Kindergarten Report Cards. Sooner then you’d expect, a big envelope will be headed your way with your child’s kindergarten report card in it. In some cases, just the sheer size of that bulging envelope is a shock. As you tear open the package to find out if the teacher thinks your child is as wonderful as you do, you might think to yourself, “What is all this? Surely the report card itself is not six pages long!” In fact, it may be. National standards for education have had a big effect on the way educators report a child’s progress.
While in the past, schools may have formatted their report cards based on what was important for parents to know and what they could understand, these days report cards are often formatted based on the level at which your child is meeting state standards. Kindergarten report cards are usually broken down into two major components: academic skills and social ones. Familiarize yourself with the grading scale. Justification. Reference. Screening for Reading Problems in Preschool and Kindergarten. By Juli L. Pool, Ph.D., and Evelyn S. Johnson, Ed.D., Boise State University, Boise, ID Accurate identification of children who experience delays in attaining critical early literacy skills is needed to prevent reading problems. Studies have demonstrated that reading problems become increasingly more resistant to intervention and treatment after the 3rd grade.
A positive trajectory in children’s reading is predicted by their acquisition of early core literacy skills. Designing effective early reading screening instruments is complicated by the interaction of the screening tasks with the time of year and age/grade at which they are administered. However, failing to identify young children exhibiting delays in early literacy acquisition or lacking core literacy skills is a risky venture. The ability of a screening measure to accurately classify or identify students as at risk or not at risk for poor reading outcomes is a key component of the measure. Note. Conclusion References Badian, N. Justification.
Reference. Earlychildhood NEWS - Article Reading Center. Traditionally, the issues related to assessment have centered around three key questions: 1) Why should I engage in assessment? ; 2) Which methods should I select? ; and 3) How should I use the information obtained? In this article, the answers to these questions are explored, along with trends emerging in the field today. Why Engage in Assessment? One question new professionals in early childhood often ask is, “Why should I engage in assessment?”
For some, the answer is obvious-state regulations or administrative boards may mandate assessments. Which Measures Should I Select? Standardized Tests and InventoriesOne of the major advantages of standardized tests is that the results can be used to compare a child to developmental norms or to children in similar circumstances. One of the major disadvantages of standardized tests is how to interpret the data obtained. Validity and ReliabilityStandardized tests are accompanied by information regarding their validity and reliability. References.
Reference. Justification. ERIC/EECE Digest Archive. Performance Assessment in Early Childhood Education: The Work Sampling System. Performance Assessment in Early Childhood Education: The Work Sampling System EDO-PS-95-6 May 1995 The Work Sampling System The Work Sampling System (Meisels, Jablon, et al., 1995) offers an exemplar of how performance assessment works in Head Start, early childhood, and the primary years (ages 3 to 11). This performance assessment system assesses and documents children's skills, knowledge, behavior, and accomplishments as displayed across a wide variety of education domains and as manifested on multiple occasions. Work sampling is a curriculum-embedded assessment, rather than an "on demand" set of tests. Developmental Guidelines and Checklists The Developmental Guidelines and Checklists are designed to assist teachers in observing and documenting individual children's growth and progress. Each domain is divided into functional components, each of which contains performance indicators that represent important skills, knowledge, behaviors, and accomplishments.
Portfolios Summary Reports. Reference. Justification. YCOnOurMindsOnline0510. Reference. Justification.