This three-module course is designed to increase knowledge of the process of ongoing assessment and provide opportunities to practice various assessment strategies.

Participant Learning Goals:

Module 1

• Participants will understand the background of current federal accountability requirements and the importance of ongoing assessment as the basis for good instruction as well as the basis for accountability data.

Module 2

• Participants will distinguish between five purposes of assessment for young children;
  
• Participants will discuss what ongoing assessment includes;
  
• Participants will discuss four principles that guide ongoing assessment and the basis for these principles from recommendations for practice from NAEYC and DEC;
  
• Participants with consider the role of commercial assessment instruments in ongoing assessment and will review the Assessment Resource handout 2.3.

Module 3

• Participants will review strategies for observing and documenting child progress;
  
• Participants will discuss strategies for gathering information from families and other service providers for ongoing assessment;
  
• Participants will consider strategies for ensuring that the results of ongoing assessment are used to inform instructional planning.