RESOURCE GUIDES FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS - THE PREKINDERGARTEN EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS - New York State Education Department 2019

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RESOURCE GUIDES FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS: THE PREKINDERGARTEN EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS consolidates New York State prekindergarten learning standards for four-year-old students into a single reference updated from the 2012 Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core. Developed by the New York State Education Department, it helps teachers, specialists, and administrators plan programs using a uniform standards format across content areas, while directing users to full articulations with greater detail and learning progressions. It emphasizes developmental, linguistic, cultural, and contextual personalization and clarifies that standards are not curriculum or assessment.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages81

Reading Time28 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Purpose of this Document

Guiding Principles

Students with Disabilities

Emergent Multilingual Learners

Key Terms and Concepts

The New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards

Organizational Structure

Domain and Planning

Domain 1: Approaches to Learning

Domain 2: Physical Development and Health

Domain 3: Social and Emotional Learning

Domain 4A: Communication, Language and Literacy

Domain 4B: Communication, Language and Literacy (English Language Arts and Literacy)

Domain 5a: Mathematics

Domain 5b: Science

Domain 5c: Social Studies

Domain 5d: The Arts

Domain 5e: Technology, Computer Science, and Digital Literacy

Planning Curriculum and Instruction

References and Resources

RESOURCE GUIDES FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS: THE PREKINDERGARTEN EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS NEW YORK STATE ED UCATION DEPARTMENT 2019 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3 Purpose of this Document.................................................................................................. 3 Guiding Principles ................................................................................................................. 4 Students with Disabilities ................................................................................................... 5 Emergent Multilingual Learners ........................................................................................ 5 Key Terms and Concepts.................................................................................................... 6 The New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards ........................................... 7 Organizational Structure .................................................................................................... 7 Domain 1: Approaches to Learning................................................................................. 9 Domain 2: Physical Development and Health ............................................................ 10 Domain 3: Social and Emotional Learning ................................................................... 12 Domain 4A: Communication, Language and Literacy............................................. 14 Part A: Approaches to Communication ........................................................................ 14 Domain 4B: Communication, Language and Literacy............................................. 16 Part B: English Language Arts and Literacy ................................................................. 16 Domain 5a: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: Mathematics ..................19 Domain 5b: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: Science.............................. 21 Domain 5c: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: Social Studies .................. 23 Domain 5d: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: The Arts ............................. 25 Domain 5e: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: Technology, Computer Science, and Digital Literacy ....................................................................... 28 Planning Curriculum and Instruction .................................................................................... 29 References and Resources....................................................................................................... 80 Introduction The New York State Resource Guides for School Success: The Pre kindergarten Early Learning Standards consolidates all learning standards for four-year-old students into one document. This is the updated version of the New York State Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core Learning Standards, published in 2012. Purpose of this Document This resource was developed by the New York State Education Department’s offices of Early Learning and Curriculum and Instruction. It is intended to be used as a reference tool by teachers, specialists, and administrators responsible for designing programs for four-year-old prekindergarten students. This resource provides a uniform format for learning standards in all content areas to make it easier for users to read and understand. However, users are encouraged to review the full articulations of the New York State Learning Standards where links are provided since they provide a higher level of detail, include additional introductory statements (linked below), and illustrate learning progressions to upper grades. Introductory Statements Physical Education Mathematics Arts Social Emotional Learning Science Computer Science & Digital Fluency English/Language Arts Social Studie

FAQs

What is the purpose of the New York State prekindergarten resource guide?

It provides a consistent reference format for learning standards across content areas to help teachers, specialists, and administrators design prekindergarten programs for four-year-old students.

Is the guide a curriculum, assessment, or teaching strategy set?

No. The document explains expectations for what children can learn and do as a result of instruction, but it does not prescribe a standardized lockstep curriculum, assessment, or teaching strategies.

How do the standards support different learners and learning contexts?

The standards are intended for all children and emphasize personalized, differentiated, culturally and linguistically relevant instruction based on each child’s developmental, experiential, and contextual starting points.

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