Ongoing Assessment for Children Ages Birth to 5
In this tip sheet, learn about ways to plan and implement ongoing assessment procedures and practices. Also, find relevant Head Start Program Performance Standards and resources.
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Child Screening and Assessment
Screening and assessment provide valuable information about each child's interests, strengths, and needs. Screening gives a snapshot of whether the child's development is on track. Assessment is an ongoing process that includes observation and provides information about development over time. Systematic, ongoing child assessment provides information on children's development and learning. It helps inform curriculum planning, teaching, and individualizing for each child across all Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework domains.
Ongoing Assessment and Curriculum Planning
Ongoing assessments provide specific information about each child’s learning and development. This helps the home visitor and family members to create focused, individualized learning opportunities and track each child’s progress.
Screening
The purpose of screening is to identify children who should be referred for evaluation for possible developmental, health, or sensory concerns.
Using Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Effective Teaching Practices
In this episode of Teacher Time, learn about the ongoing assessment process. Discover ways to collect, analyze, and use data to inform and improve infant and toddler teaching practices.
Child Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers
Learn about ways to observe infants and toddlers—a key part of the ongoing child assessment cycle. Explore strategies to support this important component of quality infant and toddler care.
What Is Observation?
Learn how observing children is a key part of what education staff in Head Start infant toddler programs do daily. Observation involves focus, purpose, and watching and listening to learn about individual children.
Why Observe Young Children?
Individualizing care and the curriculum, and tracking children’s progress make observation a powerful and informative learning tool. Find out about other important reasons to observe young children.
Observing to Understand Children’s Goals and Intentions
Observation provides opportunities to take a moment to determine a child’s goal or intention before responding. Education staff and families can use an approach called “Watch, Ask, Adapt” to respond.
Observing to Build Relationships with Children
Learn how observation leads to a deeper understanding of infants and toddlers as human beings and enhances responsive relationships. These relationships provide the secure base that is the foundation for learning.
Observing to Build Relationships with Families
Sharing observations with children’s families strengthens the home-program connection. Learn more about this important reason for observing children.
