1. Assessment Night at Saguaro Infant Care and Preschool May 6, 2014 5:30 p.m. Room #9

2. Agenda  Type of Assessment- Milestone Checklist  Administration of Assessment- When/How it is given  Confidentiality  Parent/Community Involvement  Expectations and Outcomes of Assessment  Evaluation

3. Assessment Type  The assessment that will be conducted is a milestone checklist.  This checklist will evaluate children to see if they have reached their developmental milestones.  This checklist provides the milestones in the different learning areas. (Cognitive, Social Emotional, and Physical Development)  It provides great detail of where a two year old should stand developmentally.

4. Administration of Assessment  This assessment will be given at the beginning of each school year which is in August.  My colleagues and I will then reassess the children in December and at the end of the school year in May.  The assessment will be done during the children's play time in and out of the classroom, and during one on one sessions.

5. Legal Considerations  Here at Saguaro Infant Care and Preschool we uphold a high confidentiality agreement.  Any results from this assessment will only be shared between the child’s parents and teachers.  If possible results may be shared with student as well.

6. Involvement  Parents will be given a milestone checklist of their own to conduct assessment at home.  checklist will be available in English and Spanish. Parents can choose either one.  Meetings may be held to discuss outcome of assessment.  Community members will also be invited to interact with children by reading or creating different art projects with the children.

7. Expectations/ Outcomes  What we hope to learn from this assessment is for us to get to know the children in detail.  Know children’s strengths and weaknesses.  See how much children develop from beginning, to middle, to end of school year.  Have children meet most milestones to move onto the three year old classroom.

8. Interactive Activity  PLEASE COMPLETE SURVEY:  1. What are your child’s strengths?  2. What are your child’s interests?  3. Is there anything your child struggles with that you would like me to know about?  4. In times of stress, what behaviors might your child show?  5. What do you admire most about your child?

9. Evaluation  What was your knowledge about assessments before this meeting?  What knowledge did you gain about assessments tonight?  Do you think the assessment being used with the children is effective? Why or Why Not?

10. Bibliography  Warren, B. A. (1985) Seeing Young Children: A Guide to Observing and Recording Behavior. Albany: Delmar.  Important Milestones: Your Child at Two Years. (2014, March 27).. Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/checklists_2yr.pdfhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/checklists_2yr.pdf  Colker, L. J. (n.d.). The Word Gap: The Early Years Make the Difference | National Association for the Education of Young Children | NAEYC TYC | Teaching Young Children Magazine. The Word Gap: The Early Years Make the Difference | National Association for the Education of Young Children | NAEYC TYC | Teaching Young Children Magazine. Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/the-word-gaphttp://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/the-word-gap  Teaching Resources - TeachersPayTeachers.com. (n.d.).Search%3Amilestone%2520checklist Teaching Resources - TeachersPayTeachers.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014, fromhttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:milestone%20chec klisthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:milestone%20chec klist