DID YOU KNOW? By 18 months, most children remember the location of objects that are meaningful to them. Learn more about cognitive development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 48 months, most children can identify whether or not two words rhyme. Learn more about literacy development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 36 months, most children create representations of real objects in art work. Learn more about creative arts development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 24 months, most children make simple predictions about what comes next based on previous experience. Learn more about science development standards. DID YOU KNOW? By 18 months, most children remember the location of objects that are meaningful to them. Learn more about cognitive development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 48 months, most children can identify whether or not two words rhyme. Learn more about literacy development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 36 months, most children create representations of real objects in art work. Learn more about creative arts development standards.DID YOU KNOW? By 24 months, most children make simple predictions about what comes next based on previous experience. Learn more about science development standards. Register for a RIELDS Professional Development Training Visit Website Download a copy of the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDS) English Spanish Helpful Links Fun Family Activity Cards Download RIELDS and Kindergarten – 1st Grade standards Alignment document Download Introduction This resource outlines the expectations for what young children should know and be able to do… More These standards will guide early care and education practices, such as curriculum and assessment choices... More Outline of Rhode Island's Early Learning and Development Standards Hidden Physical Health and Motor Development Component 1: Health and Safety Practices Component 2: Gross Motor Development Component 3: Fine Motor Development Social and Emotional Development Component 1: Relationships with Others Component 2: Self-Awareness and Competence Component 3: Emotional Recognition and Regulation Language Development Component 1: Receptive/Interpretive Language Component 2: Expressive Language Component 3: Pragmatics* Component 4: Language Development of Multilingual Learners Literacy Component 1: Phonological Awareness Component 2: Print Concepts Component 3: Comprehension and Interest Component 4: Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners Component 5: Emergent Writing Cognitive Development Component 1: Logic and Reasoning Component 2: Memory and Working Memory Component 3: Attention and Inhibitory Control Component 4: Cognitive Flexibility Mathematics Component 1: Number Sense and Quantity Component 2: Number Relationships and Operations Component 3: Classification and Patterning Component 4: Measurement, Comparison, and Ordering Component 5: Geometry and Spatial Sense Science Component 1: Scientific Practices and Application Component 2: Physical Science Component 3: Earth and Space Science Component 4: Life Science Social Studies Component 1: Civics & Government Component 2: Economics Component 3: History Component 4: Geography Creative Arts Component 1: Experimentation and Participation in the Creative Arts