Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

Learning Environment3. Monitors, adapts, and adjusts activities and experiences in responseto children’s demonstrated levels of functioning and competence at allability, interest and skill levels.4. Is responsive to various learning styles (e.g., kinesthetic, visual andauditory).5. Provides continuous opportunities for children of all ages and abilities toexperience success.6. Program Standard: The curriculum is designed to provide adevelopmentally and linguistically appropriate environment and adultguidance to enable the participation of children with special needs.A Quality Program:1. Supports all children in achieving a sense of belonging and membershipin their classroom.2. Adapts activities, makes accommodations, and uses other strategies thatintegrate children socially and enables them to participate in activities,regardless of abilities.3. Adapts materials and equipment so that all children can share inactivities.4. Provides and arranges space to make play equipment and materialsaccessible to all children.5. Assists children, if necessary, in using and playing with materials.6. Increases the complexity and challenge of activities, as children develop.7. Observes children carefully to identify their preferred ways of interactingwith the environment, taking into account their skills in handling objectsand materials, frequency of conversation, interest in listening to storiesand songs, and choices to work alone or with others.8. Provides multiple avenues for children to learn and to express themselves(e.g., children with disabilities have access to creative and physicalexperiences that enable participation in alternative ways).9. Requires each adult to be responsible for each child in the programso that every adult can support every child to meet their learningexpectations.10. Discusses parents’ expectations for their children.34 Michigan Department of Education