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

ELE: Approaches to Learning8. How do the strategies in other sections of this document (e.g., inIntellectual Development, Science, Mathematics, Creative Arts) promotechildren’s initiative and curiosity?2. Early Learning Expectation: Children show increasing engagementand persistence in their work and play in all areas of thecurriculum. [HSCOF-ATL 5.2.3, 6.1.2, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2]Children typically:1. Grow in abilities to persist in and complete a variety of tasks, activities,projects, and experiences.2. Demonstrate increasing ability to set goals and develop and followthrough on plans.3. Show growing capacity to maintain concentration in spite of distractionsand interruptions.4. Begin to demonstrate the ability to follow a sequence of steps to create afinished project.5. Grow in the ability to plan individually, in small groups, and with the wholeclass.Examples of Experiences and Strategies• Materials are selected to engage children’s interest over extended periodsof time; e.g., a well provisioned and organized block area, a dramaticplay area with engaging props, or an art area with a variety of media andsufficient materials.• Games are selected or adapted with engagement in mind; e.g., thosewhich require children to listen carefully and follow more than onedirection.• In keeping with the capability of each child, adults gradually extend thenumber of tasks children must perform in carrying out classroom routines;e.g., put your boots in your cubby and find a book to read.• Adults provide gentle encouragement when children quit or give up tooeasily; e.g., by saying “try one more time,” or “think of something else youcould try.”• The day is organized to gradually lengthen the time children are expectedto remain engaged in activities or experiences; e.g., by reading longerand longer stories to help extend children’s attention span or extendingtime scheduled for choosing activities in learning centers.Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten 59