Virginia's Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS ...

1 1 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | S Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS )BIRTH-FIVE Learning GUIDELINESVIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION2 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | 4 INTRODUCTION 6 THE VALUE AND NEED FOR A UNIFIED SET OF Early Learning AND Development Standards IN VIRGINIA 6 GROUNDING KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES 6 GROUNDING KNOWLEDGE 6 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 7 ABOUT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE 8 Culturally Responsive Caregivers and Educators 8 HOW TO USE VIRGINIA S UNIFIED Early Learning AND Development Standards 9 DESIGN OF THE VIRGINIA Early Learning AND Development Standards DOCUMENT

2 9 VIRGINIA S Early Learning AND Development Standards AT A GLANCE 10 ORGANIZATION OF THE Standards 12 PROCESS 13 WRITING STYLE 13 AREA ONE: APPROACHES TO PLAY AND Learning (APL) 14 APL1. CURIOSITY AND INITIATIVE Being curious learners Taking initiative 16 APL2. CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION Showing creativity and imagination 17 APL3. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AND COGNITIVE SELF-REGULATION Focusing and paying attention Building working memory Thinking flexibly and adapting Inhibiting responses Persisting and problem-solving 22 APL4.

3 BEHAVIORAL SELF-REGULATION Managing actions and behaviors 23 AREA TWO: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Development (SED) 24 SED1. POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT Developing self-awareness Developing self-confidence Becoming autonomous and independent 27 SED2. EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE Seeing and naming emotions in self and others Expressing emotions Communicating feelings, wants, and needs Regulating emotions Showing care and concern for others 32 SED3. INTERACTING WITH OTHERS Developing relationships with adults Developing relationships with other children Engaging in cooperative play Solving social interaction problems 36 AREA THREE: COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY Development (CLLD) 37 CLLD1. COMMUNICATION Understanding verbal and nonverbal cues Using vocabulary and nonverbal cues to communicate Learning and engaging in conversational interactions 40 CLLD2.

4 FOUNDATIONS OF READING Paying attention to print as meaningful Understanding ideas, vocabulary, and information in stories and texts Learning spoken language is composed of smaller segments of sound Learning how letters and print work to create words and meaning 44 CLLD3. FOUNDATIONS OF WRITING Drawing, scribbling, and writing to communicate Developing writing habits and skills Handling writing tools 47 AREA FOUR: HEALTH AND PHYSICAL Development (HPD) 48 HPD1. USING SENSES Learning through all senses 49 HPD2. GROSS MOTOR Developing large muscle control Exploring the environment 51 HPD3. FINE MOTOR Using eyes and hands together Developing small muscle control 533 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SELF-CARE Taking care of daily health needs Adopting safe behaviors Eating with healthy habits Developing healthy habits for rest and sleep 57 AREA FIVE: COGNITIVE Development (CD) 58CD1.

5 SCIENCE: THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL WORLD Paying attention to the natural world Testing questions and ideas 60CD2. Social Science: People, Community, and Culture Learning about ways that people interact Understanding relationships and connections Learning about differences 63CD3. MATHEMATICS Comparing numbers, counting, and recognizing quantities Understanding number relationships and solving problems using operations Geometric thinking and spatial reasoning Sorting, classifying, and patterning Describing, comparing, and measuring 68CD4. FINE ARTS Exploring and expressing ideas through movement and dance Learning about and through music Building understanding, empathy, and relationship skills through drama and theatre arts Using visual arts media to express thoughts and feelings 72 GLOSSARY 73 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES AND SOURCES CONSULTED 77 APPENDIX B.

6 STATES CONSULTED 824 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | LEADERSHIPLEAD Development TEAMYAOYING XUVirginia Commonwealth University (Co- Principal Investigator)JOAN RHODESV irginia Commonwealth University (Co-Principal Investigator)DEANA BUCKP artnership for People Disabilities Virginia Commonwealth UniversityIRENE CARNEYP roject ManagerTERESA HARRISJ ames Madison UniversityVIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONJENNA CONWAYC hief School Readiness Officer, Division of School ReadinessERIN CARROLLD irector Office of Early ChildhoodTAMILAH RICHARDSONA ssociate DirectorOffice of Early ChildhoodCHERYL STROBELA ssociate Director of Early Childhood, RetiredANN PARTEE Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Pre-Doctoral State Policy Fellow, Office of Early ChildhoodINTERAGENCY (VDOE) REVIEWERSMICHAEL BOLLINGA ssistant Superintendent, Department of Learning InnovationSAMANTHA HOLLINSA ssistant Superintendent, Department of Special Education and Student ServicesCHRISTINE HARRISD irector, Office of HumanitiesLEAH WALKERD irector, Office of Equity and Community EngagementMARK ALLANA ssociate Director Pre-K Programs DAWN HENDRICKSE arly Childhood Special Education CoordinatorJESSICA COSTAS pecialist for English Learner Instruction DEBRA DELOZIERM athematics SpecialistCARMEN KUREKE lementary English/Reading SpecialistBRANDI MCCRACKENE lementary History and Social Science SpecialistANNE PETERSONS cience CoordinatorEARLY Learning AND Development Standards WORK GROUPS (*CHAIR)

7 APPROACHES TO PLAY AND Learning *TERESA HARRISE arly, Elementary and Reading Education, James Madison UniversityPAT KENNEDYY oung Children s Program, James Madison UniversityHOLLY MCCARTNEYE arly, Elementary and Reading Education, James Madison UniversityMARYAM SHARIFIANE arly, Elementary and Reading Education, James Madison UniversitySOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL Development *SANDY WILBERGERVDOE Training and Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC), Virginia Commonwealth UniversityBONNIE GRIFAP artnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth UniversitySARA MILLERE ducation and Special Education, Longwood UniversityCHRISTINE SPENCEC ounseling and Special Education, Virginia Commonwealth University COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY Development *CHRISTINE SCHULLE arly Childhood Development , Northern Virginia Community CollegeCHRISTAN COOGLEE arly Childhood Special Education, George Mason UniversityLESLIE LACROIXC ollege of Education and Human Development , George Mason UniversityMIRA WILLIAMSE ducation Foundations and Exceptionalities, James Madison UniversityPhysical Development and Health*DEANA BUCKP artnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityTERESA HARRISE arly, Elementary and Reading Education, James Madison UniversityBELINDA HOOPERD epartment of Child Care.

8 John Tyler Community CollegeJESSICA LEEO ccupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University5 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | Development *MEG PIENKOWSKIS mart Beginnings of Greater RichmondIRENE CARNEYELDS Project ManagerKIM GREGORYE arly Childhood Development , Virginia Western Community CollegeKATHY LARUEE arly Childhood Education, J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeMISTI MUELLERT eaching and Learning , Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPROJECT PARTICIPANTSEARLY Learning AND Development Standards STAKEHOLDERSMARITSA ALGERN orfolk Public Schools (Retired), Norfolk, VAADRIA BADERLeafSpring Schools, Richmond, VACHANEL BEA Peter Paul Development Center, Richmond, VAEL TANYA BROWNK inderJam Founder, George Mason University PhD CandidateCAROL CLARKES mart Beginnings, Fredericksburg, VAJESSICA COSTAV irginia Department of Education ROSALIND CUTCHINSThe Children s Center, Suffolk, VAYESENIA DELACRUZT otal Action for Progress, Roanoke, VAJENNIFER EDELENWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VANAVINE FORTUNEN orfolk State UniversitySHIKEE FRANKLINH ampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc.

9 , Newport News, VABONNIE GRAHAMNew River Community College, Dublin, VAPHILLIP HAWKINSN orfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VADAWN HENDRICKSV irginia Department of EducationCORI HILLP artnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDOROTHY HUGEER esource Early Childhood Special Education Teacher, Fairfax County SchoolsGAIL JOHNSONLeafSpring Schools, Richmond, VAARLENE KASPERV irginia Department of EducationWENDY LIPSCOMBB lessed Sacrament Huguenot High School, Powhatan, VATAMMY MANNThe Campagna Center, Alexandria, VAANITA MCGINTYU niversity of Virginia (PALS)CHERYL MORMONV irginia Alliance of Family Child Care Associations, Richmond, VABERGEN NELSONV irginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VAMYRA SAWYERSV irginia Child Care Association, Glen Allen, VACHRISTINE SCHULLN orthern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VAKIM SOPKOG eorge Mason UniversityKATIE SQUIBBV irginia Early Childhood Foundation, Richmond, VABWEIKIA STEENG eorge Mason UniversityAMY STUTTC hild Development Resources, Norge, VACECILIA SUAREZC reative Learning School, Alexandria, VALISA TERRYE arly Intervention Professional Development Consultant, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Early Intervention Professional Development CenterLELIA TYNESR etired Birth-3 Coordinator, Norfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VAAMANDA WILLIFORDU niversity of Virginia (VKRP)JESSICA WHITTAKERU niversity of Virginia (VKRP)

10 KYRA WOOLEYN orfolk Public Schools, Norfolk, VA6 VIRGINIA BOARD OF EDUCATION | first five years of a child s life involve significant impact on the developing brain and Early Learning . The concepts and skills that children learn during their Early years also lay the groundwork for a successful transition to kindergarten and all later schooling. Virginia is committed to providing every child in the Commonwealth with the experiences and supports that will provide a solid foundation for their Learning and VALUE AND NEED FOR A UNIFIED SET OF Early Learning AND Development Standards IN VIRGINIA Virginia is home to over 500,000 children ages birth through five. Many of the Commonwealth s young children have access to Early settings and experiences that are well equipped to support Development and Learning . Others, however, lack that access for a number of reasons including geography; cost; demand that exceeds supply; and inadequate resources or supports for quality care.