North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to ...

1 North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten August 2018. North Dakota Department of Public Instruction North Dakota Department of Human Services Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent Christopher D. Jones, Executive Director 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325. Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0440 Bismarck, ND 58505-0250. 30. North Dakota Early Learning Standards Writing Team Janet Bassingthwaite Kay Larson Jennifer Prince Associate Professor Team Lead CQI Coordinator University of Mary Child Care Aware of North Dakota Child Care Aware of ND. Rebecca Campbell Shannon Larson Faith Rieger Early Childhood Special Education Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Preschool Teacher Administrative Intern Fargo Public Schools Richland Public School Fargo Public Schools Jackie Midgarden Molly Syvertson Wendy Hanson Instructional Coach Kindergarten Teacher Preschool Head Start Teacher Grafton Public Schools Park River Area Elementary School Mayville State University Jaclyn Miller Carmen Traeholt Vanessa Hein Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Youth Development Center Director Assistant Director Fargo Public Schools Missouri Valley Family YMCA.

2 First Presbyterian Child Care Center Tracy Mittleider Danlyn VanderWal Rebecca Ibach Preschool and Elementary Teacher Preschool Teacher Lead Preschool Teacher Zeeland Public School Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock School First Presbyterian Child Care Center Dawnita Nilles Kristen Votava Donna Johnson Director Early Intervention Special Education Coordinator University Children's Learning Center State Technical Assistance Provider West Fargo Public Schools Grand Forks Stephanie Kennedy Nicole Nissen Kindergarten Teacher Education Disabilities Coordinator Hettinger Public School West River Head Start Taylor Krieg Kelli Odden Education Coordinator Professor Dickinson Early Head Start Mayville State University 2. Project Support Staff Valerie Bakken Rebecca Eberhardt Diana Weber Assistant Director, Office of Early Learning Head Start/ Early Head Start Collaboration Interim Early Childhood Services Administrator Section 619 Coordinator Administrator, Office of Early Learning Children and Family Services 600 E Blvd Ave, Dept.

3 201 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 201 600 E Blvd Ave, Dept. 325. Bismarck ND 58505-0440 Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Bismarck ND 58505-0250. 701-328-2720 701-328-1640 701-328-4809. Amanda Carlson Tara Fuhrer Kelly Schultz Children & Family Services Administrator Director, Office of Early Learning Training and Technical Assistance Systems Part C Coordinator, DD Division 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 201 Specialist, R8 Head Start 1237 W Divide Ave, Suite 1A Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 1960 Stout St Bismarck ND 58501 701-328-4646 Denver, CO 80294. 701-328-8936 303-844-3100. Ben Cronkright Dale Lewis Facilitator Facilitator North Central Comprehensive Center at North Central Comprehensive Center at McREL International McREL International 4601 DTC Blvd, Suite 500 4601 DTC Blvd, Suite 500.

4 Denver, CO 80237 Denver, CO 80237. 303-632-5521 303-632-5522. 3. Forward Dear Colleagues: On behalf of North Dakota 's Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Human Services, we are proud to jointly present the North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten. These new Standards were created by North Dakota Early Care and Education professionals, keeping in mind, that parents are a child's first educator. Early Care and Education professionals across North Dakota reviewed the Standards to assure that they are appropriate for children with varying abilities and for children with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Furthermore, a statewide review and comment process occurred that encouraged all North Dakota citizens to participate in the standard writing process.

5 North Dakota 's Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten present a continuum of Learning and development in the following domains: Approaches to Play and Learning ; Social and Emotional Development; Language, Communication, and Literacy; Mathematics and Logical Thinking; Scientific Reasoning; Social Studies; Creative Arts; and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development. The Standards promote the understanding of Early Learning and development; provide comprehensive and a coherent set of expectations for children's development and Learning ; and guide the design and implementation of curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices with young children. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the professionals that contributed their time and talent to the creation of the North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten.

6 These professionals were supported by our staff from the Department of Public Instruction and Department of Human Services, along with technical experts from the Head Start National Technical Assistance Center and the North Central Comprehensive Center. It is up to all of us as parents, educators, and community partners to meet the strengths and needs of North Dakota children to achieve the goals set forth in these Standards . Kirsten Baesler Chris Jones State Superintendent Executive Director North Dakota Department of Public Instruction North Dakota Department of Human Services 4. Table of Contents Domain I: Approaches to Play and Learning .. 16. Sub-Domain: Emotional and Behavioral 18. Sub-Domain: Cognitive 22. Sub-Domain: Initiative and Curiosity.

7 26. Sub-Domain: Creativity .. 28. Domain II: Social and Emotional 30. Sub-Domain: Relationships with 32. Sub-Domain: Relationships with Other 35. Sub-Domain: Emotional Functioning .. 38. Sub-Domain: Sense of Identity and Belonging .. 42. Domain III: Language, Communication, and Literacy .. 46. Sub-Domain: Language Attending and Understanding .. 49. Sub-Domain: Language Communicating and Speaking .. 51. Sub-Domain: Language Vocabulary .. 55. Sub-Domain: Language Emergent Literacy .. 57. Sub-Domain: Literacy - Phonological 60. Sub-Domain: Literacy Print and Alphabet 61. Sub-Domain: Literacy Comprehension and Text Structure .. 63. Sub-Domain: Literacy Writing .. 65. Domain IV: 66. Sub-Domain: Cognition Exploration and Discovery.

8 69. Sub-Domain: Cognition Memory .. 70. Sub-Domain: Cognition Reasoning and Problem Solving .. 72. Sub-Domain: Cognition Emergent Mathematical Thinking .. 74. Sub-Domain: Cognition Imitation and Symbolic Representation and 76. 5. Sub-Domain: Mathematics Development Counting and 78. Sub-Domain: Mathematics Development Operations and Algebraic 82. Sub-Domain: Mathematics Development 84. Sub-Domain: Mathematics Development Geometry and Spatial Sense .. 85. Sub-Domain: Scientific Reasoning Scientific 87. Sub-Domain: Scientific Reasoning Reasoning and Problem 90. Domain V: Social Studies .. 93. Sub-Domain: Concepts of Time .. 95. Sub-Domain: 96. Sub-Domain: Identity and Culture .. 99. Domain VI: Creative Arts .. 100. Sub-Domain: 103.

9 Sub-Domain: Dance and 105. Sub-Domain: Visual Arts .. 106. Sub-Domain: Dramatic Play .. 107. Domain VII: Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development .. 108. Sub-Domain: 111. Sub-Domain: Gross Motor .. 113. Sub-Domain: Fine Motor .. 116. Sub-Domain: Health, Safety, and Nutrition .. 118. 6. Introduction The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and the North Dakota Department of Human Services are pleased to introduce the 2018 North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten, hereafter referred to as " Standards ". The North Dakota Early Learning Standards Birth to Kindergarten 2018 edition replaces North Dakota Early Learning Guidelines Birth through Age 3, North Dakota Early Learning Guidelines Ages 3. through 5, and the North Dakota Pre-Kindergarten Content Standards .

10 The first five years of life is a time of wondrous development and Learning . Children grow from infants communicating through babbling and crawling on all fours - to toddlers speaking short sentences and beginning to run - to preschoolers telling detailed stories and kicking a ball to a friend. All young children learn in the context of caring, responsive, and stimulating relationships as they explore the world around them. Yet, the quality of their Early experiences can vary dramatically, and this can influence their Learning and development. For example, by three years of age, some children have large vocabularies and others have much smaller ones. These differences usually reflect the everyday language experiences that children have with adults as well as other experiential and developmental factors.