ECE 354 Assessment & Intervention During Early Childhood / week 3 Assignment

Curriculum-Linked Assessment

In the discussion forums this week we learned about the use of screening assessments as a tool to indicate a potential concern about a child’s learning and development. After administering screening assessments, a typical next step is to evaluate any areas of concern that were indicated on the screener. One way in which this is accomplished is through creating learning activities and curriculum linked assessments. “If every intentional activity that goes on in education is part of the curriculum, then these activities should be assessed to determine if children are making progress in the curriculum” (text, section 7.1) Doing this allows for opportunities to assess and evaluate the child’s performance to see where his/her true areas of need are and to determine what further steps might need to be taken. Your assignment this week will give you the opportunity to put the process we just discussed into action. There are four steps to your assignment.

Step 1 (1.5 points): Choose one child from the example document, “Developmental Checklist Birth to Five.” After choosing a child, write an analysis of the child. Your analysis should include the following: