How do you determine the best assessment for the information you need to make decisions? Should it be formative or summative? Informal or formal? Are you measuring for cognitive, emotional, linguistic, physical, or social development or something else? Is it for intervention? 8083mod2discuss1.docx 8083RESPONSE.docx Part one Discussion: Effective Selection and Use of Assessments How…
Focusing on specific activities that foster meaningful language use for preschoolers is key to creating an environment of active learning. Careful lesson planning that involves knowledge of language stages helps support this type of environment. Apply what you have learned regarding stages in language and literacy development to create a lesson plan for preschoolers….
The assessment of English Language Learners is crucial. However, it raises a number of issues surrounding the validity and reliability of the assessment tool being used. According to the NAEYC, "All young children have the right to be assessed in ways that support their learning and development. For children whose home language is not…
Directions: Consider the following situation through the lens of a preschool ELL educator. A co-worker and fellow preschool educator approaches you frustrated. She has several students in her program that are English language learners at various degrees of fluency. She feels frustrated that she has to provide "extra" help to these children and wants your…
You have been put in charge of designing an educational program for children from disadvantaged families, many of whom have experienced neglect, abuse and/or trauma as very young children. A) Choose two of Erikson’s psychosocial stages that relate to child development (or two of the first five stages), describe the main features of these…
Most countries have national regulations and standards for early childhood education, often broken down by state or region. Others may only have outlines or suggestions for assessment. Early childhood educators need to be aware of their country and/or state/region standards and those set forth by NAEYC in order to know what is expected of…
Instructions In this discussion, you will be examining different elements of the environment that support or hinder responsive care of infants and toddler. Some of these elements are: Primary care Daily schedule of activities Use of containers IE: swings, bouncers Continuity of care Adult/Child Ratios Group size restrictions Outdoor time requirements Concern of risk Licensing…
Planning for a developmentally appropriate and responsive environment for infants and toddlers is critical to ensuring development across all learning domains. You will design an indoor environment, describe an indoor activity and adapt the indoor activity for an outdoor environment. Select an age group: – Younger Infant (Non-mobile) – Older Infant (Mobile) – Younger Toddler…
I truly believe that teaching or planning without data is like tossing a handful of darts and hoping that one hits the target, whatever or wherever that might be! The data is like a GPS system that guides our planning and hard work directly to the target. How can we miss? discussion28084.docx RESPONSE1-2.docx 1…
—Epstein, A. page 3 As a scholar practitioner, how might you use the content in this course to better prepare yourself for the complex and multifaceted process of evaluating program quality? Likewise, how might you use your personal and professional experiences to further promote dialogue and understanding on key concepts within this course? blog8084mod1.docx…
