Do the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards include specific benchmarks for each age group?
No. The Standards identify a range of appropriate expectations for children birth to first grade. The Standards include developmental expectations, performance standards, developmental continuums, example behaviors of children, and example strategies for adults. The Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards recognize that a wide variability in development exists between children that is typical during the early childhood years. The decision to establish age level benchmarks is a district and community local decision.
