child start ccr&r newsletter july august 2012

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The K ElLe ocmetBy Jennifer Hecker, Child Care Awareof Kansas,

Director of Provider Services

The Kansas Early Learning documentwas created to provide an overviewof the things children should know

and be ableto do so theycan succeed in

kindergartenand beyond.It is usefulto child careproviders,early childhoodteachersand familieswith youngchildren.The Kansas

Early Learning

Guidelines alignwith K-12 learning standards.

The Early Learning Guidelines aremeant to be used to:

Help you understand howimportant a childs early yearsare for learning Help you choose or develop acurriculum that meets childrenslearning needs Help you create a quality learningspace for children

The Early Learning Guidelines andthe Early Learning Standards arenot meant to serve as a curriculum,but rather to serve as a roadmapto ensure that childrens learningneeds are met. They are not meantto exclude children from programsor activities, to be used as anassessment of childrens skills, oras an assessment of families orprograms.

The Early Learning Guidelinesconsist of four domains which

support eightEarly LearningStandards whichinclude:

Physical Social-Emotional Communication and Literacy Cognitive

Each domain, based on research,describes the things that children

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By Kelly Cain-Swart and Becky Stewart

Child Care Aware of Kansas,

Quality Rating Specialists

Coordinating the Early LearningStandards (ELS) with the current

curriculumyour programuses is animportant step

to ensure that childrens learningneeds are met. A robust curriculumoffers experiences for children that:

Are appropriate for the age anddevelopmental ability of the child Engage the child by beinginteresting and challenging Is child-centered, whichmeans that children can think,experience, explore, question andsearch for answers

Aligning your current curriculumwith the Early Learning Standardscan be done in 4 easy steps:

step 1: Create a team to help withplanning. People to include might be:

Administrator(s)

Teacher(s) Parent(s) Or other program stakeholders

Once the group is created, decidehow it will work and what eachpersons role(s) will be.

step 2: Explore and talk aboutwhether or not the curriculum isappropriate by comparing it to theELS benchmarks (found in AppendixB) and answering these questions:

1. Do the daily activities fullyaddress this benchmark?

2. Is planned daily instructionrequired to meet this benchmark?

3. Are specic activities required?

4. Is this benchmark already beingmet?

5. How will/do we assess theachievement of this benchmark?

step 3: Align the indicators. Afteryour team nds out if the curriculummeets the benchmarks, study theexample indicators to decide ifchanges are needed. You may ndthat more should be added to matchyour curriculum and ll any gaps.

step 4: Finish the process. Youllknow you are done when: Benchmark questions areanswered Indicators match the curriculum,provider beliefs, and childrensneeds All gaps are lled

Because benchmarks and indicatorsare very broad, you should be ableto meet them in many different andcreative ways that are child-centeredand developmentally appropriate.

should know and be able to dowhich support school readiness. Thedomains are broken down by vedifferent age groupings:

Young Infants Mobile Infants Toddlers Preschoolers aged 3 Preschoolers aged 4

It is important to note that whilethese domains describe a varietyof skills and ages, each childdevelops at a different pace and willdemonstrate skills and knowledge atdifferent times. It is also importantto note that children do not have tomaster 100% of the skills in order tobe successful in school or in life.

The Early Learning Standardsare statements that describe the

expectations for what childrenshould know and be able to do(birth to ve years of age) as aresult of attending a high-qualityearly childhood program. The EarlyLearning Standards for Kansasinclude eight Content Areas:

Physical Health & Development Social-Emotional Development Communication & LiteracyDevelopment Approaches to Learning Science

Mathmatical Knowledge Social Studies Fine Arts

Each Content Area is broken downinto t, bechmk andcto. The standards describethe overall content area of what thechild should know or be able to do.The benchmarks are made up ofspecic activities or behaviors thatmake up the standard. The indicatorsdescribe the developmental level(age) at which the child should beable to reach the benchmark.

The Kansas Early Learning documentprovides a roadmap for teachers,child care providers, administratorsand families to use to ensure thatchildren receive the support theyneed in order to enter school readyto learn. To download a free copy ofthe document, visit the Kansas StateDepartment of Education websiteat http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3321

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provide the destination; thecurriculum provides a learningmap; and, assessments allowus to stay on course towardsmeaningful learning.

Kansas Early Guidelines, Section V, pg: V-3


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Ect yo Chleatho: M. ohm, d. P. Wekt, a. s. Epte

This manual is the mostcomplete guide to theHigh/Scope Preschool

Curriculum and a classicin the eld that no earlychildhood professionalshould be without.Now in its 3rd edition,the book providesvaluable strategiesfor meaningful earlychildhood education.It is written forteachers, administrators,instructors/trainers, college students and professors,and reects High/Scopes curriculum framework basedon 58 key developmental indicators (KDIs). The KDIs are

organized in categories that closely parallel Kansas EarlyLearning Standards.

Wok the reo Watho: Jle Wm

This helpful book for teachersand child care providers ofyoung children describeshow to bring the innovativepractices of the schools inReggio Emilia, Italy to childcare programs in the U.S. Theauthor observed and worked inthe world-famous schools, and

knows rst-hand how to helpAmerican teachers transformtheir classrooms. The bookdescribes organization of timeand space; documentation ofchildrens work, observation andquestioning and attention tochildrens environments. It alsocontains interactive activities for individual or groupreection and a set of questions for practitioners to askthemselves along the way.

The Moteo Methoatho: M Moteo

This book is Maria Montessoris owndescription of the theory behind herinnovative educational techniques.The book describes for parents,teachers and administrators howto free a child to learn throughhis own efforts. The history ofMontessori, practical applicationand examples of Montessori usesare described from the author anddevelopers point of view.

bOOK nOOKThe K vofo chool eeBy Kris Nicholson

Child Care Aware of Kansas, Quality Initiatives Manager

There is a strong and direct connection between achilds early years and later success in life. As achild care provider, part of your responsibility forchildren is to make sure that children in your careare ready to learn and can be successful once theyenter kindergarten.

The move to kindergarten is a big milestone forboth children and their families. Understandingthe expectations of kindergarten programs helpsparents and early childhood staff offer experiencesto help children succeed. The Kansas Early LearningGuidelines (ELGs) provide information for parents

and teachers to determine school readiness. Theseindicators consist of areas such as:

Health and Development Listening, Talking and Literacy Math

Social-Emotional Development Science, social studies, ne arts, and

approaches to learning

The indicators include a range of skills for childrenaged birth to kindergarten. The ELGs also lay outgoals needed for a child to succeed in a schoolsetting including:

Each child has a safe, healthy, nurturing learningenvironment from birth to school age.

Kansas has an integrated, comprehensive systemof programs for families and children. Kansas strongly supports programs that ensureschool readiness.


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Professional Development Events

July 2012

Date Time Session Title County

Save The Date - Growing With Children 2011!

7/2 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting/Abusive Head Trauma Sedgwick

7/7 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Adult, Child & Infant CPR/Choking, First Aid & Safety Sedgwick

7/9 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Safe Slumber: Creating a Safe Sleep & Play Environment Sedgwick

7/9 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Basic Knowledge Curriculum: Professionalism Sedgwick

7/10 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pediatric First Aid Introduction And Refresher Sedgwick7/11 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Abusive Head Trauma Sedgwick

7/12 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Take It Outside & Engage in Physical Activity Cowley

7/14 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Basic Knowledge Curriculum: Routines: Sleeping, Handwashing

and Diapering Sedgwick


7/16 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers and Twos:

Stories & Books Kingman

7/17 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Getting Ready to Read Sedgwick

7/18 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Illness Sedgwick

7/21 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM I AM Moving I AM Learning: Module One Sedgwick

7/21 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Adult, Child & Infant CPR/Choking, First Aid & Safety Sedgwick7/23 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Cavity Free Kids - Oral Health for Children in Child Care Butler

7/24 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pediatric First Aid Introduction And Refresher Sedgwick

7/24 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Healthy Afterschool Kids Reno

7/26 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM We Like to Move It! Harvey

7/28 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Basic Knowledge Curriculum: Program Planning - Module Sedgwick


8/4 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Safe Slumber: Creating a Safe Sleep & Play Environment Presented in Spanish

Sedgwick8/6 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting/Abusive Head Trauma Sedgwick

8/7 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Safe Slumber: Creating a Safe Sleep & Play Environment Kingman


8/11 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PCAN-M3: Social-Emotional Development for Infants, Toddlers

and Their Families McPherson

8/13 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Safe Slumber: Creating a Safe Sleep & Play Environment Butler

8/13 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting/Abusive Head Trauma Harvey

8/14 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting/Abusive Head Trauma Kingman

8/18 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Health & Safety Initial Professional Development Module Reno


8/20 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Basic Child Development Butler

8/21 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Basic Child Development Kingman


8/22 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Yikes is this Normal? Basic Child Development Training Sedgwick

8/29 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Yikes is this Normal? Basic Child Development Training Sedgwick

8/30 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Financial Wellness in the Workplace Sedgwick

August 2012

Date Time Session Title County

The above is just a sample of classes for July and August 2012. We are currentlyscheduling dates for Abusive Head Trauma. Visit www.childstart.org or call

316-682-1853 for the most up to date list!

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