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Post by Nichole Woods on Oct 16, 2016 18:39:27 GMT -8
I prefer the Child Skill Checklist. It seems the most user friendly for all parties.
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Post by Vanessa Werle on Oct 17, 2016 21:17:12 GMT -8
The Teaching Strategies Gold, is a valuable tool as it can be used to support all learners, including children with special needs. It helps teachers to focus on what matters most as well as contains user-friendly features such as the recognition of children who might benefit from special help. I believe the cons of this tool is that it can be very time consuming typing all the necessary data when working with large groups of children.
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Post by Charles Upshaw on Oct 23, 2016 21:59:48 GMT -8
Child Skills Checklist –
Checklist is a good tool because it’s already set up with a lot of good information categories with a quick and easy way you can just check off things you observe with a student without taking a lot of time. Unfortunately this can be a downfall as well because it has so much information because when observing a child you could get to caught up trying to fill out and check of info that you start losing focus on observing the student.
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Post by Cheryl Hidalgo on Oct 26, 2016 18:59:01 GMT -8
I prefer the High Scope
This is a good tool because its an observation-based instrument providing systematic assessment of young children's knowledge and abilities in all areas of development. Teachers or caregivers spend a few minutes each day writing brief notes ("anecdotes") that describe significant episodes of young children's behavior. They record their notes on printed forms or in computer files. The Pro is its simple, quick, and easy especially when dealing with a lot of kids. The Cons would be parents might not like the brief notes of their child.
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Post by taylor on Oct 28, 2016 12:01:35 GMT -8
I Would say the check list would be most efficient and straight forward for what to look for. The con to this would just be that there could be a characteristic that may not be listed that needs to be addressed. Other wise it would be a nice tool for what they can and can not do and to compare the data to come up with an analysis of each students individual capabilities.
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Post by Jenifer on Nov 11, 2016 17:20:28 GMT -8
I think I would prefer the Child Skills Checklist. It seems like it would be the most user friendly and the quickest and easiest to use, with the list of categories & child skills already laid out for you to just check off. However, there could be something that you observe and want to note that is not on the list, and you could get lost in checking the list and miss out on the behaviour you are supposed to be observing.
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Post by Lisa Wright on Nov 16, 2016 5:05:11 GMT -8
Highscope preschool COR seemed to be the most organic and fluid way of assessment and due to the age differences and developmental stages in my classroom, this seemed to be the best overall fit.
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Post by Samara Martins on Nov 17, 2016 10:35:22 GMT -8
I think the child skill checklist is the best option because to me it seems like the best way to make sure the child is on track.
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Post by Bobbi Andersen on Dec 4, 2016 21:58:33 GMT -8
Teaching Strategies Gold is the program I think works best for my situation because it increases the effectiveness of assessments while having more time to spend with children. The other tools seemed cumbersome to me in my very reactive environment. Also, it’s easy to use, effective, and saves time as well as helps teachers be confident in their assessment decisions.
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Post by Kenya Adams on Dec 6, 2016 0:23:03 GMT -8
Teaching Strategies Gold I think is one great assessor to use for children's growth. I think that it is not often you are able to find a program that is ELL friendly therefore not making it accessible for all and that is one of my cons of this specific program. I think that this program is universal and tailors to all types of learning styles and children including children with special needs. I think the Child skills checklist is also a great way to figure development and growth methods because it has detailed questions that allow you to know exactly what you are looking for and gives room to document your evidence from the specific ask. I think one con for the Checklist method is that there may not be everything on the paper you are looking for.
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