NAEYC Standard Three

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OBSERVING, DOCUMENTING AND ASSESSING TO SUPPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

I understand that child observation, documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals. They know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. I know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence the development of every child.
 

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Key Elements:

3a. Understanding goals, benefits and uses of assessment including its use in development appropriate

       goals, curriculum and teaching strategies for young children

3b. Knowing about and using observation, documentation and other appropriate assessment tools and

       approaches, the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data collection

3c. Understanding and practicing responsible assessment to promote positive outcomes for each child,

       including the use of assistive technology of children with disabilities

3d. Knowing about assessment partnerships with families and other professional colleagues to build

       effective learning environments

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Artifact- Documentation Board

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Key Element, 3a Understanding goals, benefits and uses of assessment including its use in development appropriate goals, curriculum and teaching strategies for young children.

This statement communicates the importance of assessing, observing, and documenting children daily activities inside the classroom. It is equally as important to understand how to do them and how to interrupt the information obtained. As a teacher you must know each child’s individual needs, strengths and weakness.  Knowing this information help both the teacher and parent embrace the areas the child need special attention in. Teachers must be able to effectively communicate to parents and families the progress and needs of their child.

 

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Artifact- Biases in Literature 

 

For Key Element 3b Knowing about and using observation, documentation and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches, the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data collection I chose to use the artifact assessing biases in literature.  Some younger children may not have an understanding or awareness of the concepts of race and ethnicity as they operate in society. However, they can be introduced to the concepts of categorizing, making assumptions, and stereotyping by exploring gender bias in a one-day activity. As an educator, it is important to limit categories in the exercise to "boys" and "girls" and brainstorm with students a list of adjectives that come to mind when they think of either group. It is important to show students that boys and girls are equally as strong and can both accomplish whatever they put their minds too.  As an educator it is important to work with students to define the word "assumption" and point to examples of assumptions from the student-generated lists for boys and girls.

 

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Artifact-Administrative Binder

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For Key Element: 3c. Understanding and practicing responsible assessment to promote positive outcomes for each child, including the use of assistive technology of children with disabilities, I am submitting my administrative binder. The administrative binder demonstrates effective practices for managing and leading staff and administering early care and education program. Compose a grant proposal that illustrates professional relationships and facilitates collaboration and communication among colleagues, families and owners. To create ongoing professional development plans based on evaluation of staff and administrator needs.

 

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Artifact- Program Assessment

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For Key Element 3d Knowing about assessment partnerships with families and other professional colleagues to build effective learning environments I used the artifact program assessment tools. Early childhood assessment is a tool used to gather and provide educators, parents, and families with critical information about a child’s development and growth. The purposes for conducting a community child care needs assessment my very. These purposes include creating a clear picture of the items needed in the child care, identifying unmet needs for child care, developing an estimate of available child care services for non-traditional care and special needs children, ensuring some outside funding sources for child care programs, and creating and implementing working budget, and determining the best use of child care funds.  Another important purpose of the assessment is to use the information to guide community based decisions and new policies that revolve around the every changing needs of child care.  

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