| A | B |
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| Promoting Child Development and Learning | Sound knowledge and understanding of young children's characteristics and needs |
| Building Family and Community Relationships | Support and engage diverse families through respectful, reciprocal relationships |
| Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families | Observation and documentation and other appropriate assessment strategies |
| Using Developmentally Effective Approaches to Connect with Children and Families | Flexible, research-based repertoire of teaching/learning approaches to promote young children's development |
| Using Content Knowledge to Build Meaningful Curriculum | Use own knowledge, appropriate early learning standards, and other resourcesto design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum |
| Becoming a Professional | Identification and involvement with the early childhood field |
| Core Standards | Each describe in a few sentences what well-prepared students should know and be able to do |
| Key Elements | Break out components of each standard and clarify the most important features |
