Books:
- Cohen, D., Stern, V., & Balaban, N. (1996). Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
- Curtis, D., & Carter, M. (200). The Art of Awareness: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.
- Dale-Easley, S., & Mitchell, K. (2003). Portfolios Matter: What, Where, When, Why and How to Use Them. Markham, Ontario, Canada: Pembroke.
- Gober, S. (2002) Six Simple Ways to Assess Young Children. Cheshire, England: Delmar Press, Ltd.
- Gullo, D. (2004). Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
- Harris, J., Beneke Helm, S., & Steinheimer, K. (1997). Windows On Lerning: Documenting Young Children's Work. Early Childhood Education Series. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Jablon, J. R., Dombro, A. L., & Dichtelmiller, M. L. (1999). The Power of Observation. Florence, KY: Delmar Thomson Learning.
- Losardo, A., & Notari-Syverson, A. (2001). Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Children. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
- Marion, M. (2004). Using Observation in Early Childhood Education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall-Person Education.
- McAfee, O., Leong, D., & Bodrova, E. (2004). Basics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Educators. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Articles/Tools:
- National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2004). Where We Stand on Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation. Young Children, 59(1): 51-53.
- Ridley, S., & McWilliam, R.A. (2001). Putting the Child Back Into Child Care Quality Assessment [Electronic versoon]. Young Children, 56(4): 92-93.
Videos:
- Colker, L.J. (Writer) (1995). Observing Young Children: Learning to Look, Looking to Learn [Video]. (Available from Child Development Media, 5632 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 286, Van Nuys, CA 91401)
- Helm Harris, J., Beneke, S., & Steinheimer, K. (Writers), Starnet (Producer). (1007). Windows On Learning: A Framework for Making Decisions [Video]. United States: Western Illinois University.
Web Sites:
- Assessment in Early Childhood Education. On-line curriculum on assessment in early childhood education from Merrill Education's Early Childhood Education Resources website. http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_childhood_cluster_1/0,6413,497909-,00.html
- Critical Issue: Assessing Young Children's Progress Appropriately. Website from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea500.htm
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Early Childhood Education Assessment Consortium. Website
offering information on assessment from the Council of the Chief
State School Officers.
http://www.ccsso.org/projects/SCASS/Projects/Early_Childhood_Education_
Assessment_Consortium/ - Position Statements of NAEYC. NAEYC Position Statements adopted by the Governing Board to state the Association's position on issues related to early childhood education practice, policy, and/or professional development for which there are controversial or critical opinions. http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions.asp
- Resources on Assessment. Resources available from the Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. http://www.journal.naeyc.org/btj/200401/resources.asp.
