Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten Michigan State Board of Education Initially approved March 8, 2005 Revised March 12, 2013 powered by the ® and Michigan’s Great Start Collaboratives EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR PREKINDERGARTEN a © 2005 Michigan State Board of Education. Following State Board approval, this document may be freely reproduced without permission for non-profit educational purposes. Use of, or reference to, this document should cite: Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing, MI. (2005). Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements. 2 Introduction . 7 Alignment with Related Documents . .10 Introduction . 11 Early Learning Expectations for Three- and Four-Year Old Children . 11 Introduction . 11 Approaches to Learning. .14 Creative Arts. .22 Language and Early Literacy Development . .30 Dual Language Learning . 39 Technology Literacy-Early Learning and Technology . 47 Social, Emotional and Physical Health and Development . 52 Early Learning in Mathematics . 62 Early Learning in Science . .72 Early Learning in Social Studies . 79 Quality Program Standards for Prekindergarten . 85 Introduction . 85 The Program’s Statement of Philosophy . 88 Community Collaboration and Financial Support . 91 Physical and Mental Health, Nutrition and Safety. .96 Staffing and Administrative Support and Professional Development . 100 The Partnership with Families. 105 The Learning Environment . 109 Curriculum. 109 Relationships and Climate . 116 Teaching Practices . 121 Facilities, Materials, and Equipment . 129 Child Assessment and Program Evaluation. 133 Glossary. 139 Resources. 149 EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR PREKINDERGARTEN 1 Acknowledgments Early Childhood Standards of Quality Ad Hoc Advisory Committee 2006 Patricia E. Barnard, Ph.D. Blanche Deren Macomb County Community Michigan Department of Education Services Mary Donegan, Ph.D. Ann Belleau University of Michigan – Dearborn Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan JoAnn Dunker Cynthia Bewick, Ph.D. Godwin Heights Public Schools Tri-County Head Start Harriet Egertson, Ph.D. Susan Bigelow Consultant/Technical Writer Parent Representative Winifred Findley Deanna Birdyshaw Michigan Council of Teachers of University of Michigan Mathematics Michigan Reading Association Linda Forward Joan Blough Michigan Department of Education Michigan Department of Community Health Larry Foster Michigan Association of Administrators Deborah Bodrick of Special Education Detroit Public Schools Denise Gasper Lindy Buch, Ph.D. Newaygo Public Schools Michigan Department of Education Linda George Kim Cairy Branch Intermediate School District Michigan Art Education Association Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators Roselyn Chaffin Michigan 4C Association Ruth Goorhouse Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Patricia A. Chen Parent Representative Judy Goth-Owens Lansing Community College Carolyn L. Curtin American Associate Degree Early Michigan State Board of Education Childhood Educators (ACCESS) Kris Deckett Todd Greenbaum Tawas Area School District Wolf Trap Coordinator Michigan Association for the Brenda DeKuiper Education of Young Children Parent Representative Cheryl Hall Reneé DeMars-Johnson Michigan Department of Education Michigan Department of Education 2 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Lee Harrier Mischele McManus Telamon Corporation/Michigan Michigan Department of Education Migrant Head Start Anna Miller Becky Harrison Wayne State University Parent Participant Cecelia L. Mobley Sandra Howe, Ed.D. Wayne County Head Start Project Coordinator Ginny Muller, Ph.D. Carl Ill Saginaw Valley State University Allegan Intermediate School District Michigan Early Childhood Education Consortium Judy Kelly Grade Level Content Expectations Keith Myers, Ed.D. Revision Committee Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children Joanne Kelty Grand Rapids Public Schools Regena Nelson, Ph.D. Michigan Middle Cities Association Western Michigan University Michigan Association of Early Maria Kingsley Childhood Teacher Educators Michigan Department of Education Susan B. Neuman, Ed.D. Mark Larson, Ph.D. University of Michigan Wayne State University Laurie Nickson David Larwa Michigan Early Childhood Michigan Science Teachers Professionals Consortium Association Johanna Ostwald Joan Lessen-Firestone, Ph.D. Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School Oakland Schools District Judy Levine Karen Menke Paciorek, Ph.D. Michigan Department of Education Eastern Michigan University Michigan Association of School Shannon Lockhart Boards High/Scope Educational Research Foundation Lucian Parshall, Ed.D. Michigan Council for Exceptional Richard Lower Children Michigan Head Start Association Judy Paxton Mary Mackrain Michigan Association for Computer Michigan Child Care Expulsion Users and Learning Prevention Initiative Nancy Peeler Kristen McDonald-Stone Michigan Department of Community Family Independence Agency Health Michael McGraw Kathi Pioszak Michigan Department of Education Family Independence Agency EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR PREKINDERGARTEN 3 Theresia Prince Dianne Stephenson City of Detroit, Department of Human Early Childhood Consultant Services Faith Stevens Anne Ramsby Michigan Department of Education Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Eileen Storer Smith, Ph.D. Dance Region V Head Start Technical Assistance Specialist Connie Robinson Michigan Department of Education Elizabeth Sulzby, Ph.D. University of Michigan Barbara Roth YMCA of the USA Sara Tackett Michigan Library Association Rosemary Rowland Quality Time Child Care Lorraine Thoreson Michigan Department of Education James Sandy Michigan Business Leaders for Rhonda Tyree Education Excellence Facilitator Karen Shirer Lisa Brewer Walraven Michigan State University Extension Michigan 4C Association Michigan Child Care Task Force Melody Sievert Family Independence Agency Reneé Webster Perry Public Schools Kathryn Sims Michigan Association for Infant Mental Kim White Health Everyone in Education James Sinnamon Nancy Willyard Family Independence Agency Head Start State Collaboration Project Pat Soreson Michigan’s Children Vanessa Winborne Michigan Department of Education Kelly Spangler Parent Participant Jacqueline Wood Michigan Department of Education Tracy Spring Jackson Public Schools Mara Stein Capital Area Community Services, Inc. 4 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten Review Committee 2011-13 Susan Andersen Harriet Egertson Technical Writer Technical Writer Patricia E. Barnard, Ph.D. Dr. Ann S. Epstein Macomb County Community HighScope Educational Services Research Foundation Ann Belleau Winifred Findley Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Michigan Council of Mathematics Content Expert Dawn Bentley Michigan Association of Administrators Joan Firestone, Ph.D. of Special Education Oakland Schools Robin Bozek Rosemary Fournier Michigan Head Start Association Michigan Department of Community Health Lisa Brewer-Walraven Fetal Infant Mortality Review Office of Great Start Michigan Department of Education Linda George Branch Intermediate School District Susan Broman Office of Great Start Michigan Lonias Gilmore Department of Education Michigan Department of Community Health Kim Cairy Nutrition and Physical Activity/ Michigan Art Education Childhood Obesity Content Expert Judy Goth-Owens Gretechen Couraud Lansing Community College Michigan Library Association ACCESS Linda Dann Lee Harrier Michigan Department of Community Telamon Corporation Health Michigan Migrant Head Start Project LAUNCH Patricia Heiler Reneé DeMars-Johnson Michigan Department of Office of Great Start Community Health Michigan Department of Education Nutrition and Physical Activity/ Childhood Obesity Blanche Deren Office of Great Start Mina Hong Michigan Department of Education Michigan’s Children Greg Dionne Stuart Jones Office of Education, Improvement, and Muskegon Intermediate Innovation School District Michigan Department of Education Joanne Kelty Michelle Donovan Grand Rapids Public Schools Michigan Head Start Association EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR PREKINDERGARTEN 5 Debbie Kitson Laurie Nickson University of Michigan Michigan Association for the Michigan Reading Association Education of Young Children Jan Lampman Alan Olman Everyone in Education Washtenaw Intermediate School District Mark Larson, Ph.D. Wayne State University Nancy Peeler Michigan Department of Community Laurie Linscott Health Michigan State University IMH Karen Lishinski Jeremy Reuter Michigan Department of Community Office of Great Start Health Michigan Department of Education Childhood Lead/Healthy Homes Nurse Pat Sargent Office of Great Start Richard Lower Michigan Department of Education Office of Great Start Michigan Department of Education James Sinnamon Child Care Licensing Mischele McManus Michigan Department of Human Office of Great Start Services Michigan Department of Education Stacy Ann Sipes Mary Mackrain Office of Great Start Michigan Department of Community Michigan Department of Education Health Mental Health Elizabeth Sulzby, Ph.D. University of Michigan Karen Menje Paciorek, Ph.D. Eastern Michigan University Wilma Taylor-Costen Detroit Public Schools Anna Miller Wayne State University Rich VanTol Saginaw Intermediate School District Cecelia Mobley Wayne County Head Start Lisa Wasacz Office of Great Start Keith Myers, Ed.D Michigan Department of Education Michigan Association for the Education of Young