- A
Developmental Approach to Assessment of Young Children- For more
than a decade, early childhood educators have been discussing issues
of curriculum and teaching methods in terms of their developmental appropriateness.
- Assessing
Young Children's Progress Appropriately- In recent years, teachers
and administrators have recognized the problems unique to assessing
young children.
- Early
Childhood Education Assessment Consortium- The Early Childhood Education
Assessment (ECEA) Consortium was initiated in 2000 to provide guidance
to decision makers on appropriate assessment systems in order to promote
and ensure high-quality learning opportunities for young children.
- Early Childhood
Reform in Seven Communities - The Studies of Education Reform project
was initiated by the Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S.
Department of Education, to examine the implementation and effects of
twelve significant education reform strategies, including student assessment,
parent community involvement, uses of technology, and early childhood
services.
- Investing in Our
Children - What we know and don't know about the costs and benefits
of early childhood interventons.
- Long-Term
Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs - A review of the effects of
early childhood programs on the development of children from low-income
families, focusing on cognitive and school outcomes.
- National Centre for Early
Development and Learning - Research at the National Center for Early
Development & Learning (NCEDL), focuses on enhancing the cognitive,
social and emotional development of children from birth through age
eight.
- National Institute on
Early Childhood Development and Education - The Early Childhood
Institute (ECI) sponsors comprehensive and challenging research in order
to help ensure that America's young children are successful in school
and beyond -- and to enhance their quality of life and that of their
families.
- Performance
Assessment in Early Childhood Education: The Work Sampling System-
ERIC Document.
- Screening
for School Entry- ERIC Document.
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