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An overview
of Preschool Education in Québec
The Preschool Education
Programme
These are
official MELS documents pertaining to
the QEP and related policies.
(Click on the title to get a PDF version of the document on your computer.
The mandate of Preschool Education
Preschool education has a threefold mandate: to serve as a rite of passage that gives children a liking for school; to foster children’s overall development by motivating them to exploit their full potential; and to lay the social and cognitive groundwork that will prepare children for their future schooling and enable them to continue to learn throughout their lives. (Complete mandate on P.52)
Details of the six Preschool Education competencies (Pp. 54-65)
The vision of early childhood development and education in a nutshell (P. 52)
The cultural contexts in which children will be immersed while learning.(P. 66)
These are the Strategies and Learnings specific to Early Childhood development (Pp. 66-68)
Chapter 4 - Preschool Education
A short 18 page document (296 K) that sets the tone, gives the mandate, describes the competencies, cultural references and essential knowledges of the Preschool Education program which is distinct from the Elementary curriculum.
The frameworks provide guidelines for the evaluation of learning in order to determine students' results, which will be communicated in the provincial report card.
Get a quick view of the competencies and key features of the Preschool Education programme on one page
The Kindergarten Development Profile (KDP)
The
Kindergarten Developmental Profile (KDP) is the result of a
pilot project funded by a provincial grant which involved teachers and consultants from the
Riverside School Board, Lester B.Pearson, the MELS and LEARN-RÉCIT. The KDP was designed to
provide a spectrum of what a kindergarten student could look like
across the six areas of competency as defined by the Preschool Education Program. The KDP is
an
authentic assessment tool that teachers can use to track
their student's progress in an ongoing manner. In addition, we believe that the KDP will help
kindergarten teachers better link the Quebec Education Program into their classroom practices. As a
result, this will assist teachers in
providing for differentiated learning for all their
students.
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Podcast
: Kim McGrath explain the KDP and how it can be used.
Competency 1 Illustrated
A series of videos that illustrate Competency 1 of the Quebec Preschool Education Program: “ Performs Sensorimotor Movement Effectively in Different Contexts” .
Additional official MELS documents related to the curriculum
Framework document (768 Ko)Policy for the evaluation of learning
A series of documents on the topic: full version, abridged version, implementation planning and posterEvaluation: Information documents
These documents were produced by the Comité sur la Politique d'évaluation. They created a series of thematic information sheets based on questions which often gave rise to different responses in order to clarify the issues.Renewing the Local Framework for the Evaluation of Learning
A guide for schools and school boards
Basic school regulation for preschool, elementary and secondary education (régime pédagogique)
Individualized Education Plans: Helping Students Achieve Success
The reference framework for the establishment of IEPs: full version, abridged version and presentation.Adapting Our Schools to the Needs of All Students: Policy on Special Education
A series of documents on the topic:Learning difficulties: Reference framework for intervention.
This document aims to shed new light on how best to provide assistance to students with learning difficulties and facilitate the search for effective intervention measures that meet their needs. It concerns the kindergarten teacher because it examines what needs to be put in place in order to foster student success beginning in preschool.
Abridged version or Complete versionGrade Repetition: Myths, Beliefs and Alternatives
Reflection Workshop on Grade Repetition
Power Point presentation and Accompanying document
75% of teachers still believe that grade repetition in kindergarten is an effective means of helping immature children catch up with the others. MEQ has put out a workshop and accompanying document to support discussion and reflection which exposes the beliefs, myths and facts.