Ch. 2 online resource

This resource gives a good definition of what assessment is and how to go about it with children. It also sheds light on how teaching and assessments are interconnected. In the article, there were “steps” on what “principles should be considered in designing an assessment program.” I found these principles extremely helpful because I thought of them as one big checklist that we could use in our classrooms. The article also defined some of our vocabulary words from chapter 2: words such as standardized testing, anecdotal, and portfolio. Ideas for assessments were given along with an explanation for each one. The conclusion of the article (How Assessment Benefits Young Children), in my opinion, covered all of the bases- from teachers needing to know and understand their students to helping them become “lifelong literacy learners.” I loved this source and I hope each one of you do too! Enjoy :)