Early Learning Standards

South Carolina

Early Learning Standards

South Carolina Early Learning Standards 2017. South Carolina Early Learning Standards Interagency Stakeholder Group.

CO-CHAIRS, SC-ELS INTERAGENCY STAKEHOLDER GROUP Noelle McInerney

Division of Early Care and Education South Carolina Department of Social Services Penny Danielson Office of Early Learning and Literacy South Carolina State Department of Education

WRITERS Meir Muller

College of Education University of South Carolina Nancy Freeman, Professor Emerita College of Education University of South Carolina

EDITORS Beverly Hunter

Division of Early Care and Education South Carolina Department of Social Services Jennifer Anderson Office of Early Learning and Literacy South Carolina State Department of Education

MANAGER Angela Baum

College of Education University of South Carolina

DESIGNER Christopher Sleeme

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The South Carolina Early Learning Standards may be freely reproduced without permission for non-profit, educational purposes.

Electronic versions of this report are available from the following websites:

Suggested citation: South Carolina Early Learning Standards Interagency Stakeholder Group. (2017). South Carolina Early Learning Standards. Columbia: Author

Funding for this document was provided by the South Carolina Department of Social Services using federal funds from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the South Carolina Head Start Collaboration Office using federal funds from the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This document was adapted from The North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development with permission from the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

4

Organization of This Document

6

Using the Goals and Developmental Indicators

10

Domains, Subdomains, and Goals Overview

11

Domains of Development

Approaches to Play and Learning (APL)

17

Emotional and Social Development (ESD)

35

Health and Physical Development (HPD)

53

Language Development and Communication (LDC)

73

Mathematical Thinking and Expression (MTE)

101

Cognitive Development (CD)

117

Appendix

SC-ELS Interagency Leadership Team

141

SC-ELS Interagency Stakeholders Group

141

Understanding the South Carolina Early Learning Standards

144

How to Use the South Carolina Early Learning Standards

148

Success in School

153

Frequently Asked Questions

159

Citations and Resources

162

APL

ESD

HPD LDC

MTE 3

CD

South Carolina Early Learning Standards

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NATIONAL EXPERT CONSULTANTS

South Carolina Early Learning Standards

In 2013, the South Carolina State Child Care Administrator's Office at the Division of Early Care and Education in the SC Department of Social Services (SCDSS) authorized and funded the revision of the Infant-Toddler Guidelines and the Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards. That effort led to the creation of the South Carolina Early Learning Standards (SCELS)--a single document that describes children's development and learning from birth to age five. The Division of Early Care and Education and the Office of Early Learning and Literacy in the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) provided coleadership for this initiative and have contributed critical advice, oversight, and vision on the ELS and its implementation. Many individuals from across the state devoted their time and expertise to this task force. We are grateful to everyone's work on this important resource for our state.

Sharon Lynn Kagan Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy, Teacher's College, Columbia University

Catherine Scott-Little Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

These standards are based on the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. We thank the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for granting South Carolina their permission to rely heavily on their work in the development of this resource.

These South Carolina Standards differ from the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development in that they include Mathematical Thinking and Expression as a separate domain. Thank you to Mary Ruzga, Mathematics Education Associate, from the Office of Standards and Learning at the SCDE and Sandra Linder, Associate Professor of Early Mathematics at Clemson University for guidance in the math domain.

This publication is dedicated to South Carolina's early childhood

professionals and the teachers who nurture and support the

development of many young children who are in school or in care

while their families work.

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South Carolina Early Learning Standards

SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jennifer Anderson Director, Office of Early Learning and Literacy South Carolina State Department of Education

Angela Baum Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education University of South Carolina

Penny Danielson, ELS Revision Co-Chair Team Lead, Child Development Educational Program South Carolina State Department of Education

PUBLIC COMMENT

The team provided opportunities for public comment on the South Carolina Early Learning Standards (SC-ELS) from May 6, 2016 to May 22, 2016; September 9, 2016 to October 10, 2016; and from February 1, 2017 to February 15, 2017. Feedback was received from over 200 individuals including teachers of infants, toddlers, and 2-year olds; 3K, 4K, and 5K teachers from public and private settings; teachers of children in grades 1-4; Head Start administrators; public school and district-level administrators; directors of child care programs; literacy, instructional, and reading coaches; higher education faculty members; and parents and grandparents of young children.

Nancy Freeman, Co-writer Professor Emerita University of South Carolina

Beverly Hunter, Project Manager Program Manager, ABC Quality Rating and Improvement System, Division of Early Care and Education, SCDSS

Noelle McInerney, ELS Revision Co-Chair Program and Policy Lead, Division of Early Care and Education South Carolina Department of Social Services

Meir Muller, Lead Writer Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education University of South Carolina Principal, Cutler Jewish Day School

Also serve as members of the SC-ELS Interagency

Leadership Team and Stakeholder Group

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