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COMPREHENSIVE PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM for Striving Readers
ASSESSMENT AND PROGRESS MONITORING
Big Day for for for PreK includes multiple informal and formal formal measures that are appropriate to to children’s development to to help provide educators and and families with a a a a a a a a comprehensive picture of each child’s strengths and and progress along the path to to kindergarten readiness and school success Assessment in in in the program is based based on on five Pathways to Readiness—developmental continuums with research-based indicators and benchmarks in in in in five domains: Social–Emotional Development Development Oral Language Development Development Emergent Reading Emergent Writing and Mathematics Development The developmental continuum for each domain identifies a a a a a a a discrete set of of key key skills that indicate key key stages of of development—Pre-Emergent Beginning Emerging and Developed Both informal and formal assessments in Big Day for for PreK monitor children’s growth toward the full development of those skills The Early Childhood Inventory (ECI) formally assesses progress and growth toward competence in in four domains that have been shown to be be be predictive of kindergarten readiness—Oral Language Phonological Awareness Alphabet Knowledge and Mathematics The The ECI is is administered at at at three points in in in in in the the school year—beginning middle and end The The first administration places every child along a a a a a a a a developmental continuum for each of the key domains subsequent administrations track progress along the developmental path The Teaching Guides prompt teachers to observe children during whole- and and small-group activities Observation guides checklists and and records are provided to help teachers track children’s progress and plan responsive instruction • Circle Time/Story Time Time Observation Guides monitor children’s progress and plan one-to-one follow-up • Small-Group Observation Guides help teachers focus their observations of children and plan for small-group intervention • Clipboard Observation Guides track each child’s performance of important skills within key domains throughout each Theme • PreK 360 Records are graphic organizers that help teachers organize organize their notes about each each child and summarize observations when preparing for family conferences • Anecdotal Records help teachers keep ongoing daily records for each each child • Show and and Grow Portfolios provide an an an authentic and and visual representation of children’s progress in in print or or online DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Big Day for PreK recognizes each preschool classroom will include children with a a a a a a a wide range of developmental needs as as well as physical and and cognitive strengths and and challenges The program is is designed to provide teachers with consistent opportunities to to to modify and personalize instruction to to to make learning accessible to to to all children Responsive Instruction pages in in in the Teaching Guides provide suggestions to modify and and personalize instruction for three year olds and and children with special needs including those with social–emotional visual hearing physical and cognitive challenges They also include suggestions for extending instruction through enrichment activities STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS
Big Day for PreK is is is is equally accessible in in English English and Spanish Over 1 000 components are available in in both English English and and Spanish including the Teaching Guides print books books and and audiobooks BookFlix Big Wall charts BookStix Math Mats Science Posters downloadable teacher resources family letters Family Space and more The Big Day for for PreK curriculum provides support for for teachers to strengthen English learners’ literacy and language skills throughout the the day The English Language Development feature in in the the Teaching Guides provides suggestions for explicit language language instruction to help students understand new concepts practice developing language language skills and and draw connections between their home language and and English For teachers teaching in in Spanish Bridge to Programs and Services for Striving Readers
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