Early Childhood Outcomes and Prekindergarten Guidelines Alignment

The purpose of this document is to align each Prekindergarten guideline to one or more of the three Early Childhood Outcomes, and provide educators and families with discussion prompts to explain how each outcome relates to the guideline. The document also provides modifications and adaptations for children with disabilities and extends to include a developmental continuum for teachers to use in developing appropriate goals for children who are developmentally functioning below three or four-year-old expectations, based on the guidelines. Foundational skills are included that will lead to expected three-year-old and four-year-old skills. This document can help educators design developmentally appropriate, individualized goals for their youngest learners including students with disabilities, Emergent Bilingual Learners as well as any child who may be at risk educationally.