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An engaging examination of current issues and practices involved in assessing young children A highly readable integration of the latest assessment practices and policies, this text includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English language learners—topics that are insufficiently addressed in other assessment texts. Focusing on practical applications of key concepts, Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education provides a knowledge base of what every early childhood teacher should know about assessing young children. Key Features Comprehensive coverage examines the full range of assessments, including formative, summative, authentic, and standardized. Cases in Point provide practical implications and examples from real life. Objectives for Learning alert students as to central concepts and provide guidance for reading and studying. Discussion Questions encourage analysis and class discussions, promoting higher order thinking on the topics. Ancillaries Password-protected instructor resources, available at www.sagepub.com/wrightinstr, feature PowerPoint slides, a test bank, Internet resources, and additional activities.
Parent Communication and Special Needs Children
One central point of communication between parents and teachers is progress reports that take the form of periodic report cards. Report cards are now given at every primary grade level including kindergarten. Most schools have begun to employ a standards-based reporting system complete with rubrics and benchmarks covering 40 or more areas of skill and achievement.
The war on social promotion has increased the role of high-stakes tests in determining a child's eligibility for grade-level promotion. Report cards present special problems when children with disabilities and English language learners are graded. Also, problems arise with transfer children.
Technology now plays an increasingly important role in grading and reporting to parents. As schools become more computer capable, ...
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