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Table 1 R-DPDQ required physical, communication, and cognitive skills for five year old children

From: A systems perspective on early childhood development education in South Africa

Number

Description

1

The child can dress themselves without help

2

The child can play any simple board or card game

3

The child can brush their teeth without help or supervision

4

The child can prepare a bowl of cereal without making too much of a mess

5

The child can build a tower of blocks

6

The child can count the number of blocks

7

The child can imitate a vertical line

8

The child can copy a circle

9

The child can copy a cross

10

The child can copy a square

11

The child can identify which line is longer

12

The child can draw a person using three parts

13

The child can draw a person using six parts

14

The child understands prepositions

15

The child can name colors

16

The child can identify words

17

The child knows adjectives

18

The child knows opposites

19

The child can wiggle their thumbs

20

The child can balance on one foot

21

The child can hop on one foot

22

The child walks heel-to-toe

23

The child’s speech is understandable