Ongoing Child Assessment in Home-Based Programs
Discover strategies to make assessments in home-based programs more collaborative and supportive of parent's knowledge of and role in their child's healthy development.
Using Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Effective Preschool Teaching Practices
In this episode of Teacher Time, learn about the ongoing assessment process. Discover strategies for collecting, analyzing, and using data to inform and improve preschool teaching practices.
What Is Observation?
Learn how observing children is a key part of what education staff in Head Start infant toddler programs do daily. Observation involves focus, purpose, and watching and listening to learn about individual children.
Child Observation: The Heart of Individualizing Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers
Learn about ways to observe infants and toddlers—a key part of the ongoing child assessment cycle. Explore strategies to support this important component of quality infant and toddler care.
Ongoing Assessment for Children Ages Birth to 5
In this tip sheet, learn about ways to plan and implement ongoing assessment procedures and practices. Also, find relevant Head Start Program Performance Standards and resources.
Developmental Screening for Children Ages Birth to 5
Explore information about developmental screening, selecting screening tools, process, timing, and more.
Special Considerations: Developmental Screening of Children Ages Birth to 5 Who Are Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Discover key strategies program leaders should consider when screening children who are dual language learners (DLLs).
Gathering and Sharing Child Assessment Data
Use this learning module in professional development settings. Learn more about ongoing child assessments, and find out how to gather data and share it with families.
Using Data to Tell a Story: Tailoring a Data Story for Different Audiences
Explore this tip sheet to learn what building a data story is all about. Data stories can bring numbers and figures to life. They can convey important information to different audiences in a way that promotes listening, understanding, discussion, and decision-making. Find guidance on how to identify your audience and what information they need. Learn how to effectively tell the story of your data in a way that is appealing and easily accessible to your audience.
Using a Data Narrative to Tell a Story
In this tip sheet, learn about how to develop a data narrative. It is a summary of a set of data that draws conclusions and makes comparisons to explain the meaning of data in detail. Data narratives are helpful when the goal is to clearly and accurately present data that may otherwise be confusing. This tip sheet includes example data and associated narrative. It also provides tips for deciding what to include in your narrative and links to helpful resources.