Good teaching does take a lot of time, as we all know. I just would hope that with time that the process will speed up for you. Sam Meisels - The best way to work with parents on WSS is to show them their child's work. This entails using all elements - the portfolio and the checklist in particular. Parents are really delighted to see the evidence behind your judgments.
Grades have very little meaning from one child to another or one teacher to another.
But the work of the child speaks for itself. Sam Meisels - Zero to Three is the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Parents. It is located in DC and has its own web site. I'm on the board and an officer. AL - When picking items for the portfolio, do you need to make notes attached to the back in regards to evaluation, or is this just to showcase their work.