Early literacy experiences prepare children to enter school with a strong foundation to support learning to read and write. These resources can help early educators understand how early experiences in language and literacy relate to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts in kindergarten.

Steps

• 1. Explore the connections between the CCSS and existing resources.
• Correlation of The Head Start Framework to the Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten (Literacy)    
  Oregon is in the process of adopting the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework as the state early learning standards for children ages 3-5. In collaboration between the National Head Start Association and The Source for Learning, this document has been created to illustrate connections between The Head Start Framework and the CCSS for English Language Arts.
• Linking GOLD to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy for Kindergarten    
  Teaching Strategies GOLD is a commonly used early childhood assessment in Oregon. This document aligns the standards for Kindergarten in the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts with the objectives, dimensions, and indicators of the Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment system.
• Early Childhood Instructional Support Toolkit    
  Resources in the ECIS toolkit can be used to address specific child outcomes, drawn from the Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, in Language and Literacy. The resources focus on intentional adult-child interactions related to concept development, quality feedback, and language modeling.

• 2. Examine prekindergarten standards from other states.
• New York    
  The New York State Prekindergarten Standards provide a framework that focuses on the learning and development of the whole child and are aligned with the existing New York State K-12 learning standards.
• Massachusetts    
  Massachusetts supplemented the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts with pre-kindergarten standards that were collaboratively developed by early childhood educators.
• Louisiana    
  

• 3. Study the Birth to Five section of the Oregon Literacy Plan
  This narrative provides an overview of what is necessary to ensure Oregon’s very young children are ready for school. It introduces and explains the three levels of early childhood infrastructure—State, Regional, and Center-based—and the six components of a comprehensive pre-literacy program—Goals, Assessment, Instruction, Leadership, Professional Development, and Commitment.
  
  • Birth to Five Narrative
    
  • Self-Assessment
    

• Kara Williams     (503) 947-5728
  Early Childhood Education - Education Specialist