Standardized Screening Assessments Chart and Essay
Unit 3
CE300-Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood
Lindsey Schmidt
August 13, 2015
Part II
Case Scenario: You have been hired as the new director of an Early Childhood Program. During the interview and hiring process, you realize that the culture in this Early Childhood Program has historically been centered on the use of informal portfolios as the sole assessment format. The staff and families enjoy the use of portfolios and are very satisfied with this type of informal assessment.
What is this organization’s culture concerning assessment?
The Early Childhood Program culture feels that they effectively achieve the values, principles, and fundamentals by using informal assessments. The organizations culture regarding the use of informal assessments is that the parents have only learned one way of having their children assessed. When your Early Childhood Program has been historically based and centered on informal assessments you …show more content…
(2011). Understanding and Choosing Assessments and Developmental Screeners for Young Children: Profiles of Selected Measures. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation,
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/screeners_final.pdf Funk, J. (2008). Early Childhood News. The Professional Resource for Teachers and Parents. Using Assessment Information to Guide Planning and Teaching. Retrieved from: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=683
Wortham, S. (2012). Assessment in Early Childhood Education. (6th Ed) [Vital Source Bookshelf version].
NAEYC (2013). Advice for a New Preschool Teacher. Retrieved from:
Unit 3
CE300-Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood
Lindsey Schmidt
August 13, 2015
Part II
Case Scenario: You have been hired as the new director of an Early Childhood Program. During the interview and hiring process, you realize that the culture in this Early Childhood Program has historically been centered on the use of informal portfolios as the sole assessment format. The staff and families enjoy the use of portfolios and are very satisfied with this type of informal assessment.
What is this organization’s culture concerning assessment?
The Early Childhood Program culture feels that they effectively achieve the values, principles, and fundamentals by using informal assessments. The organizations culture regarding the use of informal assessments is that the parents have only learned one way of having their children assessed. When your Early Childhood Program has been historically based and centered on informal assessments you …show more content…
(2011). Understanding and Choosing Assessments and Developmental Screeners for Young Children: Profiles of Selected Measures. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation,
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved from: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/screeners_final.pdf Funk, J. (2008). Early Childhood News. The Professional Resource for Teachers and Parents. Using Assessment Information to Guide Planning and Teaching. Retrieved from: http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=683
Wortham, S. (2012). Assessment in Early Childhood Education. (6th Ed) [Vital Source Bookshelf version].
NAEYC (2013). Advice for a New Preschool Teacher. Retrieved from: