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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.
Education staff review facts and reflect on what they mean, as part of ongoing child assessment. Find out how the questions they explore and answer can lead to individualizing care and the curriculum.
In the ongoing child assessment cycle, observing, documenting, and reflecting guide education staff to intentional and purposeful responses. Explore how this helps staff create individualized learning opportunities for infants and toddlers.
Taking the time to learn and practice the art of observation is key to responsive caring and individualization. Find out how this process supports the development and well-being of children, families, and staff.
Explore these references for Child Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers, Technical Assistance Paper No. 15.
Take a look at additional resources for Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers, Technical Assistance Paper No. 15.
In this episode of Teacher Time, learn about the ongoing assessment process. Discover strategies for collecting, analyzing, and using data to inform and improve preschool teaching practices.
Learn how program leaders can use ongoing child assessment activities—Prepare, Collect, Aggregate and Analyze, and Use and Share—to support children's development and learning at different program levels.
Hear from educators about their approaches to assessing children with disabilities. This video is part of the Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Learning module, one of several EarlyEdU Alliance Higher Education Learning Modules.
In this clip, an educator shares the purpose and strategies around assessment planning. The video is part of the Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Learning module, one of several EarlyEdU Alliance Higher Education Learning Modules.
Learn how to consider assessment tools. Hear from Dr. Gail Joseph, associate professor in educational psychology and director of the Cultivate Learning and EarlyEdU Alliance at the University of Washington. The video is part of the Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Learning module, one of several EarlyEdU Alliance Higher Education Learning Modules.
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