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Elementary / Early Childhood
    Early Childhood (PreSchool)
        22040000001: Early Childhood (Pre-K)

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Evaluation

A strong foundation for preschool learning with developmentally appropriate, engaging materials and meaningful SEL integration. While it is adaptable and supportive for most learners, teachers may need to supplement scaffolding, differentiation, and ethnic studies alignment to fully meet the needs of diverse classrooms.

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Compliance with State Law (Required)
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission 53G-10-103, R277-628 Does not violate law N/A N/A May violate law
Prohibited discriminatory practices 53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118 and 67-27-107 Does not violate law N/A N/A May violate law
Maintaining constitutional freedom in the public schools. 53G-10-202 Does not violate law N/A N/A May violate law
Free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided.
Content
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Alignment The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade-level core standards and is current, well-researched and referenced from reliable sources. The content of this resource aligns with most grade-level core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the objectives for this course. The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level core standards for a portion of the course. The content of this resource does not align with standards and objectives for this course.
Aligns with early‑learning standards and has alignment documentation, but full independent verification or peer‑review research details are not publicly exhaustive.
Navigation Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels, assist all students in enhancing conceptual understanding, and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and assist students in enhancing conceptual understanding. Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners.
Limited explicit, step-by-step support for differentiating instruction for children with disabilities or multilingual learners.
Instructional Support Students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate material. The material may be used with direct educator support but lacks clear instructions. The instructions in this material are unclear, and navigation is difficult.
Provides good instructional support for teachers and partially supports student independence, but preschoolers will still need guidance and scaffolding to navigate activities successfully.
Assessments No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided.
Provides good assessment support for teachers and helps track developmental progress
Ethnic Studies Ethnic studies in core standards and curriculum should be a narrowly tailored incorporation of age-appropriate opportunities that naturally arise through education without pretextual effort in courses, programs, or activities where ethnic studies is not a primary focus. The material should incorporate a curriculum of people and cultures that reflect the state’s various demographics without commentary that seeks to violate the neutrality standard established in codes: 53B-1-118, 53G-2-103, 53G-2-104, 53G-2-105, 67-27-107, No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided.
Does a good job of addressing diversity, culture, inclusion and creating materials that reflect children’s home languages, traditions, and backgrounds. However, when measured against the more specific requirement for Ethnic Studies Core Standards — i.e., narrow incorporation of ethnic/cultural content, reflecting state demographics, ensuring neutrality and appropriate age‑level content — I believe the curriculum partially meets the standard.
Shared Values and Character Traits No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided. No criteria provided.
Effectively incorporates shared values and character traits through everyday lessons, cooperative activities, story-based discussions, and teacher modeling. Developmentally appropriate and SEL-focused. An area of focus could be the observational assessment - support with teacher adaptation for diverse learners. Also, character traits are general rather than tied to specific cultural or community values.
Material Characteristics
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Physical Characteristics This material goes beyond the content outlined in "Adequate" by incorporating modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals. In physical terms, the material is interactive and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. The material offers limited or low-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for students, but it is reusable. The content either has low audio-visual quality or is not intended for reuse.
High-quality, culturally inclusive, context-rich, and age-appropriate.
Technical Standards This material surpasses the content outlined in "Adequate" by ensuring the safeguarding of student data privacy and easy installation or access without technical assistance. Furthermore, any licensing information is clearly stated in the description. The materials meet all the requirements of federal and state laws, as well as accepted technical standards such as ISTE Standards and VPAT Compliance. Additional technical specifications and limitations, including hardware requirements, bandwidth demands, and software/web access restrictions, are clearly outlined in the description. The design of the materials allows for error-free installation or access without the need to purchase additional components. The material is constrained by specifications that require additional materials, technical assistance, hardware, software, or infrastructure. Access to resources within the material expires after a trial period. Student data privacy is at risk.
Clearly states licensing info - protecting student data, providing easy-to-access digital and physical resources.They might consider a brief teacher orientation and training for digital features.
Adaptability The material is currently relevant and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or group instructional settings across multiple content areas. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners. Educators or students can utilize the material, but it may not be customizable for the needs of diverse learners. The material has limited options to address adaptability for the needs of diverse learners. The material is not suitable for different educational settings with diverse learners.
Highly flexible and relevant for preschoolers, supports multiple content areas, can be adapted for individual or group learning, encourages teacher-driven differentiation. They might encourage teachers to customize for students with diverse learning needs; and additional scaffolding may be needed for MLLs and children with disabilities.
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