Identify methods of assessments for mixed ages.
Central Objective: Identify methods of assessments for mixed ages in early childhood education and child care centers. Supporting Elements: Identify appropriate practices for assessing and demonstrating children’s development in mixed-age settings, and identify examples of age-appropriate activities for different ages. This page equips educators with practical, inclusive assessment strategies and activity ideas tailored to diverse age groups.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs10 hours courses
3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify methods of assessments
- Identify different types of barriers for mixed ages with disabilities and ways to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
- Identify and discuss of the importance of using a variety of assessment methods.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages birth to three.
- Identify materials and equipment for family childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Identify curriculums specific to children birth through age three
- Explain the challenges behind mixed-age group instruction and strategies to overcome them.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observations for short and long term goal development for ages four and above.
- Identify recommended medical and immunization schedules for children birth through age three
- Identify the recommended feeding patterns of school-age children.
- List recommended feeding schedules and identify strategies for introducing new food for children birth through age three.
- Identify strategies to facilitate learning in the early childhood classroom using various methods.
- Identify assessment tools.
- Identify resources for referral and services for the school-age setting.
- Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
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