Infant/Toddler Early Learning Guidelines

摘要

Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) describe expectations about what children should know (understand) and do (competencies and skills) across different domains of learning.1 In 2002, President Bushs Good Start, Grow Smart early learning initiative asked States to develop voluntary guidelines on literacy, language, pre-reading, and numeracy activities for children ages three to five that align with State K-12 standards.2 Since then, every State has developed and published these ELGs for preschool-age children. In addition, several States and Territories have developed ELGs for children birth to three, creating a continuum of guidelines from birth to five. States and Territories are at varying stages of the development process of ELGs for infants and toddlers convening task forces or work groups to begin discussions, reviewing draft guidelines, or evaluating and revising existing ones. This publication describes existing infant/toddler ELG initiatives, and is intended as a resource for States and Territories as they develop and/or revise their own guidelines for infants and toddlers.