Assessment
Assessment Suggestions & Ideas
- Assessment in Kindergarten: Meeting Children Where They AreArticle from NAEYC's publication Young Children.
- DAP: Observing, Documenting, and Assessing Children’s Development and LearningGuidance from NAEYC on aligning assessment practices with developmentally appropriate practice.
- What's In a Noun? Pre-Assessment for Early Childhood Enrichment and SupportAdvice on assessment from a practicing kindergarten teacher, focusing on many tools and strategies for pre-assessment.
- 20 Creative Ways to Check for UnderstandingA wide variety of ideas for checking understanding, many appropriate or adaptable for young learners, from We Are Teachers, a community site for practicing teachers.
- Check for UnderstandingVideo of examples of practice in checking for understanding with a variety of grade levels at San Bernardino Unified School District, including a multilingual classroom with young learners.
Reliable Sources for More Information
Published books, articles, and multimedia on assessment.
Spotlight on Young Children: Observation and Assessment by ISBN: 9781938113864Publication Date: 2020NAEYC's guide to meaningful, developmentally appropriate observation and assessment practices.
- Search for "early childhood education" and "assessment" at Rowan University LibrariesYou can also try replacing "early childhood education" in this search with other terms like "young children," "pre-k," "kindergarten," or similar, depending on your focus. Toggle open the Search Criteria pane at the top of the page to adjust the search terms.
Describe Your Assessment
When you have reviewed the instructional material on this page and the information you have found, describe the assessment strategies to be used in your lesson plan in the appropriate spaces on the lesson plan template.