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Early Childhood Indicators of Progress 2007: Minnesota's Early Learning Guidelines 3 to 5 (HTML)
By Minnesota Departments of Education and Human Services , Ed.
2005

Summary: These 2007 Early Learning Guidelines for Minnesota provide a framework for understanding and communicating a common set of appropriate expectations for young children, presented within the context of shared responsibility and accountability for helping very young children meet these expectations. The guidelines express shared expectations for young children’s learning and provide a common language for measuring progress toward achieving the goals. The guidelines are written to include children developing at different rates and with different patterns of behavior. Six domains reflect the full range of child development: (1) Social and Emotional Development, (2) Approaches to Learning, (3) Language and Literacy Development, (4) Creativity and the Arts, (5) Cognitive Development, and (6) Physical and Motor Development. The domains are further divided into components that describe indicators of children’s progress in gaining concepts, knowledge, and skills. Strategies that family members and teachers in early childhood education and care programs can use to facilitate children’s development are listed for each component. Related resources are included. Contains 46 references.

Index Terms: Accountability, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Standards, Evaluation, Lists, State Reports, Child Development, Comprehensive Services, Learning, Minnesota

Publication Type: Reports (Research/technical)

Pages: 68 pages
Language: English
URL: http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4576-ENG

Availability
Community Partnerships Division
Minnesota Department of Human Services
PO Box 64962
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0962
651-431-3871
FAX: 651-431-7483
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/

 
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