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The Creative Curriculum®
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is a comprehensive, scientifically based, research-tested curriculum, linked to an assessment system that addresses teachers' need to know what to teach and why and how children learn best. It specifies the literacy, math, science, social studies, arts and technology content to be taught, based on published standards. Itrelates directly to the subject area curricula used in elementary schools, so children's learning in preschool forms the basis of all of the learning that follows. Its distinguishing features are a framework for decision-making and a focus on interest areas. The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is inclusive of all children—those developing typically, children with disabilities and English language learners (Teaching Strategies, 2005).
