ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Academic Confidence
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Demonstrate classroom behaviors for academic success.3-5.1
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Identify and demonstrate the skills needed to be an independent learner.3-5.2
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Work through academic challenges, demonstrating resilience and perseverance.3-5.3
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Goal Setting
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Establish achievable academic goals.3-5.4
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Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to achieve academic goals.3-5.5
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Track assessment results to monitor their own academic growth.3-5.6
- 4
Academic Skills
- 7
Practice time management and task management strategies.3-5.7
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Work collaboratively in academic and social settings.3-5.8
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Use developmentally appropriate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.3-5.9
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Apply study skills and test-taking strategies.3-5.10
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Identify personal strengths to enhance learning opportunities.3-5.11
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Lifelong Learning
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Identify new grade level expectations and skills each year, including classroom behavior, academic achievement, and peer collaboration in the classroom.3-5.12
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Explain how school success and academic achievement impact future career opportunities.3-5.13
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Identify opportunities to enhance learning within the school and community.3-5.14
- 12
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career Awareness
- 15
Describe personal abilities, skills, interests, and motivations related to potential career interests.3-5.15
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Participate in career awareness activities. Examples: complete career interest inventories, attend career-themed events3-5.16
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Explain how interests and skills relate to career options.3-5.17
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Identify and describe how their individual interests, work values, and/or skills align with specific types of careers.3-5.18
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Describe skills needed for success in school and future careers.3-5.19
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Describe personal, ethical, and work skills needed for success in school and future careers.3-5.20
- 15
Career Goals
- 21
Explain the relationship between educational achievement and career success.3-5.21
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Explain how work can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction.3-5.22
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Identify jobs associated with the career clusters, as shown in the Alabama Career Development Model.3-5.23
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Describe how careers differ in terms of workplace settings and requirements.3-5.24
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Career Exploration and Planning
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Relate current student learning to each of the career clusters.3-5.25
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Investigate the knowledge and skills workers need in various careers.3-5.26
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Utilize employability skills, including teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational skills.3-5.27
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Utilize search engines and other media sources for career planning to discover career options. Example: Alabama Career Planning System3-5.28
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FOUNDATIONAL WELLNESS
Interpersonal Skills
- 29
Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior for various settings.3-5.29
- 30
Demonstrate teamwork and cooperation in group settings.3-5.30
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Describe and respect differences among individuals.3-5.31
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Utilize effective communication skills in social and academic settings.3-5.32
- 33
Demonstrate empathy and the ability to understand the perspective of others.3-5.33
- 29
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- 34
Identify the steps of the decision-making and problem-solving processes.3-5.34
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Demonstrate healthy coping skills for dealing with problems.3-5.35
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Discuss the influence of peers on behavior.3-5.36
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Identify alternative ways of achieving goals.3-5.37
- 34
Character Development
- 38
Demonstrate positive character traits.3-5.38
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Describe the importance of growth and change.3-5.39
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Identify and implement methods of effective self-regulation.3-5.40
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Identify their own personal traits, strengths, and limitations.3-5.41
- 38
Personal Responsibility
- 42
Describe reasons and strategies to protect personal information, including online.3-5.42
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Describe how rules and laws protect the rights and safety of individuals.3-5.43
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Explain the difference between safe and unsafe physical contact.3-5.44
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Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult help.3-5.45
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Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy behaviors, identifying their effects on the body.3-5.46
- 47
Identify the physical signs of stress.3-5.47
- 48
Identify ways personal responsibility impacts self and others.3-5.48
- 42
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5
- Where can I read the official document?
- 2026 Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model for Alabama Public Schools
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