<html> <head> <title>Rule 24:53:07:02 Birth through grade three early childhood program.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 24:53:07:02"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 24:53:07:02 Birth through grade three early childhood program."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"CG Times"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"CG Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>24:53:07:02.&nbsp;&nbsp;Birth through </b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>grade three</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> early childhood program.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> The required courses and experiences of a birth through </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>grade three</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> early childhood program shall meet the National Association for Education for Young Children (NAEYC) standards, 201</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>0</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> edition.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The program shall require candidates to demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge and skills identified in the NAEYC standards and to demonstrate competency on the multiple assessment measures of chapters 24:53:04, 24:53:05, and 24:53:06.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A birth through </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>grade three</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> early childhood education program shall require coursework sufficient to constitute an academic major and demonstrated competencies in the following areas of professional education:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Promoting child development and learning;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Using developmentally effective</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>approaches by observing, assessing, and documenting to support young children and families;</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> and</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Knowledge of curriculum development that uses the South Dakota K-12 content standards as provided in SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-3-48">13-3-48</A> and other established K-12 academic standards to design an instructional program that facilitates student achievement and promotes lifelong learning.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 24 SDR 160, adopted May 28, 1998, effective September 1, 2000; 27 SDR 32, effective October 11, 2000; 33 SDR 73, effective November 2, 2006; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;24:16:08:03, 33 SDR 73, adopted October 13, 2006, effective July 1, 2008; 46 SDR 16, effective August 5, 2019.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-1-12.1">13-1-12.1</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-3">13-42-3.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-3">13-42-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=13-42-4">13-42-4.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>