Assessing Kindergarten Children: What School Systems Need to Know

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Catherine Scott-Little, Ph.D., SERVE and Judith Niemeyer, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2001

A resource book written for SERVE designed to guide school systems through a decision-making process to design an assessment system that is best suited to their particular needs. It is a planning guide and tool to help make decisions about assessments based on “best practices” in early childhood assessment The principles outlined in the guide are based upon recommendations from the National Education Goals Panel Early Childhood Assessments Resource Group (1998) in the publication Principles and Recommendations for Early Childhood Assessments.

Assessing the State of State Assessments: Assessing Young Children

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SERVE

2003

A special report from SERVE on wide-scale early childhood assessment systems, this document presents a special report on common challenges and possible solutions for state that are putting wide-scale early childhood assessment systems into place and examines wide-scale early childhood assessment systems designed to address four critical areas—design issues, instrumentation issues, implementation issues, and data utilization issues.

Effective Practices in Pre-K Assessment

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Dr. Mary McLean, University of Minnesota

Oct 2004

Handout from Mary McLean at Prekindergarten ESE Coordinators' Meeting (October 14, 2004)

Effective Curriculum, Assessment & Program Evaluation

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National Association for the Education of Young Children

2003

Handout from Mary McLean at Prekindergarten ESE Coordinators' Meeting (October 14, 2004)

NAEYC/NAECS/SDE Position Statement on Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation

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NAEYC/NAECS/SDE

This joint position statement from the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education addresses the importance of high-quality programs for all young children.

Preschool Assessment: A Guide to Developing a Balanced Approach

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Ann S. Epstein, Lawrence J. Schweinhart, Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, and Kenneth B. Robin

Discusses important components of the child assessment process, including 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

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Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children - DEC

2007

This DEC document includes three sections: “Curriculum”; “Assessment”; and “Program Evaluation.” The intended audiences for the document include early childhood administrators and personnel who work with young children with disabilities. Teacher educators, those providing professional development, family members, and state and federal policy makers will also benefit from these materials.

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