Evaluation and Assessment
Documents for Families
| General Evaluation and Assessment Documents | Recognition & Response Resources |
General Evaluation and Assessment Documents:
| Florida's Rules for Pre-K Children with Disabilities or Developmental Delay (PDF - ) | |
| Authors: | State of Florida |
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| Description: | Florida rules 6A-6.03026, Florida Administrative Code (FAC), Special Programs for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities and 6A-6.03027 (FAC), Special Programs for Children Three Through Five Years Old Who are Developmentally Delayed. |
| NAEYC/NAECS/SDE Position Statement on Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | Nat’l Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) & Nat’l Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE), 2003 |
| Description: | This joint position statement addresses the importance of high-quality programs for all young children with an emphasis on curriculum, assessment and program evaluation. |
| NAEYC/NAECS/SDE Position Statement with Expanded Resources – Early Childhood Curriculum Assessment & Program Evaluation: Building an Effective, Accountable System in Programs for Children Birth through Age 8 (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | (NAEYC) and (NAECS/SDE), 2004 |
| Description: | Contains the position statement and recommendations in addition to an overview of relevant trends and issues, principles and values, and a rational for each recommendation. |
| A Parent’s Guide to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | Parent Advocacy Brief: National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2008 |
| Description: | A guide for parents about the benefits and principles of UDL. Includes case studies and information on the role of UDL in assessment, accommodations and assistive technology. |
| Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | A. S. Epstein, L. J. Schweinhart, A. DeBruin-Parecki, & K. B. Robin, n.d. |
| Description: | From the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Discusses why assessment is important, assessment methods, and reliable and valid preschool assessment. |
| Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children (DEC), 2007 |
| Description: | Provides key recommendations with rationales for each of the components in the NAEYC/NAECS/SDE position statement: Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation. |
| The State of Preschool 2008 (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | W. S. Barnett, D. J. Epstein, A. H. Friedman, J. S. Boyd, & J. T. Hustedt, 2009 |
| Description: | From the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). Annual report profiling state-funded Pre-K programs in the U.S. |
Recognition & Response: Documents related to Recognition & Response (Response to Intervention - RtI) for Pre-k children, and progress montoring. For more resources on Recognition and Response, please go to the Recognition and Response section of the References and the following sites in the Links section.
| Detecting Early Warning Signs in Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | Frank Porter Graham Center Snapshot #39, June 2006 |
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| Description: | Overview of Recognition & Response. Underscores the importance of recognizing and responding to critical early warning signs of learning difficulties in young children. |
| Recognition & Response (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | V. Buysse, E. Peisner-Feinberg, & L. Berger, December 2008 |
| Description: | A Power Point explaining the Recognition & Response model. |
| Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings (PDF - KB) | |
| Authors: | M. R. Coleman, T. West, & F. Roth, National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2009 |
| Description: | Information on key components of RtI in preschool settings, examples of models, and resources for implementation and policy recommendations. |
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