If you would like to review and compare evidence-based curricula that is designed to serve preschool age children then access the Preschool Curriculum Consumer Report which is available here.
Resources
- Literacy for ME
- IES: What Works Clearinghouse
- The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation (PDF)
- Calendar Time for Young Children: Good Intentions Gone Awry (PDF)
- Common Core State Standards and Early Childhood Literacy Instruction: Confusions and Conclusions (PDF)
- STEM Starts Early (PDF)
- Early Learning and Educational Technology Policy Brief (PDF)
- Lively Minds: Distinctions Between Academic Versus Intellectual Goals for Young Children (PDF)
- Strategies to Improve Instructional Practice in Early Childhood Settings (PDF)
- The What and Why of a Writing Center (DOC)
- Teacher-Child Interactions in Early Childhood (PDF)
- Evidence of Effective Early Numeracy Models (PDF)
- Mathematics: Preschool Curriculum Consumer Report (PDF)
- Policy Statement on Expulsion and Suspension Policies in Early Childhood Settings (PDF)
- Social Policy Report: Pre-K-3 - What Does It Mean for Instruction? (PDF)
Contact Us
Nicole Madore
Early Childhood Specialist
Maine Department of Education
Email: nicole.madore@maine.gov