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Using Assessment to Make Connections for young children . . .
Assessments
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Assessment of Young Children
Why, how, what, who, where, & when
Review of the literature: DEC & NAEYC Recommended practices
Assessment Planning (“Mapping”) activity – questions, strategies, tools
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What do you KNOW and what do you WANT to LEARN about assessment of young children?
Why? What? Who? Where? How? When?
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Why?
Screening Diagnosis and eligibility Instructional planning Progress monitoring Classroom and program evaluation
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What? Where? Who?
Strengths and needs across all developmental and behavioral dimensions
Interests, preferences, temperament, functional skills during typical activities and routines
In contexts (activities, people and places) that are familiar to the child)
All children with varying amounts
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How? Multiple measures and sources
Curriculum or criterion-based Norm-referenced Informal tools: interview, observation, questionnaire,
portfolio, developmental history, review of records, anecdotal records
Checklists or rating scales Collaborative team approach – professionals
and family members familiar to child Ethically and professionally Individualized and appropriate
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Video clip showing the value of observation and documentation
http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.htm
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Recommended Practices in Assessment
Review of the literature…
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Developing an Assessment Plan
What are the questions and concerns ? What is the purpose of the assessment? What do we know about the child? What, when and how will we assess? How will I involve and communicate with parents? How will we work as a team and share
information?
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Activity
Sort assessment questions, strategies, and tools by purpose
Identify what tools or strategies would be appropriate for culturally linguistically diverse children, promote family participation, provide authentic information
Share a strategy or tool you find useful
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Student Early Childhood Assessment Planning Matrix
Use a planning matrix or mapping process to plan assessments for a target student across multiple
purposes
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Reflection…
Share with a neighbor… What you are doing well regarding assessment of
young children One thing you learned (or were
reminded of) One thing you would like to do to improve what you
do
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Acknowledgements/Resources Council for Exceptional Children
Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction in PreK and K Programs (webinar)
www.cec.sped.org DEC Recommended Practices A Comprehensive
Guide for Practical Application Susan Sandall, Mary Louise Hemmeter, Barbara J.
Smith, Mary E. McLean Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with
Special Needs Susan R. Sandall, Ilene S. Schwartz
The Early Childhood Curriculum Suzanne L. Krough
Results Matter Video Series Colorado Department of Education
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www.idahotc.comTraining and Technology for Today’s Tomorrow
Website to link school professionals and parents with special education training opportunities and resources across the state.
Supported By: Idaho State
Department of Education (ISDE), Special Education
Project Team: Cari Murphy Shawn Wright
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Statewide Special Education Technical Assistance (SESTA)
Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies, BSU
Gina Hopper,
Associate Director Statewide Consultant
[email protected] [email protected]
208.426.4363 208.426.3257
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www.sde.idaho.gov/site/isee
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Contact Information:Shannon DunstanEarly Childhood &
Interagency CoordinatorIdaho State Department
of Education Division of Student
Achievement and School Improvement
Division of Special Education
(208) [email protected]
Carolyn Kiefer
DirectorIdaho Head Start
Collaboration Project
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
(208) [email protected]
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Contact Information:Robin Carter
Southwest Regional Coordinator
Boise State University(208) 426-4273
Jimelle MorganNorth Regional
CoordinatorUniversity of Idaho
(208) [email protected]
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Annie DalgettyRegion X Head Start
TTA-IdahoEarly Childhood
Education SpecialistICF International208-989-03748
Jenny BoardRegion X Head Start TTA-Idaho
Infant Toddler/Early Childhood Education Specialist
ICF International208-954-9785
