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The Common Core State Standards is an initiative to develop common core standards in English language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. As of August 2012, 46 states have adopted the Common Core. The Common Core is being implemented in schools across the country. Its implementation affects early childhood educators teaching in grades K-3 directly, and may have implications for early educators working with children in the years prior to kindergarten entry. NAEYC is developing resources to engage in a dialogue to ensure that the Common Core standards reflect our best understanding of education in the early years. Information about the Common Core is available at the Common Core website. Information about the consortia developing Common Core assessments can be found here and here
NAEYC Position on Common Core
"The Common Core State Standards:Caution and Opportunity for Early Childhood Education" (November 2012) View now »
NAEYC Common Core Issue Briefs
"Variation in Children's Experience of Kindergarten and the Common Core" (November 2012) View now » More Common Core Issue Briefs »
Related NAEYC Position Statements
NAEYC and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education joint statement on the Common Core State Standards Initiative (April 2010) NAEYC Position Statement on Early Learning Standards NAEYC Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice NAEYC Position Statement on Learning to Read and Write NAEYC Position Statement on Early Childhood Mathematics NAEYC Position Statement on Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation Return to top
NAEYC Policy Communications: Letters to Congress, the Executive Branch & Press Releases
Call to Action for the 112th Congress (PDF) Press Release: U.S. Senator Robert Casey Introduces NAEYC's Recommendations to Strengthen the Birth to Third Grade Continuum of Learning in the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (October 2011) Press Release: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and Kay Hagan Introduce NAEYC's Recommendations for "Ready Schools" for All Children in the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (July 2011) Recommendations for the Elementary & Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Letter to Congress (March 2010) (PDF) Comments on The Race to the Top Proposed Guidelines: Letter to Education Secretary Duncan (August 2009) (PDF) Return to top

Common Core Items from NAEYC

NAEYC Issue Briefs

NAEYC Common Core Issue Briefs

NAEYC Related Position Statements

NAEYC Policy Communications

Related NAEYC Books
K Today: Teaching and Learning in the Kindergarten Year
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8 (3rd ed.)
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