Section 2050.APPENDIX A Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards - Children Age 3 to Kindergarten Enrollment Age

TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION

CHAPTER XI: DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

PART 2050 EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT

SECTION 2050.APPENDIX A ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - CHILDREN AGE 3 TO KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT AGE

Section 2050.APPENDIX A   Illinois Early Learning and

Development Standards − Children Age 3 to Kindergarten Enrollment Age

The Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards for children

ages 3 to kindergarten enrollment as defined in Section 10-20.12 of the School

Code are broad statements that provide teachers and caregivers useful

information that is directly needed as part of their daily classroom work.  The

standards are organized to parallel content in the Illinois State Goals for

Learning (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix D).

LANGUAGE ARTS

State Goal 1:  Acquire foundational early literacy and

language skills.

Standards:

Develop an

appreciation for language and literacy activities.

Develop basic

language skills.

Understand that

language is used in a variety of ways to communicate.

State Goal 2:  Develop age-appropriate early literacy

reading skills and concepts.

Standards:

Demonstrate comprehension of text

that is read aloud or seen in print.

Identify elements pertaining to

the craft and structure of types of text.

Demonstrate understanding of text

organization and basic features of print.

Demonstrate beginning letter and

word recognition.

Demonstrate beginning phonological

awareness.

State Goal 3:  Develop early writing skills and concepts.

Standards:

Use writing to represent ideas and

information.

Compose information to convey

meaning.

Recognize multiple purposes and

types of writing.

Explore writing

and conveying ideas using digital tools.

State Goal 4:  Comprehend the language of others.

Standards:

Demonstrate understanding through

age-appropriate responses.

Understand language and

information presented in a variety of ways.

State Goal 5:  Use language, including body language, for

expression

e Goal 10:  Begin to make predictions and collect and

analyze data information.

Standards:

Organize and describe data and

information.

Gather information to answer

questions.

State Goal 11:  Demonstrate curiosity about the world, and

engage in scientific inquiry to answer questions.

Standards:

Develop skills to observe, collect

information, ask questions, predict, explain and draw conclusions.

Use tools and technology to assist

in scientific inquiry.

State Goal 12:  Explore concepts and information about life,

physical and earth sciences.

Standards:

Understand that living things grow

and change.

Understand that living things rely

on the environment and/or others to live and grow.

Explore the

physical properties of objects.

Explore concepts of force and

motion.

Explore concepts and information related

to the Earth, including ways to take care of our planet.

Explore changes related to the

weather and seasons.

State Goal 13:  Understand basic safety rules for scientific

inquiry.

Standard:

Understand rules to follow when

investigating and exploring.

SOCIAL STUDIES

State Goal 14:  Understand some concepts related to

citizenship.

Standards:

Understand what it means to be a

member of a group and community.

Understand ways groups make

choices and decisions.

Understand the role that

individuals can play in a group or community.

State Goal 15: Explore economic systems and human

interdependence.

Standards:

Explore roles in the economic

system and workforce.

Explore issues of limited

resources in the classroom and world.

Explore concepts about trade as an

exchange of goods or services.

State Goal 16: Develop an awareness of the self and his or

her uniqueness and individuality.

Standard:

Explore his or her

self and history.

State Goal 17:  Explore geography, the child's environment,

and where people live, work and play.

Standard:

Explore

environments and where people live.

State Goal 18:  Explore people and families.

Standards:

Explore people, their similarities

and their differences

l 16: Develop an awareness of the self and his or

her uniqueness and individuality.

Standard:

Explore his or her

self and history.

State Goal 17:  Explore geography, the child's environment,

and where people live, work and play.

Standard:

Explore

environments and where people live.

State Goal 18:  Explore people and families.

Standards:

Explore people, their similarities

and their differences.

Develop an awareness of self

within the context of family.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

AND HEALTH

State Goal 19: Acquire movement skills and understand

concepts needed to explore the environment, support learning and engage in

health-enhancing physical activity.

Standards:

Demonstrate physical competency

and control of large and small muscles.

Demonstrate awareness and

coordination of body movements.

Demonstrate knowledge of rules and

safety during physical activity.

State Goal 20: Develop habits for life-long fitness.

Standard:

Achieve and

maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

State Goal 21:  Develop team-building skills by working with

others through physical activity.

Standards:

Demonstrate individual

responsibility during group physical activities.

Demonstrate cooperative skills

during structured group physical activity.

State Goal 22:  Understand principles of health promotion

and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury.

Standard:

Explain the basic principles of

health promotion, illness prevention, treatment and safety.

State Goal 23:  Understand human body systems and factors

that influence growth and development.

Standards:

Describe and explain the structure

and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate.

Identify ways to keep the body

healthy.

State Goal 24:  Promote and enhance health and well-being

through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills.

Standard:

Demonstrate skills essential to

enhancing health and avoiding dangerous situations.

THE ARTS

State Goal 25: Gain exposure to and explore the arts

cture

and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate.

Identify ways to keep the body

healthy.

State Goal 24:  Promote and enhance health and well-being

through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills.

Standard:

Demonstrate skills essential to

enhancing health and avoiding dangerous situations.

THE ARTS

State Goal 25: Gain exposure to and explore the arts.

Standards:

Investigate, explore and

participate in the arts.

Display an awareness of some

distinct characteristics of the arts.

State Goal 26:  Understand that the arts can be used to

communicate ideas and emotions.

Standard:

Understand ways to

express meaning through the arts.

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

State Goal 27:  Develop self-awareness and self-management

skills to achieve school and life success and develop positive relationships

with others.

Standards:

Identify and manage one's emotions

and behavior.

Recognize one's own uniqueness and

personal qualities.

Demonstrate skills

related to successful personal and school outcomes.

State Goal 28:  Use social-awareness and interpersonal

skills to establish and maintain positive relationships.

Standards:

Develop positive relationships

with peers and adults.

Recognize and appreciate

individual and group similarities and differences.

Use communication and social

skills to interact effectively with others.

Demonstrate an ability to prevent,

manage and resolve interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways.

State Goal 29: Demonstrate decision-making skills and

responsible behaviors in personal, school and community contexts.

Standards:

Begin to consider ethical, safety

and societal factors in making decisions.

Apply decision-making skills to

deal responsibly with daily academic and social situations.

Contribute to the well-being of

one's school and community.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEARNER HOME LANGUAGE

State Goal 30:  Use the home language to communicate within

and beyond the classroom setting

and community contexts.

Standards:

Begin to consider ethical, safety

and societal factors in making decisions.

Apply decision-making skills to

deal responsibly with daily academic and social situations.

Contribute to the well-being of

one's school and community.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEARNER HOME LANGUAGE

State Goal 30:  Use the home language to communicate within

and beyond the classroom setting.

Standard:

Use the home

language for use for a variety of social and academic purposes.

State Goal 31:  Use the home language to make connections

and reinforce knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical

disciplines.

Standard:

Use the home language in order to

attain benchmarks across the learning areas and to build upon and develop

transferable language and literacy skills.