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Abstract
The Creative Curriculum for Preschool (CC) is the leading curricular model used by Head Start programs, according to a survey by the National Head Start Association (2000). CC is used by 39.1% of the programs, the High/Scope curriculum is used by 20%, and the remaining programs use a variety of other curricula (McKey, Pai- Samant, and Sorongon, 2002). In addition, many school districts nationwide have adopted CC for their preschool classrooms. CC is a comprehensive and integrative curricular model for early childhood programs. It offers multiple examples of how teachers can craft challenges that enable children to progress in their learning. It offers teachers a range of teaching approaches, showing them how to talk with children about what they are doing, ask questions, and challenge children’s thinking, all directed toward extending children’s language and guiding their learning. Explicit guidance about how to teach content in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology shows teachers that content learning can occur all day long.