Sabrina Avery

09-23-2014
Practicum I
Wisconsin Early Learning Standards-Scavenger Hunt

1. Find The Guiding Principles of Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. Select two to
discuss in our Tuesday night class.
1. All Children are capable and competent
2. Early relationships matter (Talk about this one in class)
3. A childs early learning and development is multidimensional
4. Expectations for children must be guided by knowledge of child growth and development.
5. Children are individuals who develop at various rates.
6. Children are members of cultural groups that share developmental patterns.
7. Children exhibit a range of skills and competencies within any domain of development.
8. Children learn through play and active exploration of their environment (Talk about this one
in class)
9. Parents are childrens primary and most important caregivers and educators.
2. WMELS addresses how many domains? They are?
The developmental domains are
-Health and physical development
-Social and emotional development
-Approaches to learning
-Cognition and general knowledge
3. Find the Developmental Domain: Language Development and Communication. There are three
Sub-Domains, what are they?
The sub-domains are:
-Physical Health and development
-Motor development
-Sensory organization

4. Under Sub-Domain C there are 5 performance standards. What are they? (Hint: one number
is listed twice)
1. Becomes calm when needs are met
2. Shows anxiety upon separation from primary caregiver and or family adults
3. Shows signs of security and trust when separated from familiar adults
4. Transitions into unfamiliar settings with assistance of familiar adults
5. Acts independently in unfamiliar settings with unfamiliar adults

5. Under C.EL. 1, Developmental Continuum, what is the last, Sample Behaviors of Children &
corresponding Sample Strategies for Adults?
Recognizes single sounds and combinations of sounds. Child changes initial consonant in
rhyming words, the child can also recognize sounds

6. In Interest Areas: Children Learn from Play What does the WMELS say children learn from,
Dramatic Play?
From Finger Plays and Songs?
The child comes to know different types of writing with different purposes. The child will pretend a
pretend object is real and will make it come alive while playing. Children will make signs and labels for
their houses or stores that they are playing with.

7. Name one website the WMELS directs parents to for information about choosing child care.
Birth to 3
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/children/birthto3/
Black Child Development Institute
www.nbcdi.org
Child and adult care food program
fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_cacfp1