Day in the Life of a Disability Services Coordinator
Watch this set of short videos to see some of the ways Kellie, a disabilities services coordinator in Washington state, supports both educators and children in inclusive learning settings.
Ongoing Child Assessment
These resources help program staff learn how to continuously collect data to observe and understand how the child responds to instruction. Programs can use ongoing child assessment to make data-informed decisions that can help staff determine how and whether to adjust teaching support to meet learning goals. Resources also cover how to determine the type and level of support a child needs based on the activity, learning objective, and child’s progress.
Health and School Readiness
Explore these resources to learn about the connection between health and school readiness and to ensure every Head Start child is ready to succeed in school.
1302.33 Child screenings and assessments.
Working with each child’s parent, programs must complete or obtain a current developmental screening to identify concerns regarding a child’s behavioral, motor, language, social, cognitive, and emotional skills.
Family Engagement and Ongoing Child Assessment
The partnership between parents and staff is fundamental to children's current and future success in school readiness and beyond. Discover how programs can share information with families about children's learning and progress toward school readiness outcomes.
Effective Instruction: Ongoing Assessment
Learn how ongoing assessment can be a useful way to inform teaching practices. Explore how to use it to help children with disabilities reach their annual goals.
Frequently Asked Questions: Disabilities
FAQ, Disabilities
Preschool Teachers
Teachers know and understand the broad range of content areas and the developmental expectations (i.e., social and emotional, cognitive, expressive and receptive language, motor, adaptive, and English language development) appropriate for young children as outlined by the Head Start Early Learning Framework. Teachers consider what they want children to know, understand, and be able to do using the five essential domains.
Learning Community Around Data
Read how Head Start teachers in Minnesota created a statewide learning community that has not only studied the value of authentic assessment but has also built a state Head Start database that combines assessment, demographic, and classroom information.
When Health Affects Assessment
Use this fact sheet to better understand how child health may impact assessment. It includes a list of tools that programs can use to improve child assessment strategies..