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Why, What, and How National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Testing and Assessment, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for ...
The debate surrounding testing and accountability in early childhood education continues, but one thing is universally agreed upon: effective observation and assessment of young children's learning are critical to supporting their ...
Perhaps most significant, the book documents how very early in life learning really begins.
This comprehensive guide to assessment in early childhood continues to provide the most current research, best thinking, and practical guidance to integrate assessment with effective teaching. Assessing and Guiding Young...
Principles and Recommendations for Early Childhood Assessments
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Helps teachers to assess children's progress in English, in a way that is appropriate for young learners.
And the NEW CD-ROM makes this book an invaluable resource beyond the classroom, with more than 2 dozen printable forms for data collection, observation, progress monitoring, IEP/IFSP development, and more.
Key changes and updates to this edition include: updated and streamlined figures, examples, and models of assessment that aid pre-service teachers to learn how to apply the principles of quality assessments; new activities at the end of the ...
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12446.html MEASURING QUALITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENTS measuring and comparing amounts, time, ... the preschool classroom as well as descriptions of dimensions thought to define overall quality.