All Assessment Content

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The cover for the spring 2023 edition of Young Children, featuring a child with a teacher.
Issue
Young Children
Vol. 78, No. 1
March 1, 2023

Spring 2023

Developmentally Appropriate Assessment Practices: Gathering, Understanding, and Using Information
This issue of Young Children examines developmentally appropriate and equitable assessment practices for early childhood settings.
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Article
Young Children
March 1, 2023

Assessing Agency in Learning Contexts: A First, Critical Step to Assessing Children

Now, in a study funded by the Brady Education Foundation, researchers are testing a culturally flexible tool that will support agency in classrooms so that more children will be offered dynamic and sophisticated learning experiences.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Natacha N. Jones, Amber T. Fowler, Jennifer Keys Adair
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Using Observation to Guide Your Teaching

Help your teachers learn to use classroom observations to adjust teaching strategies and design new learning experiences.

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Authored by: 
Dawn Petitpas, Teresa K. Buchanan
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Foundations of Assessment for Preschool Settings

Follow this three-step process for conducting assessments in preschool settings.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Catherine Scott-Little, Kathy L. Reschke
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Article
Teaching Young Children
October 1, 2022

Formative Assessment: Doing It with a Purpose

Learn how to plan for formative assessment and incorporate it into your practice.

Authored by

Authored by: 
Starr Batts
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NAEYC Publishes Book on Integrating the Learning Stories Approach

NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
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