Standards Take Spotlight At NAEYC Gathering

By Linda Jacobson

New York

Performance or outcome standards for preschoolers should not be simplified versions of K-12 standards—rather, they should be specifically tailored to the way that young children learn, two leading groups in early-childhood education argue.

That position statement was adopted here last week at the annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Written in partnership with the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education, the statement outlines conditions under which learning...