Interaction Rubric

Lancaster ISD Early Childhood

Teacher:_______________ School:_____________Date:__________Observer:_____________________

Overall Room Assessment

Rating
Classroom
Environm
ent

Inadequate (1)
Feeling in the room is
overall unpleasant,
negative or restrictive.

Good (3)
Feeling in the room is
generally pleasant.

Staff and Child Interactions

Rating
Verbal and
Attitudinal
Factors
Physical
Factors

Inadequate (1)
Staff frequently seem distant,
cold, angry, or ignore children.

SocialEmotional
Coaching

There is little or no staff

guidance for positive
interaction among children.

Peer
Interactions

Interaction among students it

generally negative.

Choice of
Companions

Children are usually in staffdirected groups and have few

opportunities to choose their
own companions.
Majority of staff-child
interactions are whole group,
except for redirection.
Discipline is harsh (shouting,
long periods of isolation, etc.),
OR discipline is so lax as to be
hazardous to children.
Expectations for students are
frequently not age-appropriate
(e.g. sitting for extended
periods, long periods with
nothing engaging to do, little
opportunity for talking).

Individual
Interactions
Discipline

Expectations

Physical contact is often

negative.

Excellent (5)
Feeling in the room is generally warm,
responsive and supportive.

Good (3)
Frequent positive staff-child
interactions. Few, if any, angry
reactions from staff.
No negative physical
interactions are observed.

Excellent (5)
Staff are consistently respectful to
children, listen to children, thank
them for completing tasks, etc.
Staff generally give children a
message of warmth through
appropriate physical contact.
Staff quickly stop hurtful peer
Staff point out childrens positive
behavior.
interactions and generally help
children learn to solve social
situations.
Most peer interaction is
There is evidence in student
positive, with few conflicts.
interactions of social-emotional
coaching by staff (conflict
resolution techniques attempted,
etc.)
Children have some
Children have multiple
opportunities to choose their
opportunities to work with friends
own companions during the day. of their choice, or alone, during
the day.
Some positive interactions with Genuine positive interactions
individual students observed.
between staff and individual
students occur on a regular basis.
Children appear to be aware of
Staff almost always use
rules, discipline by staff is firm
appropriate, caring and respectful
but appropriate and respectful.
procedures to minimize problems
and resolve conflicts.
Most expectations for students
Expectations for children are
are appropriate (few periods
nearly always appropriate, with no
with extended sitting in one
troubling incidents observed.
setting, long periods with
nothing to do or with no talking,
lots of time for active
involvement).