Describe the importance of Assessment of Language and Literacy Skills in Early Childhood Education
Central Objective: Describe the importance of Assessment of Language and Literacy Skills in Early Childhood Education, and how accurate, formative assessment guides instruction and supports emergent literacy. Supporting Element: Describe the importance of learning centers in the early childhood education environment, highlighting how purposeful centers foster rich language interactions and literacy practice. Together, this page connects evidence-based assessment with engaging learning centers to enhance language development in early childhood programs and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Describe the importance of learning centers in the early childhood education environment.
- Identify the importance of language and literacy development in early childhood.
- Explain successful communication skills in early childhood education.
- Describe the history of early childhood education in the U.S.
- Define differentiated instruction in early childhood education and describe how it may look in the classroom.
- Identify strategies to support language and literacy development in early childhood.
- Demonstrate the importance of using various strategies to develop language and communication skills.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Identify significant events surrounding the evolution of early childhood education in America.
- Describe the research behind sensory activities in early childhood curricula.
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Define what it means to be a coach in the early childhood education setting.
- Identify significant events surrounding the evolution of early childhood education throughout the world.
- Identify current events impacting Early Childhood Education.
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