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Download or read book Assessing Young Children Enhanced Pearson Etext Access Card written by Gayle Mindes and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive review of the issues involved in assessing children from birth to eight years, with or without disabilities KEY TOPICS: A comprehensive assessment system for birth through age 8; developing family partnerships in assessment; observation as the key method in a system; using basic concepts of measurement; choosing and using the right measure; assessment for planning intervention; conferencing, grading and reporting; building a child study; special issues in infant and toddler assessment, preschool assessment, and the primary grades; a child development chart o typical development; selected early childhood tests to consider for use in educational and child-care settings; test evaluation guidelines; choosing technology and software to support assessment; portfolio template; websites that adder assessment for teachers of young children; assessment bibliography for kindergarten and primary teachers MARKET: For pre-service teachers who want to understand the broad range of assessment issues in early childhood and deliver an effective educational program for all young children from birth through age 8.

Download or read book Assessment in Early Childhood Education written by Sue C. Wortham and published by Pearson Higher Ed. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Assessment courses in Early Childhood Education. One of the most accessible and practical textbooks available on assessing young children from infancy through age 8. It provides the full range of types of assessment and how, when, and why to use them. An excellent introduction to assessing young children, Assessment in Early Childhood Education continues with the inclusion of all types of assessments that can be used with infants and young children. 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 chapters provide opportunities for students to apply their own performance activities to demonstrate understanding of chapter contents; the effects of No Child Left Behind have been updated; newly revised information on children from diverse cultures and languages and children with disabilities has been added; and information on new and current trends toward accountability are discussed, as well as the impact of high-stakes testing.

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Download or read book Assessing and Guiding Young Children s Development and Learning written by Oralie McAfee and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Assessment in Early Childhood Assessing and Guiding Young Children's Development and Learning is designed to help teachers conduct authentic, early childhood, classroom-based assessment, interpret the information that's gathered, and ultimately use the information to plan responsive, supportive curriculum that ensures optimal learning for children, ages three to eight. The authors include coverage of the teacher's legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities in assessment; how to organise for summary assessment and formative assessment; how to understand standardised assessments; and how to communicate with parents. A special appendix helps teachers design assessments in all developmental domains and includes suggested behaviors to observe and charts to help teachers identify the next steps in learning and development. The 6th Edition has been revised and updated to reflect the rapidly developing concepts of appropriate assessment, expected educational outcomes, the way young children develop and learn, how the authentic assessment process relates to the use of formal state-mandated assessments, and the early childhood teacher's assessment responsibilities.

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