Assessing and Guiding Young Children's Development and Learning (5th Edition)
The purpose of this book is to demonstrate how to do authentic classroom-based assessment, and then how to interpret and use that information to plan curriculum responsive to and supportive of children’s learning. The fifth edition ofAssessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learninghas been revised and updated to reflect the rapidly developing concepts of appropriate assessment, expected educational outcomes, the way young children develop and learn, and the early childhood teacher’s assessment responsibilities. New to this Edition: New sections on emerging concepts and functions of Formative and Summative AssessmentNew information and guidance for teachers working with English-language learnersNew section on scaffoldingUpdated legal requirements for assessmentUpdated references, readings, and glossary