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SPONSOR:
Rep. S. Moore
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
HOUSE BILL NO. 15
AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 8 by deleting “
third
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
second
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 9 by deleting “
third
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
second
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 15 by deleting "
means
" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "
includes
".
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 15 by deleting "
third
" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "
second
".
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 17 by deleting "
means
" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "
includes
".
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 18 by deleting "
third
" as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "
second
".
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 by inserting after line 18 and before line 19 the following:
“
(5) “Free play” means play that is initiated and directed by children.
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 by deleting lines 19 through 20 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“
(6) “Guided play” means a playful learning context in which an experience is initiated and supported by the teacher, is directed by children, and involves a purposeful learning goal.
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 by deleting line 21 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
“
(7) “Play” means a universal, innate, and essential human activity that children engage in for pleasure, enjoyment, and recreation. Play, solitary or social, begins during infancy and develops in increasing complexity through childhood. Play integrates and supports children’s development and learning across cognitive, physical, social, and emotional domains, and across curriculum content areas. Play can lead to inquiry and discovery and facilitate future learning.
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 22 by deleting “
(7)
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
(8)
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 25 by deleting “
(8)
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
(9)
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 28 by deleting “
(9)
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
(10)
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 41 by deleting “
Department.
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
Department, and which may include how to internalize units and lessons within curriculum to ensure the most interactive and engaging portions of the lessons are included as well as strategies to include a play-based approach that still maintains the rigor of the instructional materials.
”.
FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 15 on line 42 by deleting “
This Department
” as it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “
The Department of Education
”.
SYNOPSIS
This Amendment does the following:
-It changes the definition of early childhood education and early childhood educators to include prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first through second grade. The original Act included third grade as well.
-It adds and updates definitions for free play, guided play, and play.
-It adds topics that may be included in materials developed to provide ongoing early childhood professional development in play-based learning.
-It makes technical corrections for clarity and to conform to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.