Multifaceted assessment for early childhood education Wright, Robert J.

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; Part I: Background, Current Issues, and Interpretation of Assessments in Early Childhood; 1 - History and Framework of Early Education and the Assessment of Young Children; 2 - Issues and Current Practice for Assessing Young Children; 3 - Understanding Early Childhood Assessment Scores; Part II: Formative and Summative Assessments and Tests; 4 - Informal Evaluations of Young Children; 5 - Teacher-Constructed Scales and Checklists; 6 - Summative Measurements of Educational Outcomes; Part III: Individual Screening Measures and Full Assessments
7 - Developmental Assessments of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers8 - Cognitive Assessment of Young Children; 9 - Standardized Assessments of the Early Academic Skills of Young Children; Part IV: Parent Communication and Special Needs Children; 10 - Evaluating, Grading, and Reporting to Parents; 11 - Identification of Young Children With Special Needs; 12 - Family Involvement and Engagement; Part V: Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs and Schools; 13 - Program Evaluation and Planning; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author
Part I. Background, current issues, and interpretation of assessments in early childhood ; History and framework of early education and the assessment of young children
Issues and current practice for assessing young children
Understanding early childhood assessment scores
Part II. Formative and summative assessments and tests ; Informal evaluation of young children
Teacher-constructed scales and checklists
Summative measurements of educational outcomes
Part III. Individual screening measures and full assessments ; Developmental assessments of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Cognitive assessment of young children
Standardized assessments of the early academic skills of young children
Part IV. Parent communication and special needs children
Evaluating, grading, and reporting to parents
Identification of young children with special needs
Family involvement and engagement
Part V. Evaluation of early childhood programs and schools ; Program evaluation and planning.
Background, Current Issues, and Interpretation of Assessments in Early Childhood
History and framework of early education and the assessment of young children
Issues and current practice for asssessing young children
Formative and Summative Assessments and Tests
Informal evaluation of young children
Individual Screening Measures and Full Assessments
Developmental assessments of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Parent Communication and Special Needs Children
Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs and Schools
Program evaluation and planning.

includes bibliographical reference and index