Assessment of Children CFS 294

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Allison Boswell - Western Kentucky University - Fall 2011

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CFS 294 Allison Boswell Allison Boswell CFS 294 Assessment of Young Children Sherri Meyers

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“Assessment is the process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence, then organizing and interpreting that information( Wortham , 2008).”

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Purpose of Assessments Assessing to Promote Children's Learning and Development Identify Health and Social Services Monitoring Trends and Evaluation of Services Assessing Academic Achievement

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Purposes of Assessment Cont. Evaluations Diagnosis Placement Program Planning

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Early Head Start Assessment Stephanie Elliot Assessment Tool used- Teaching Strategies GOLD. Assesses Birth to 3 years Must be Trained to Administer this Tool This tool is a reliable instrument tested for validity and reliability.

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Developmental Areas Assessed For Early Childhood Education: Soc- Emotional Physical Language Cognitive Literacy Mathematics Science & Technology The Arts

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Early Childhood Education Assessment A dminister this 3-4 times a year L ook at children individually and the center as a whole Make changes accordingly

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Speech Pathologist Rebecca Broyles Goldman Fristoe Test Standardized assessment, Norm-referenced assessments L anguage sampling, Behavioral observation H earing screenings, and Case H istory info

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Speech Pathology Assessment CONT. Children must be screen upon enter kindergarten A child can be referred by teacher or parent to be a part of a speech program If student fails screening, a formal evaluation will be given

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Speech Pathology Assessment CONT. Assessments are done when student is placed in speech, weekly, and every 3 years. Screening takes 15 Minutes Assessment of all areas takes 2 hours with many breaks.

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Speech Pathologist CONT. Are Parents Involved? Parents are involved throughout entire process of speech classes. Parents must give consent for child to do assessments

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Kindergarten Assessments Melissa Brockwell Tools for Assessments Dibles - lasts one minute M CLASS Tier3 STAR

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Kindergarten Assessment Melissa Brock well Dibbles After assessments, students are re-grouped if needed into groups that target the areas they need help in Helps get them ready for next grade

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Kindergarten Level Reasons for Assessment To evaluate a child's knowledge already Monitor a child's progress See if teacher needs to slow down or re-teach lessons Understand child's learning processes

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Parents and Assessment Experiences My child was in preschool when they were first assessed. A note was sent home to inform me that assessment was taking place. I had follow-up feedback from my son’s teacher.

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Are Assessments Beneficial? Allows me as a parent to gain knowledge about my child from a qualified instructor “With assessments, if my child had a weaker concern in school, these assessments allow the teacher to help my child make their weakness a strength.”

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References Rebecca Broyles Stephanie Elliot Neil White Melissa Brockwell Wortham , S. (2008). Assessment in early childhood education . (6 ed., pp. 1-289). New York: Pearson Education Inc.

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This video was created for CFS 294 at Western Kentucky University, Fall Semester 2011 By: Allison Boswell