Integration of the VPK Education Standards into Instructional Practice
Introduction
The
Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Standards were
formally adopted by the State Board of Education on March
15, 2005. A Panel of Experts convened to review and revise
the 2002 School Readiness Performance Standards and used
this document as a starting point in developing the Florida
VPK Standards. The Florida VPK Education Standards
describe skills that four-year-old children should know and
be able to do by the end of their prekindergarten year and
are designed to guide prekindergarten administrators and
teachers in designing and implementing appropriate early
learning environments.
The purposes of the standards include:
- creating a shared framework and common language to understand how four-year-old children learn and grow
- setting realistic expectations for these children
- understanding the sequence of development across multiple domains and the important factors that influence development
- creating safe, appropriate, and stimulating environments for four-year-old children
- guiding the selection of toys, curricula, equipment, and materials
- improving classroom instruction
- providing pre-service and in-service training for prekindergarten instructors
- refining professional preparation programs
Section
Objectives
In this section you will
- identify and describe the seven domains of the Florida VPK Education Standards
- select performance standards that relate to the demonstration of a developmentally appropriate activity
- access the statewide training calendar.
