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Course Details

CCEI1200: Assessing Young Children: Part 1 Introduction to Assessment

Course ID  70499
ChildCare Education Institute
 
(800) 499-9907
 

Description

This is the first of a three-part series dealing with the assessment of young children. Students completing this course will have an understanding of the importance of assessing young children and creating a narrative summary for the assessment of each child. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to define assessment, list why it is important for teachers to assess young children, list the four basic areas addressed by developmental milestones and define “performance-based assessment


1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Observing and recording children's behavior (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Direct Service Skills (1 Hour)

Family Child Care Home Provider
Child Care Center Staff
Head Start/Early Head Start
Infant and Toddler
School Age

Infants (0-12 months)
Toddlers (13-24 months)
Two's (25-36 months)
Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)
Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Define assessment
• Identify the purpose of assessment
• Define developmental milestones
• Identify developmental domains assessed in early childhood programs
• Identify characteristics of effective assessment in the early childhood environment
• Identify methods used in performance-based (informal) assessment

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.