown pictures or during daily interactions
• Correctly identifies the cause of an emotion in 3 out of 4 scenario cards
• Kusche Affective Interview (adapted for young children)
• ASQ:SE-2 Affect section