When considering a commitment to view young children (the whole child) I believe these areas should be assessed or measured. Each child is unique in their own way assessments should be conducted to measure individual needs too. Basic areas of development should be assessed like social and emotional development for self-concept, cooperation, and social relationships. Approaches to learning will measure by their initiative and curiosity, engagement and persistence, reasoning and problem solving abilities. Language development will be measured by listening and understanding, speaking and communicating. Literacy will measure phonological and print awareness concepts, early writing and alphabet knowledge. Mathematics development will assess numbers, operation, spatial sense, patterns and measurement abilities. Science will test scientific knowledge skills and methods. Creative arts will measure music , art, movement and play development abilities. Physical and health development measures fine motor, gross motor and health practices by assessing these skills and abilities you will help all children succeed.
The country I chose to look at how they asses their school-age children is Spain. Spain use early learning and development benchmarks. The early learning and development benchmarks provide them a set of general developmental expectations for what children should know and be able to do upon the entrance into kindergarten.
physical/health/motor
social and emotional
approaches toward learning
cognition and general knowledge and
language, literacy, and communication.
By having a concrete framework of standards for early learning and development, it promotes continuity for children, early opportunities, and promotes consistency in selecting and measuring the children outcomes to be achieved.
www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/pubdocs/assessment
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You are so right when you say that each child is unique! I often describe children this way because they really are and not enough people (even teachers) remember this. We need to look at each child as a separate person and not compare them to anyone else.
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