Developmental Expectations and Performance Indicators

The following is an outline of the Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards (TN-ELDS) for children birth through 5 years (or 60 mos.).  These Standards directly correlate with the Standards for Kindergarten in Tennessee schools.  This is only an outline of the specific standards and is our guide in developing our curriculum. 

DOMAIN #1: Speech and Language Development
Language Development

Communication

1. Receptive Language
2. Expressive Language
3. Speech

DOMAIN #2: Early Literacy Skills
Cognitive Development

Book Knowledge and Appreciation

1. Book Handling
2. Looking and Recognition Skills
3. Picture and Story Comprehension Skills
4. Story Reading Behaviors / Skills

Early Writing

1. Writing Tools / Skills

Early Literacy

1. Picture and Story Comprehension
2. Book Reading Skills
3. Phonological Awareness
4. Story Reading Behaviors
5. Early Writing Behaviors
6. Print Awareness
7. Visual Discrimination
8. Visual Whole – Part-Whole Relationships
9. Visual Sequencing (patterning)
10. Letter Recognition

Language and Literacy

1. Verbal Expression and Communication
2. Listening and Understanding

DOMAIN #3: Math and Science
Cognitive Development

Math

1. Problem Solving/Spatial Sense/Geometry/Analyzing Data
2. Numbers and Operations
3. Patterns and Algebra
4. Measurement

Science

1. Observation and Explorations
2. Sensory Awareness
3. Building Knowledge of the child and the world around him
4. Building Knowledge of the world through observation
5. Sequencing and time
6. Problem Solving
7. Life Science
8. Earth and Space Science
9. Physical Science

DOMAIN #4: Social Studies
Cognitive / Social-Emotional

Social Studies

1. Human Interactions / Culture
2. History
3. Geography
4. Economic

DOMAIN #5: Creative Arts
Cognitive / Social-Emotional

Creative Arts

1. Music
2. Art
3. Movement and Dramatic Play

DOMAIN #6: Social-Emotional Development
Social – Emotional Development

Social and Emotional

1. Self Concept-Personal Connections
2. Self Control / Feelings about Self/Others
3. Cooperation/Relations with Others
4. Approaches to Learning

DOMAIN #7: Physical Development
Physical Development

Gross Motor

1. Movement and Coordination
2. Physical Education

Fine Motor

1. Fine Motor

Health / Health Practices

1. Health Status and Practices
2. Self Help and Safety
3. Personal and Social Responsibility