State Prekindergarten Standards, Children with and without Disabilities: We

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State Prekindergarten Standards, Children with
and without Disabilities Were ALL on the Same
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• 2005 OSEP Early Childhood Conference
• December 2005
• Mary Louise Jones, Ed.D., Section Supervisor
• Susan Crowther, Program Coordinator
• Louisiana Department of Education
• Division of Student Standards and Assessments

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PURPOSE

• To Provide Participants with
• An understanding of how Louisiana developed
  standards for ALL four-year olds
• An overview of how the standards promote academic
  achievement
• An overview of how students with disabilities are
  included

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ECSE Programs

• Annual Performance Report/State Performance
• Plan (APR/SPP) submitted Dec 2, 2005
• By 2014 -
• 5 ECSE SWD will be served in separate classes
• 75 ECSE SWD will be served in 80/day (or more)
  in classes with typically developing children

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The Standards Are

• For ALL Children

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Two Kinds of Standards

• Program Standards

• Content Standards

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Program Standards

• Provide recommendations to guide development,
  evaluation and improvement of early childhood
  center-based programs

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Program Standards

• Provide and maintain safe, welcoming,
  age-appropriate and cultural and ability
  sensitive learning environments

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Program Standards

• Not all program standards are regulations or
  requirements.
• It is recommended that programs strive to meet or
  exceed these to ensure the quality of the
  programs.

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Program Standards Address

• Physical Environment
• Transportation
• Group Size
• Health/Safety
• Nutrition
• Family Involvement

• Staff Qualifications and Staff Development
• Interactions
• Curriculum
• Assessment
• Collaboration

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Content Standards

• Cognitive
• (Math, Science, Social Studies)
• Creative Arts
• Health/Physical
• Language and Literacy
• Social/Emotional

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Content Standards Are

• Based on an appropriate understanding of child
  development

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Content Standards Are

• A guide or framework to design and implement
  curriculum

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Content Standards Are

• A focus related to the ongoing development of the
  individual child

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Content Standards Are

• Designed for all areas of development to be
  integrated throughout the curriculum

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Content Standards Are

• The foundation for the development of Grade
  Level Expectations as prescribed by the No Child
  Left Behind Act

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Content Standards Are
Developed with the expectation that children with
disabilities have the supports and services in
place to be successful in settings with typically
developing peers
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Content Standards Are Not

• A
• curriculum

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Content Standards Are Not

• A unit of study or lesson plans

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Content Standards Are Not

• An
• Assessment
• Tool

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Content Standards Are Not

• Designed to be taught as segmented individual
  areas of development

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How to Use the Content Standards
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CONTENT STANDARDS SAMPLE PAGE
Content Areas are specified for each Domain.
Domains describe the aspect of development for
each standard.
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Skill Areas define each Content Area more
specifically.
The Developmental Profile Indicators specifies
what most preschool children should be able to
know and be able to do by the end of their
preschool experiences.
Content Practice Standards Developmental Profile Indicators Links Links
Preschool programs will provide experiences for children to Educational experiences will assure that preschool children will LA K-4 State Standards, LLP, ECERS-R, Head Start, NAEYC, etc.) LA K-4 State Standards, LLP, ECERS-R, Head Start, NAEYC, etc.)
Mathematical Development Mathematical Development Mathematical Development Mathematical Development
Number Concepts Number Concepts Number Concepts Number Concepts
Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, and relationships between numbers and numerals PK-CM-N1 Compare number of objects Examples Compare objects in groups, such as shoes which tie and do not tie Compare number of boys to girls Compare unifix towers to each other PK-CM-N1 Compare number of objects Examples Compare objects in groups, such as shoes which tie and do not tie Compare number of boys to girls Compare unifix towers to each other K-4 State Standards N-1-E N-9-E NAEYC Criterion B-5d B-8, B-7c ECERS-R Items 26(5.1), 26(5.4) Head Start Performance Standards 1304.21(a)(4)(iv)
Indicators define a Content Practice Standard
more specifically so that it can be measured.
Each indicator is coded by Domain, Content Area,
and Skill. For example, PK-CM-N1 means
Pre-Kindergarten Cognitive Math - Number 1.
Examples are tips on how to structure the
curriculum and environment to assist a childs
optimal performance.
A Content Practice Standard describes the broad
outcomes that children should achieve through a
high quality preschool experience.
Each Content Practice Standard is aligned with
the Louisiana K-4 Content Standards and other
relevant state and national standards.
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Remember

• All standards are based on research and
  developmentally appropriate practices and are for
  ALL children

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For Copies

• www.louisianaschools.net
• Go to Curriculum Link, then
• Go to Early Childhood Link
• Click on EC Links