In this article, we follow two teaching teams—working with the same coach—as they use child assessment data to identify opportunities for the educators...
In the broadest terms, developmentally appropriate assessment produces information that illuminates what children “know and are able to do” (NRC 2008, 27).
Authored by
Authored by:
Peter L. Mangione, Tamarra Osborne, Heidi Mendenhall
High-stakes,summative assessmentsare used to gauge student learning against a standard or a benchmark (Afflerbach 2016; Ferguson 2017) and are sometimes used to make significant educational decisions about children.
Authored by
Authored by:
Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie Madison Schenck, Hayley J. Hoover
The articles in this cluster offer detailed information on ways teachers can observe and document children’s learning across developmental domains and then use that documentation to plan instruction.
On June 7, we joined 540 national and state organizations, including many 51ɬɬapp affiliates, in writing a letter to the Department of Homeland Security clearly stating our opposition to the zero-tolerance practice of separating children from their parents
Reflecting 51ɬɬapp’s commitment to periodically revising and updating its core position statements, we’ve worked hard to reflect the knowledge from research and practice that has emerged over the last decade since DAP was last revised.
Ensuring that outdoor play is an integral part of your child care and education setting’s daily schedule supports early learning across all domains and unleashes a whole lot of joy—for you and for children!
One reason it is so important to introduce science to very young children: the understandings they develop—no matter how basic or partial—provide a framework for later learning.
Teachers should also prepare themselves for basic questions (like whether or not a dead animal feels cold) and for supporting children and their families after a loved one dies.