Essential Learnings for Assessment B 

Attitudes	Knowledge	Behavior
I can set challenging but achievable literacy learning goals for young children. I believe children are individually and culturally diverse. I believe assessment of children’s literacy learning must be done on an individual basis.  I believe families are an essential source of information about their child's language and literacy abilities.  I can take into account the realities of cultural and linguistic diversity in assessing young children.	Outcomes will be achieved by individual children at different times and in different ways. There are several ways to assess a child’s language and literacy, such as observation, documentation of his/her work, interviews and parent reports. Literacy goals are necessary for both groups and individuals.  Specialized resources to support assessment and individualized teaching are necessary when a child is a second language learner or has a special physical or developmental need.	Can describe how learning outcomes can be useful in assessing individual children’s progress in learning to read and write. Can name two ways home culture and language influence assessment.

 

Vocabulary Word	N/A
Myth	Assessing young children is harmful.
Using Books with Children	Using books with children to assess literacy and language skills of individual children
Predictor	N/A

 

Guest Faculty: 

Mary Beth Bruder

Website Activities:

Video Focus - Team Assessment

Discussion Question - Share How You Implemented This Week's "Ideas To Do Tomorrow":

• Observe one of your children with a book to assess what the child knows and to determine appropriate learning goals.
  
• Explain the importance of learning outcomes to one colleague or parent.
  Share ideas about how your team shares daily assessment responsiblities.
  

Action Plan - Try using books for assessment