Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 235 - EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT › Subpart D - EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS › Appendix A - Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards - Children Age 3 to Kindergarten Enrollment Age

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards for
				  children ages 3 to kindergarten enrollment as defined in Section 10-20.12 of
				  the School Code are broad statements that provide teachers and caregivers
				  useful information that is directly needed as part of their daily classroom
				  work. The standards are organized to parallel content in the Illinois State
				  Goals for Learning (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix D).
LANGUAGE ARTS
State Goal 1: Acquire foundational early literacy and
				  language skills.
Standards:
Develop an appreciation for language and literacy
				  activities.
Develop basic language skills.
Understand that language is used in a variety of
				  ways to communicate.
State Goal 2: Develop age-appropriate early literacy reading
				  skills and concepts.
Standards:
Demonstrate comprehension of text that is read
				  aloud or seen in print.
Identify elements pertaining to the craft and
				  structure of types of text.
Demonstrate understanding of text organization and
				  basic features of print.
Demonstrate beginning letter and word
				  recognition.
Demonstrate beginning phonological
				  awareness.
State Goal 3: Develop early writing skills and
				  concepts.
Standards:
Use writing to represent ideas and
				  information.
Compose information to convey meaning.
Recognize multiple purposes and types of
				  writing.
Explore writing and conveying ideas using digital
				  tools.
State Goal 4: Comprehend the language of others.
Standards:
Demonstrate understanding through age-appropriate
				  responses.
Understand language and information presented in a
				  variety of ways.
State Goal 5: Use language, including body language, for
				  expression.
Standards:
Communicate effectively using language appropriate
				  to the situation and audience.
Demonstrate increasingly complex and varied use of
				  language.
MATHEMATICS
State Goal 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of
				  numbers, including numeration and operations.
Standards:
Demonstrate beginning understanding of numbers,
				  number names and numerals.
Begin to construct sets, add and subtract to
				  create new numbers.
Begin to make reasonable estimates of
				  numbers.
Compare quantities using appropriate vocabulary
				  terms.
State Goal 7: Explore measurement of objects and
				  quantities.
Standards:
Measure and compare objects and quantities using
				  standard and non-standard instruments and methods.
Begin to make estimates of measurements.
Explore tools used for measurement.
State Goal 8: Identify and describe common attributes,
				  patterns and relationships in objects.
Standards:
Explore objects and patterns.
Describe and document patterns using
				  symbols.
State Goal 9: Explore concepts of geometry and spatial
				  relations.
Standards:
Recognize, name and replicate common
				  shapes.
Demonstrate an understanding of location and
				  ordinal position, using appropriate vocabulary.
SCIENCE
State Goal 10: Begin to make predictions and collect and
				  analyze data information.
Standards:
Organize and describe data and information.
Gather information to answer questions.
State Goal 11: Demonstrate curiosity about the world, and
				  engage in scientific inquiry to answer questions.
Standards:
Develop skills to observe, collect information,
				  ask questions, predict, explain and draw conclusions.
Use tools and technology to assist in scientific
				  inquiry.
State Goal 12: Explore concepts and information about life,
				  physical and earth sciences.
Standards:
Understand that living things grow and
				  change.
Understand that living things rely on the
				  environment and/or others to live and grow.
Explore the physical properties of objects.
Explore concepts of force and motion.
Explore concepts and information related to the
				  Earth, including ways to take care of our planet.
Explore changes related to the weather and
				  seasons.
State Goal 13: Understand basic safety rules for scientific
				  inquiry.
Standard:
Understand rules to follow when investigating and
				  exploring.
SOCIAL STUDIES
State Goal 14: Understand some concepts related to
				  citizenship.
Standards:
Understand what it means to be a member of a group
				  and community.
Understand ways groups make choices and
				  decisions.
Understand the role that individuals can play in a
				  group or community.
State Goal 15: Explore economic systems and human
				  interdependence.
Standards:
Explore roles in the economic system and
				  workforce.
Explore issues of limited resources in the
				  classroom and world.
Explore concepts about trade as an exchange of
				  goods or services.
State Goal 16: Develop an awareness of the self and his or
				  her uniqueness and individuality.
Standard:
Explore his or her self and history.
State Goal 17: Explore geography, the child's environment,
				  and where people live, work and play.
Standard:
Explore environments and where people live.
State Goal 18: Explore people and families.
Standards:
Explore people, their similarities and their
				  differences.
Develop an awareness of self within the context of
				  family.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
State Goal 19: Acquire movement skills and understand
				  concepts needed to explore the environment, support learning and engage in
				  health-enhancing physical activity.
Standards:
Demonstrate physical competency and control of
				  large and small muscles.
Demonstrate awareness and coordination of body
				  movements.
Demonstrate knowledge of rules and safety during
				  physical activity.
State Goal 20: Develop habits for life-long fitness.
Standard:
Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of
				  physical fitness.
State Goal 21: Develop team-building skills by working with
				  others through physical activity.
Standards:
Demonstrate individual responsibility during group
				  physical activities.
Demonstrate cooperative skills during structured
				  group physical activity.
State Goal 22: Understand principles of health promotion and
				  the prevention and treatment of illness and injury.
Standard:
Explain the basic principles of health promotion,
				  illness prevention, treatment and safety.
State Goal 23: Understand human body systems and factors that
				  influence growth and development.
Standards:
Describe and explain the structure and functions
				  of the human body systems and how they interrelate.
Identify ways to keep the body healthy.
State Goal 24: Promote and enhance health and well-being
				  through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills.
Standard:
Demonstrate skills essential to enhancing health
				  and avoiding dangerous situations.
THE ARTS
State Goal 25: Gain exposure to and explore the arts.
Standards:
Investigate, explore and participate in the
				  arts.
Display an awareness of some distinct
				  characteristics of the arts.
State Goal 26: Understand that the arts can be used to
				  communicate ideas and emotions.
Standard:
Understand ways to express meaning through the
				  arts.
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
State Goal 27: Develop self-awareness and self-management
				  skills to achieve school and life success and develop positive relationships
				  with others.
Standards:
Identify and manage one's emotions and
				  behavior.
Recognize one's own uniqueness and personal
				  qualities.
Demonstrate skills related to successful personal
				  and school outcomes.
State Goal 28: Use social-awareness and interpersonal skills
				  to establish and maintain positive relationships.
Standards:
Develop positive relationships with peers and
				  adults.
Recognize and appreciate individual and group
				  similarities and differences.
Use communication and social skills to interact
				  effectively with others.
Demonstrate an ability to prevent, manage and
				  resolve interpersonal conflicts in constructive ways.
State Goal 29: Demonstrate decision-making skills and
				  responsible behaviors in personal, school and community contexts.
Standards:
Begin to consider ethical, safety and societal
				  factors in making decisions.
Apply decision-making skills to deal responsibly
				  with daily academic and social situations.
Contribute to the well-being of one's school and
				  community.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER HOME LANGUAGE
State Goal 30: Use the home language to communicate within
				  and beyond the classroom setting.
Standard:
Use the home language for use for a variety of
				  social and academic purposes.
State Goal 31: Use the home language to make connections and
				  reinforce knowledge and skills across academic, vocational and technical
				  disciplines.
Standard:
Use the home language in order to attain
				  benchmarks across the learning areas and to build upon and develop transferable
				  language and literacy skills.