ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Academic Confidence
- 1
Identify and describe classroom behaviors necessary for academic success. k-2.1
- 2
Display a positive interest in learning. k-2.2
- 3
Discuss how making mistakes contributes to learning and leads to an appreciation of one’s own achievements.k-2.3
- 1
Goal Setting
- 4
Define goals and explain why goals are important. k-2.4
- 5
Describe what makes goals achievable. k-2.5
- 6
Discuss how performance on assessments shows academic growth.k-2.6
- 4
Academic Skills
- 7
Perform classroom routines and complete assignments and activities. k-2.7
- 8
Develop skills for working collaboratively with others.k-2.8
- 9
Use communication skills to ask for help when appropriate. k-2.9
- 10
Identify test-taking strategies.k-2.10
- 11
Explore and share personal interests related to learning.k-2.11
- 7
Lifelong Learning
- 12
Identify how expectations at school differ from expectations at home, daycare, preschool, or previous grade.k-2.12
- 13
Identify connections between learning and work. k-2.13
- 14
Identify various roles in the classroom and school community. k-2.14
- 12
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career Awareness
- 15
Identify various workers in their community.k-2.15
- 16
Explain why all work is valuable.k-2.16
- 17
Make decisions and set career goals.k-2.17
- 18
Explain that there are career options available for everyone. k-2.18
- 19
Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively with peers to achieve group goals in a school setting. k-2.19
- 20
Describe skills and work habits needed by workers in the community.k-2.20
- 15
Career Goals
- 21
Differentiate between work and career.k-2.21
- 22
Work cooperatively as a team member. k-2.22
- 23
Connect community helpers to career clusters. k-2.23
- 24
Identify skills that help gather information and complete tasks, including asking questions and basic communication skills.k-2.24
- 21
Career Exploration and Planning
- 25
Identify and engage in various work roles within the classroom.k-2.25
- 26
Explore a variety of careers to begin understanding the roles that workers play in the community.k-2.26
- 27
Display a positive attitude toward work and learning, and explain how positive character traits are important for success on the job. Examples: responsibility, honestyk-2.27
- 28
Explore the roles and responsibilities of workers around them to learn important job skills.k-2.28
- 25
FOUNDATIONAL WELLNESS
Interpersonal Skills
- 29
Identify appropriate and inappropriate behaviors for various settings. k-2.29
- 30
Explain the importance of teamwork.k-2.30
- 31
Identify individual differences.k-2.31
- 32
Describe how communication involves speaking, listening, and nonverbal behavior.k-2.32
- 33
Describe the importance of making and keeping friendships.k-2.33
- 29
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- 34
Demonstrate when, where, and how to seek help for solving problems and making decisions.k-2.34
- 35
Identify healthy coping skills. Examples: deep breathing, getting a drink of water, countingk-2.35
- 36
Describe ways in which peers can influence the behavior of others.k-2.36
- 37
Identify and set short- and long-term goals.k-2.37
- 34
Character Development
- 38
Identify positive character traits. k-2.38
- 39
Explain ways in which an individual grows and changes over time.k-2.39
- 40
Identify feelings and explain how certain feelings require self-regulation.k-2.40
- 41
Demonstrate a positive attitude about self.k-2.41
- 38
Personal Responsibility
- 42
Identify contact information of a guardian and explain how this is a form of personal information.k-2.42
- 43
Identify the purpose of rules and laws.k-2.43
- 44
Discuss personal rights, responsibilities, and boundaries.k-2.44
- 45
Identify resource people in the school and community and explain how to seek their help.k-2.45
- 46
Identify and make safe, healthy choices.k-2.46
- 47
Identify situations that cause stress.k-2.47
- 48
Explain personal responsibility.k-2.48
- 42
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
- Where can I read the official document?
- 2026 Comprehensive School Counseling Program Model for Alabama Public Schools
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