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July 2007 - Minnesota Governor’s Summit on School Readiness 2006: Combined Report and Program Analysis by Research Element - Summarizes the ten themes that came out of the Governor’s Summit on School Readiness held in 2006 and related research elements.
April 2007 - Fall 2006 Minnesota School Readiness Study Developmental Assessment at Kindergarten Entrance, Minnesota Department of Education.
March 2007 - Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Guidelines for Birth to 3, Minnesota Departments of Human Services and Health.
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There has been an explosion of research and community action around School Readiness since the Parsing study was undertaken. The information provided here is based on the 2005 report from the Minnesota Department of Education, Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota's Early Learning Standards.
WAYS TO MEASURE
The Minnesota Early Indicators of Progress are divided into six domains:
- Social and Emotional Development
- Approaches to Learning
- Language and Literacy Development
- Creativity and the Arts
- Cognitive Development
- Physical and Motor Development
The indicators are based on widely held developmental expectations observed in children at age four. "It is expected that most children will meet the majority of these expectations by the end of the pre-kindergarten year." (page 2)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Saint Paul Public Schools Early Kindergarten 2004-2005 Evaluation Report - In 2004-05, eleven new half day Early Kindergarten (EK) programs were initiated serving a total of 367 children. This evaluation was conducted to document the impact of the program and inform future projects. Accessed October 2005.
Minnesota Department of Education
Early Childhood Care and Education - A McKnight Foundation "Hot Issue."
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Leads the local charge to support Early Childhood Education in Minnesota.
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January 2006 - Of Human Capital - The Minneapolis Fed's Art Rolnick believes investing in kids pays off. In fact, he's done the math, Minnesota Monthly.
Minnesota State Laws Relating to Pre-K - Case law, constitutional provisions, statutes, regulations and guidelines relating to state-funded pre-k programs, Starting at 3 - A project of the Education Law Center.
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