Early Grades Get New Education Standards
State officials have revised education standards for children ages 5 and under just in time for the new school year. Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning hopes the change will better prepare pre-Kindergarten students for Kindergarten.
Hear the audio version of this story.
Department standards coordinator Laura Evans says the new standards are more closely-aligned to each other and to K-12 standards.
“The standards that we’re using, or implementing, now, the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards, have a better alignment with the Common Core and, in our opinion, create a better transition for children,” she says.
The Common Core education standards have been adopted by 45 states, including Georgia. Evans says to help Pre-K standards align, the department overhauled the math requirements.
“We have added a new section called ‘Mathematical Reasoning’ and it really helps children to think about the process of math and how they’re getting their answers,” Evans says.
Evans says the new Pre-K standards also include some soft skills, such as approaches to play and learning. About 84,000 children are enrolled in Georgia Pre-K programs.
9(MDAxODM0MDY4MDEyMTY4NDA3MzI3YjkzMw004))
Top Stories
