Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, and Program …

1 IntroductionHigh-quality Early education produces long-lastingbenefits (Schweinhart & Weikart 1997; National Re-search Council & Institute of Medicine 2000; Peisner-Feinberg et al. 2000; National Research Council 2001;Reynolds et al. 2001; Campbell et al. 2002). With thisevidence, federal, state, and local decision makers areasking critical questions about young children s educa-tion. What should children be taught in the years frombirth through age eight? How would we know if they aredeveloping well and learning what we want them tolearn?

Answers to these questions—questions about early childhood curriculum, child assessment, and program evalu- ... (NAECS/SDE). It includes the statement of position, recommendations, and indicators of effectiveness of the position statement, as well as an overview of relevant trends and issues, guiding principles and values, a

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