Competency Evaluate children's language and literacy development using evidence-based strategies. Instructions Through the lens of an experienced early childhood educator, you will produce a language and literacy assessment that measures and evaluates both language use and literacy skills. This assessment will be created and shared with other early childhood professionals. According to The National Association for the Education of Young Children, or NAEYC, it is important for early childhood educators to make ethical, appropriate, valid, and reliable assessments a central part of all early childhood programs. To best assess young children's strengths, progress, and needs, educators must use methods that are developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, and tied to children's daily activities. Consider what you know regarding authentic observations and assessments and how they guide curriculum and instruction. Begin by examining your reasons for assessing a child's language and literacy skills, then reflect on what you will do with the results. Create a two part, formative assessment tool that provides detailed, specific information about students' capabilities and struggles. The results of these assessments should help guide you in choosing lessons and modifying materials. *Choose a specific, early childhood age group. Include a brief description of the children's age ranges, as well as any developmental attributes pertaining to language use and setting of observation. *Create one assessment tool that focuses on language use , such as speaking and listening tasks, re-telling of stories, etc. *Create another assessment tool that focuses on literacy skills, such as letter recognition, sound-spelling correspondences, holding a book correctly, etc. *Create three achievable goals for children that demonstrate skills at a mastery level, in addition, create three achievable goals for children that demonstrate skills at a lower proficiency level. *Each assessment tool should include a minimum of five indicators or measures. *Include a paragraph that lists possible activities and strategies that support each instructional language and literacy goal at both levels. .

1. Competency
Evaluate children's language and literacy development using
evidence-based strategies.
Instructions
Through the lens of an experienced early childhood educator,
you will produce a language and literacy assessment that
measures and evaluates both language use and literacy skills.
This assessment will be created and shared with other early
childhood professionals.
According to The National Association for the Education of
Young Children, or NAEYC, it is important for early childhood
educators to make ethical, appropriate, valid, and reliable
assessments a central part of all early childhood programs. To
best assess young children's strengths, progress, and needs,
educators must use methods that are developmentally
appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, and tied to
children's daily activities.
Consider what you know regarding authentic observations and
assessments and how they guide curriculum and instruction.
Begin by examining your reasons for assessing a child's
language and literacy skills, then reflect on what you will do
with the results.
Create a two part, formative assessment tool that provides

2. detailed, specific information about students' capabilities and
struggles. The results of these assessments should help guide
you in choosing lessons and modifying materials.
*Choose a specific, early childhood age group. Include a brief
description of the children's age ranges, as well as any
developmental attributes pertaining to language use and setting
of observation.
*Create one assessment tool that focuses on
language use
, such as speaking and listening tasks, re-telling of stories, etc.
*Create another assessment tool that focuses on
literacy skills,
such as letter recognition, sound-spelling correspondences,
holding a book correctly, etc.
*Create three achievable goals for children that demonstrate
skills at a mastery level, in addition, create three achievable
goals for children that demonstrate skills at a lower proficiency
level.
*Each assessment tool should include a minimum of five
indicators or measures.
*Include a paragraph that lists possible activities and strategies
that support each instructional language and literacy goal at
both levels.