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		<title>Amada63 at 19:30, 24 May 2013</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Setting academic goals for kindergarten students wasn't &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a priority&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;since &lt;/del&gt;joining kinderga... &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Chicago schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;teachers &lt;/del&gt;were &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;astonished in &lt;/del&gt;their teacher &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;training session &lt;/del&gt;in mid-September with new state &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding expectations &lt;/del&gt;for kindergarten students. Previously, Illinois was &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certainly &lt;/del&gt;one of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;11 states that &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;didn't &lt;/del&gt;have learning &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;requirements &lt;/del&gt;for kindergarten. Their state &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;even have particular early learning standards for preschoolers and &lt;/del&gt;used standards for grades one through 12 in 1997. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Setting &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;academic &lt;/del&gt;goals for kindergarten students &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wasn't &lt;/del&gt;important, since &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;attending &lt;/del&gt;kindergarten is not needed in Illinois. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Yet&lt;/del&gt;, all school districts &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;over &lt;/del&gt;the state, such as the Chicago schools, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;provide &lt;/del&gt;at &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the very &lt;/del&gt;least a half-day kindergarten program. In the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;institution &lt;/del&gt;year 2004-2005, 146,000 &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;young ones &lt;/del&gt;attended &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whether &lt;/del&gt;full or half-day kindergarten program, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The state began developing the standards a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few &lt;/del&gt;years ago in a reaction to many requests from kindergarten teachers, including many in the Chicago schools. They have a lot of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;strain &lt;/del&gt;off the Chicago schools kindergarten teachers, who &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;formerly &lt;/del&gt;had to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;build up &lt;/del&gt;their own learning &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;standards&lt;/del&gt;. The newest standards &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;get rid of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;academic &lt;/del&gt;inconsistency that existed &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;over &lt;/del&gt;the state, also between Chicago schools kindergarten classrooms. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sole &lt;/del&gt;disadvantage is for Chicago &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;colleges &lt;/del&gt;teachers with half-day kindergarten programs. If everything can be taught by them within the small amount of time many wonder. Shelby King, a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;specialist &lt;/del&gt;who helped to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop &lt;/del&gt;the standards, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;feel &lt;/del&gt;they &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can&lt;/del&gt;. They &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;just &lt;/del&gt;will not &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;be able &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;teach &lt;/del&gt;at the same leisurely pace &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as &lt;/del&gt;the full-day programs. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The new standards are only &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;recommendations &lt;/del&gt;for schools to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;make &lt;/del&gt;use &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;of &lt;/del&gt;and are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;an assortment &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;educational and &lt;/del&gt;practical life skills, learned in a carefree and fun &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;atmosphere&lt;/del&gt;. Each goes beyond the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;most common &lt;/del&gt;basic reading and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[e xn y] &lt;/del&gt;skills, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;adding &lt;/del&gt;such skills as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Phonics (to be able to sound out three-letter words with &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;two consonants and &lt;/del&gt;a vowel, such as for example the word cat), &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;examining &lt;/del&gt;one-syllable and high-use words, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;understanding &lt;/del&gt;all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet under the language arts standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Counting &lt;/del&gt;from one to 100; understand the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;principles &lt;/del&gt;of more, less and equal; and solving &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;basic &lt;/del&gt;math problems &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;underneath &lt;/del&gt;the math standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Being able to describe the ramifications of forces of nature, such as &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;for example &lt;/del&gt;wind, gravity and magnetism &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;underneath &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;science &lt;/del&gt;standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hand &lt;/del&gt;painting, Play-Doh statues, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;familiarity and &lt;/del&gt;party with musical instruments are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;underneath &lt;/del&gt;the fine arts standards; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Physcial &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;growth &lt;/del&gt;and health &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;requirements &lt;/del&gt;include such things as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;o &lt;/del&gt;Approaches to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;prevent &lt;/del&gt;spreading &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;illness&lt;/del&gt;, such as for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example &lt;/del&gt;covering &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the mouth area when &lt;/del&gt;you cough and cleaning hands; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Social and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;emotional development &lt;/del&gt;by understanding how to work, share and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;discover &lt;/del&gt;with others; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;o &lt;/del&gt;Ethical, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;safety &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;societal facets &lt;/del&gt;for making decisions, such as for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;example knowing &lt;/del&gt;that hurting others is wrong. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The new state standards are welcomed by the Chicago schools teachers. Chicago schools &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;officials &lt;/del&gt;hope they'll help Chicago schools students to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;do &lt;/del&gt;better on state-mandated tests later &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;primary school.Chris Wallace&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Medical-Assistant-Training.org&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;San Francisco, CA 94105&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;575 Market Street, Suite 3000&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(415) 209-5257&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Setting academic goals for kindergarten students wasn't &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;important&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;because &lt;/ins&gt;joining kinderga... &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Chicago schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;educators &lt;/ins&gt;were &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;surprised during &lt;/ins&gt;their teacher &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work out &lt;/ins&gt;in mid-September with new state &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;learning standards &lt;/ins&gt;for kindergarten students. Previously, Illinois was one of 11 states that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;did not &lt;/ins&gt;have learning &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;standards &lt;/ins&gt;for kindergarten. Their state used standards for grades one through 12 in 1997 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and even have particular early learning standards for preschoolers&lt;/ins&gt;. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Setting &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;educational [http://www.abcpackagingdev.com/how-exactly-to-develop-into-a-star-personal-assistant/ click here] &lt;/ins&gt;goals for kindergarten students &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;was not &lt;/ins&gt;important, since &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;participating &lt;/ins&gt;kindergarten is not needed in Illinois. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;However&lt;/ins&gt;, all school districts &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/ins&gt;the state, such as the Chicago schools, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;offer &lt;/ins&gt;at least a half-day kindergarten program. In the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;school &lt;/ins&gt;year 2004-2005, 146,000 &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;children &lt;/ins&gt;attended &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;full or half-day kindergarten program, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The state began developing the standards a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;couple of &lt;/ins&gt;years ago in a reaction to many requests from kindergarten teachers, including many in the Chicago schools. They have a lot of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pressure &lt;/ins&gt;off the Chicago schools kindergarten teachers, who &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;previously &lt;/ins&gt;had to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop &lt;/ins&gt;their &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very &lt;/ins&gt;own learning &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;expectations&lt;/ins&gt;. The newest standards &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;eliminate &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;educational &lt;/ins&gt;inconsistency that existed &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/ins&gt;the state, also between Chicago schools kindergarten classrooms. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;only &lt;/ins&gt;disadvantage is for Chicago &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;universities &lt;/ins&gt;teachers with half-day kindergarten programs. If everything can be taught by them within the small amount of time many wonder. Shelby King, a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;consultant &lt;/ins&gt;who helped to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;build up &lt;/ins&gt;the standards, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;think &lt;/ins&gt;they &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could&lt;/ins&gt;. They &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;only &lt;/ins&gt;will not &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;have the ability &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;show &lt;/ins&gt;at the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;exact &lt;/ins&gt;same leisurely pace &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;whilst &lt;/ins&gt;the full-day programs. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;brand &lt;/ins&gt;new standards are only &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;guidelines &lt;/ins&gt;for schools to use and are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a combination &lt;/ins&gt;of practical &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and academic &lt;/ins&gt;life skills, learned in a carefree and fun &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;environment&lt;/ins&gt;. Each goes beyond the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;typical &lt;/ins&gt;basic reading and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;q &lt;/ins&gt;skills, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;putting &lt;/ins&gt;such skills as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Phonics (to be able to sound out three-letter words with a vowel &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and two consonants&lt;/ins&gt;, such as for example the word cat), &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reading &lt;/ins&gt;one-syllable and high-use words, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;knowing &lt;/ins&gt;all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet under the language arts standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Rising &lt;/ins&gt;from one to 100; understand the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concepts &lt;/ins&gt;of more, less and equal; and solving &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;simple &lt;/ins&gt;math problems &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;under &lt;/ins&gt;the math standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Being able to describe the ramifications of forces of nature, such as wind, gravity and magnetism &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;under &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;technology &lt;/ins&gt;standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Finger &lt;/ins&gt;painting, Play-Doh statues, party &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and familiarity &lt;/ins&gt;with musical instruments are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;under &lt;/ins&gt;the fine arts standards; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Physcial &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;development &lt;/ins&gt;and health &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;standards &lt;/ins&gt;include such things as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;E &lt;/ins&gt;Approaches to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;avoid &lt;/ins&gt;spreading &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;infection&lt;/ins&gt;, such as for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance &lt;/ins&gt;covering &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;orally whenever &lt;/ins&gt;you cough and cleaning hands; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Social and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;psychological growth &lt;/ins&gt;by understanding how to work, share and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;investigate &lt;/ins&gt;with others; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;E &lt;/ins&gt;Ethical, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;security &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;social factors &lt;/ins&gt;for making decisions, such as for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;instance understanding &lt;/ins&gt;that hurting others is wrong. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The new state standards are welcomed by the Chicago schools teachers. Chicago schools &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;officers &lt;/ins&gt;hope they'll help Chicago schools students to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;perform &lt;/ins&gt;better on state-mandated tests later &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;all through &lt;/ins&gt;primary school.Chris Wallace&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Medical-Assistant-Training.org&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;San Francisco, CA 94105&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;575 Market Street, Suite 3000&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(415) 209-5257&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;Setting academic goals for kindergarten students wasn&amp;#039;t a priority, since joining kinderga... &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Chicago schools teachers were astonished in their teacher training sessi...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Setting academic goals for kindergarten students wasn't a priority, since joining kinderga... &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Chicago schools teachers were astonished in their teacher training session in mid-September with new state understanding expectations for kindergarten students. Previously, Illinois was certainly one of  11 states that didn't have learning requirements for kindergarten. Their state even have particular early learning standards for preschoolers and used standards for grades one through 12 in 1997. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Setting academic goals for kindergarten students wasn't important, since attending kindergarten is not needed in Illinois. Yet, all school districts over the state, such as the Chicago schools, provide at the very least a half-day kindergarten program. In the institution year 2004-2005, 146,000 young ones attended whether full or half-day kindergarten program, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The state began developing the standards a few years ago in a reaction to many requests from kindergarten teachers, including many in the Chicago schools. They have a lot of strain off the Chicago schools kindergarten teachers, who formerly had to build up their own learning standards. The newest standards get rid of the academic inconsistency that existed over the state, also between Chicago schools kindergarten classrooms. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The sole disadvantage is for Chicago colleges teachers with half-day kindergarten programs. If everything can be taught by them within the small amount of time many wonder. Shelby King, a specialist who helped to develop the standards, feel they can. They just will not be able to teach at the same leisurely pace as the full-day programs. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The new standards are only recommendations for schools to make use of and are an assortment of educational and practical life skills, learned in a carefree and fun atmosphere. Each goes beyond the most common basic reading and [e xn y] skills, adding such skills as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Phonics (to be able to sound out three-letter words with two consonants and a vowel, such as for example the word cat), examining one-syllable and high-use words, understanding all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet under the language arts standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Counting from one to 100; understand the principles of more, less and equal; and solving basic math problems underneath the math standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Being able to describe the ramifications of forces of nature, such as for example wind, gravity and magnetism underneath the science standards; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Hand painting, Play-Doh statues, familiarity and party with musical instruments are underneath the fine arts standards; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The Physcial growth and health requirements include such things as: &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Approaches to prevent spreading illness, such as for example covering the mouth area when you cough and cleaning hands; &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Social and emotional development by understanding how to work, share and discover with others; and &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;o Ethical, safety and societal facets for making decisions, such as for example knowing that hurting others is wrong. &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;The new state standards are welcomed by the Chicago schools teachers. Chicago schools officials hope they'll help Chicago schools students to do better on state-mandated tests later throughout primary school.Chris Wallace&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Medical-Assistant-Training.org&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;San Francisco, CA 94105&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;575 Market Street, Suite 3000&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(415) 209-5257&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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