# Curriculum At-A-Glance

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| TYPE OF CURRICULUM | Multi-tiered early childhood curriculum organized around daily routines and activities. Blends strategies from early childhood education and early childhood special education to meet the divers needs of young children |
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| LEARNING DOMAINS COVERED | Fine Motor • Gross Motor • Adaptive • Social-Emotional • Social-Communication • Cognitive • Literacy • Math |
| ROUTINES AND ACTIVITIES COVERED | Active & Outdoor Play • Arrival & Departure • Art • Bath Time • Block Play • Circle Time • Diapering, Toiletting, & Handwashing • Dramatic Play • Dressing • Field Trips • Math • Meals & Snacks • Music & Movement • Nap & Sleep • Science • Sensory • Technology • Writing |
| TIERS FOR DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING | Tier 1: Universal Support. Strategies promoting a safe, healthy learning environment and high-quality, developmentally appropriate curriculum for all young children  
Tier 2: Focused Support. Strategies providing minor modifications and adaptations for some children who need extra help to ensure more frequent and focused learning opportunities  
Tier 3: Specialized Support. Strategies for individual children who need intensive supports to address their unique learning goals, such as those found on IFSPs and IEPs |
| CURRICULUM FEATURES | Embedded learning opportunities for concurrent skills by AEPS-3 area for each routine/activity  
Universal, focused, and specialized strategies for each routine/activity  
AEPS-3 Skills Matrix aligning test items with curriculum routines and activities by level  
Planning and progress monitoring forms  
Resource lists for additional support |
| COMPONENTS | 3 volumes by skill level: Beginning (foundational skills typically developing in the first year to 18 months of life), Growing (expanded skills from 18 months to 3 years of age), and Ready (more complex developmental and early academic skills typical of preschoolers) |
| AGE RANGE | Birth to 6 years |
| WHO USES IT | Early childhood educators, special educators, early interventionists, home visitors, and therapists |
| WHERE IT IS USED | Public and private preschool, Head Start programs, child care centers, early intervention programs, home settings |
| LINKED ASSESSMENT | AEPS-3 Test, AEPS-3 Ready-Set |
| TRAINING | Not required but encouraged given the many aspects and features of the AEPS-3 system. Live, virtual training is provided through Brookes on Location. |
| RESEARCH | A curriculum validity study was conducted across 2 states from 2019-2021. Providers who participated in the study found that the curriculum helped them implement early childhood recommended practices and guidance on implementing a multi-tiered system of support in their classroom. |
| AUTHORS | Diane Bricker, Ph.D., Carmen Dionne, Ph.D., Jennifer Grisham, Ed.D., JoAnn(JJ) Johnson, Ph.D., Marisa Macy, Ph.D., Kristine Slentz, Ph.D., and Misti Waddell, M.S. |
| YEARS IN DEVELOPMENT | 37 years |