MODULE 2 Assignment: Assessing young children - celebrating growth For the Module 1 Assignment, you created Part 1 of an Observation and Assessment PowerPoint presentation to be shared at the National Head Start Association

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MODULE 2 Assignment: Assessing young children - celebrating growth

For the Module 1 Assignment, you created Part 1 of an Observation and Assessment PowerPoint presentation to be shared at the National Head Start Association Family Engagement Conference that is upcoming in your city.

For this Assignment, you will create Part 2 of this presentation. Follow the prompts in the Observation and Assessment Part 2 PowerPoint Template Download Observation and Assessment Part 2 PowerPoint Templateto create your presentation. After creating your slides, write a script for the commentary that you will share with the participants and post this in the notes section for each slide. Then add narration to the slides as if you were presenting at the conference.

RESOURCES

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). DAP: Observing, documenting, and assessing children’s development and learning.Links to an external site. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/dap/assessing-development

Dunphy, E. (2010). Assessing early learning through formative assessment: key issues and considerationsLinks to an external site.. Irish Educational Studies, 29(1), 41–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323310903522685Links to an external site.

Note: Please take time to read this seminal article as a foundation for your learning about assessments in early childhood.

Notari-Syverson, A., & Losardo, A. (2004, September/October). What assessment means to early childhood educatorsLinks to an external site.. Exchange. https://www.childcareexchange.com/library/5015972.pdf

Yun, C., Melnick, H., & Wechsler, M. (2021, August 5). High-quality early childhood assessment: Learning from states’ use of kindergarten entry assessmentsLinks to an external site.. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/high-quality-kindergarten-entry-assessments-report

West Sussex County Council, Children First. (2015, August). Effective practice: Observation, assessment and planning.Links to an external site. https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/5555/effective_poa_and_planning.pdfNote: You reviewed this article in Week 1. Now that you studied observation in the last module and are focusing on assessment, please review this article again.

Blessing, A. D. (2019, July). Assessment in kindergarten: Meeting children where they areLinks to an external site.. Young Children, 74(3), 6-12.

Peterson, G. & Elam, E. (2021). 6.3: Assessing children’s developmentLinks to an external site.. In Observation and assessment in early childhood education (pp. 115–124). College of the Canyons.https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/Book%3A_Observation_and_Assessment_in_Early_Childhood_Education_(Peterson_and_Elam)/06%3A_Using_Documentation_and_Assessment_to_Communicate_with_Families/6.03%3A_Assessing_Childrens_Development

Lorina. (2020, April 13). Summative assessments in early childhoodLinks to an external site.. Aussie Childcare Network. https://aussiechildcarenetwork.com.au/articles/childcare-programming/summative-assessments-in-early-childhoodNote: When reviewing this article, it is best not to click on any links within.

Weinstein, A. (n.d.). Testing in kindergarten: The realities and the dangers.Links to an external site.Education.com. https://www.erikson.edu/wp-content/uploads/Testing-in-Kindergarten_Meisels_Education.pdf

Vargason, D. (2019, July 9). Making sense of early childhood assessment – Four things to considerLinks to an external site.. Teach. Learn. Grow.Links to an external site. https://www.nwea.org/blog/2019/making-sense-of-early-childhood-assessment-four-things-to-consider/

Moyer, M. W. (2020, April 17). Early education is more demanding than ever, and experts have concernsLinks to an external site.. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/early-childhood-education-demands.html

Harrington-Lueker, D. (2000). The uneasy coexistence of high stakes and developmental practice.Links to an external site. The School Administrator. https://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=14474

Posada, M. M. (2004). Ethical issues in assessments with infants and children.Links to an external site. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 6, 42–47. https://doi.org/10.52214/gsjp.v6i.10788

Feeney, S., & Freeman, N. K. (1999). Addressing ethical issuesLinks to an external site.. In Ethics and the early childhood educator: Using the NAEYC code (pp. 17-25). National Association for the Education of Young Children. https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/pubs/addressing-ethical-issues-ethics-book.pdfNote: Throughout this course, you will be challenged to think about professional ethics, ethical issues, and ethical dilemmas that relate to observation, assessment, and early intervention. This article was introduced in your first course in the program. However, it may be helpful to you in your work in this module.

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