Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework - ECLKC

Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework

Ages Birth to Five

2015

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start

Office of Head Start | 8th Floor Portals Building, 1250 Maryland Ave, SW, Washington DC 20024 | eclkc.ohs.acf.

Dear Colleagues:

The Office of Head Start is proud to provide you with the newly revised Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. Designed to represent the continuum of learning for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, this Framework replaces the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework for 3?5 Year Olds, issued in 2010. This new Framework is grounded in a comprehensive body of research regarding what young children should know and be able to do during these formative years. Our intent is to assist programs in their efforts to create and impart stimulating and foundational learning experiences for all young children and prepare them to be school ready.

New research has increased our understanding of early development and school readiness. We are grateful to many of the nation's leading early childhood researchers, content experts, and practitioners for their contributions in developing the Framework. In addition, the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation and the National Centers of the Office of Head Start, especially the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning (NCQTL) and the Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHSNRC), offered valuable input. The revised Framework represents the best thinking in the field of early childhood.

The first five years of life is a time of wondrous and rapid development and learning. The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five outlines and describes the skills, behaviors, and concepts that programs must foster in all children, including children who are dual language learners (DLLs) and children with disabilities. As designed, the Framework will guide early childhood programs to align curricula, assessments, and professional development to school readiness goals and assure the continuity of early learning experiences.

The Office of Head Start invites all programs--Early Head Start, Head Start, and Child Care--to adopt the Framework and engage in meaningful dialogue regarding its implementation. To further assist in these efforts, an implementation guide for the Framework will be available, and technical assistance will be provided to help programs use the Framework with staff, parents, and community partners. We encourage all programs to access the Framework and its supportive implementation resources through the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC).

Our goal of becoming High Performing Head Start Grantees is advanced by this revised Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. Thank you for incorporating it into your program design and investing in the future of our children as they deserve the very best!!!

Respectfully,

Dr. Blanca E. Enriquez Director Office of Head Start

Contents

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 2 APPROACHES TO LEARNING......................................................................... 10

Infant/Toddler Domain: Approaches to Learning.................................................. 12 Preschool Domain: Approaches to Learning......................................................... 16 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT................................................ 22 Infant/Toddler Domain: Social and Emotional Development............................ 24 Preschool Domain: Social and Emotional Development...................................29 LANGUAGE AND LITERACY........................................................................... 34 Infant/Toddler Domain: Language and Communication.................................... 36 Preschool Domain: Language and Communication............................................ 42 Preschool Domain: Literacy....................................................................................... 46 COGNITION..................................................................................................... 50 Infant/Toddler Domain: Cognition............................................................................52 Preschool Domain: Mathematics Development................................................... 57 Preschool Domain: Scientific Reasoning...............................................................62 PERCEPTUAL, MOTOR, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT......................... 66 Infant/Toddler Domain: Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development........68 Preschool Domain: Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development................ 72

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