Spotlight on Young Children: Observation and Assessment, Volume 2

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2024
National Association for the Education of Young Children (Verlag)
978-1-952331-25-1 (ISBN)

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Meaningful, developmentally appropriate
observation
and assessment are core components of every early learning setting. In today’s
world of data collection, high-stakes testing, and accountability, it is
vitally important to understand how to effectively assess young children in
familiar settings; use this data to inform the curriculum; and communicate this
information with staff, families, and communities.

Carrying on the work of the first volume of Spotlight on Young Children:
Observation and Assessment, this book brings together
all-new articles curated by Hilary Seitz, director for educator and leadership
programs in the California State University system. Organized into three
distinct parts, the contributions

Discuss changing the landscape
of observation and assessment
Emphasize the need for
assessment to be culturally and linguistically responsive
Showcase a variety of
reasons why educators use observation and assessment, exploring information
about the foundations and meanings behind them
Highlight different facets of the
authentic assessment process and how to capture thinking and learning moments
Address reflecting on,
celebrating, and including all children by identifying their unique
strengths and needs and using a variety of supporting strategies   Each article in this collection is accompanied by questions to
prompt deeper thinking on the content. With this resource, continue to grow your
understanding of how observation and assessment can guide your instruction and
promote children’s learning.

Hilary Seitz, PhD, is director for educator and leadership programs in the California State University system. She advocates and supports statewide efforts to support early childhood education and the new California PK–3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential. Dr. Seitz is professor emerita in early childhood education at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Her research areas have been in early literacy development, collaborative practices between families and schools including culturally responsive pedagogies, emergent curriculum development, documentation, authentic assessment, and social constructivist learning theories inspired by Reggio Emilia practices.

Introduction   
Hilary Seitz 
Part 1:
Purposes of Observation and Assessment 
Foundations
of Assessment for Preschool Settings  
Catherine
Scott-Little, with Kathy L. Reschke 
Meaningful
Assessment and Documentation: How Directors Can Support Teaching and Learning 
Debbie LeeKeenan and Iris Chin Ponte 
Assessing
Agency in Learning Contexts: A First, Critical Step to Assessing Children 
Natacha Ndabahagamye Jones, Amber T. Fowler, and Jennifer
Keys Adair 
Part 2:
Strategies for Observing and Assessing 
Authentic Assessment: A Strengths-Based
Approach to Making Thinking, Learning, and Development Visible 
Hilary Seitz 
Anecdotal Records: Practical Strategies for
Taking Meaningful Notes 
Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie M. Madison, and
Hayley J. Hoover
Bringing Observation and Documentation to Life
in Infant and Toddler Settings 
Rebecca Parlakian  
Unlocking the Potential of Data-Driven
Coaching: Child Assessment Evidence as a Guide for Informing Instructional
Practices 
Christine M. Snyder and Holly P. Delgado  
Effective Kindergarten Readiness Assessments:
Influencing Policy, Informing Instruction, and Creating Joyful Classrooms 

Elliot Regenstein, Maia C. Connors, Rio
Romero-Jurado, and Joyce Weiner 
Photographs and Learning Progressions:

Supports for Intentional Assessment and Instruction in Mathematics 
Sarah Roller Dyess, Elizabeth Petit
Cunningham, and Katherine Ariemma Marin
Part 3: Assessment Practices to Support
Inclusion 
Assessing Opportunities to Support Each Child:12 Practices for Quality Inclusion 
Camille Catlett and Elena P. Soukakou
Embedded Learning Opportunities for Children with and Without Disabilities 
Christan G. Coogle, Emily M. Rose, Jennifer R.
Ottley, Jennifer A. Brown, and Mollie K. Romano 
Authentic and Meaningful Developmental Screening in Early Childhood 
Marisa Macy and Stefano J. Bagnato  
Enhancing Toddlers’ Communication Skills: Partnerships with Speech-Language Pathologists 
Janet L. Gooch   

Erscheinungsdatum	28.02.2024
Reihe/Serie	Spotlight on Young Children
Zusatzinfo	4-color figures and tables
Verlagsort	Washington DC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	212 x 266 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Vorschulpädagogik
ISBN-10	1-952331-25-0 / 1952331250
ISBN-13	978-1-952331-25-1 / 9781952331251
Zustand	Neuware