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.
- ISBN10 0133522849
- ISBN13 9780133522846
- Publish Date 5 August 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 5th edition
- Pages 368
- Language English