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	Developmental Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: Key Elements for Individualizing Curricula in Early Head Start Programs Technical Assistance Paper No. 4
	Technical Assistance Paper No. 4 provides guidelines for each element of the developmental process and offers appropriate principles for screening, assessment and evaluation. This guide identifies practices to avoid and suggests individualized strategies that will allow Early Head Start program staff to help children develop to their full potential. To read PDF files, get here. Developmental Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: Key elements for individualizing curricula in Early Head Start Programs The developmental assessment of infants and toddlers in Early Head Start (EHS) programs is a continuous process throughout the entire length of the child's enrollment in the program. This technical assistance paper will define the concepts of screening, ongoing assessment, and in-depth evaluation; discuss "best practices" related to developmental assessment and reflected in the Head Start Program Performance Standards (Head Start Bureau, 1996); and illustrate the connection between developmental assessment and curriculum development. See Technical Assistance Paper No. 4 [PDF, 187KB] Developmental Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation: Key Elements for Individualizing Curricula in Early Head Start Programs. Technical Assistance Paper No. 4. Early Head Start National Resource Center. HHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2000. English. [PDF, 187KB].