ECEA SCASS RESOURCES ON EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS
NEW!!--Updated matrix of early childhood standards—Click on the chart below to open web-links to early learning guidelines and program standards that states have posted for ages birth to eight.
http://www.ccsso.org/content/PDFs/State_ECstandardsMATRIX11.27.07.pdf
KEY RESOURCES ON EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS
Early Learning Standards: Results from a National Survey to Document Trends in State-Level Policies and Practices, ECRP, Vol. 9 No. 1, Spring 2007, by Scott-Little, Lesko, Martella & Milburn.
Ladders of Learning: Fighting Fade-Out by Advancing PK-3 Alignment, 2007 Issue Brief- New America Foundation Education Policy Program, by Kauerz
Early Learning Standards: Creating the Conditions for Success, 2003 National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDEs) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) joint policy statement on standards for early learning.
Standards for Preschool Children’s Learning and Development, 2003 SERVE Research Report, by Scott-Little, Kagan, & Frelow.
State Standards Data Base and Child Outcomes Standards Policy Brief, resources at he National Institute for Early Education Research (NIIER).
ECEA SCASS PRESENTATIONS ON EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS
NAEYC PDI Presentations
2007--What's Standard About Infants and Toddlers? -- The Hazards and Rewards of Appropriate Development Frameworks for Children 0-3.
2006 --National Efforts to Understand How States are Implementing Standards and Linking to Assessments and Program Evaluation
2006--A Weaving, a Tapestry, a Sculpture? Aligning Standards in Early Childhood
Child Care Bureau -- ECEA SCASS -- NAECS/SDEs Technical Assistance Call Series (2006)
CALL #1 -- A National Perspective: Implementing Early Learning Guidelines, Alignment and Professional Development.
CALL #3 -- A National Perspective: Early Childhood Education Accountability, Building Capacity by Working with Partners.