ECED-210 Child Observation & Assessment

Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into College Level Reading, completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.0 or higher, or successful completion of ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, or a minimum score of 20 on the reading portion of the ACT; ECED 110  and PSYC 184  with a minumum grade of 2.0. Students must have current Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry (CA/NR) clearance or LARA eligibility letter obtained from the Michigan Department of Human Services to be presented in the first class. A copy must be on file in the Fine Arts/Social Sciences Office, MMB 2005. Students must meet all state licensing health requirements prior to start of their lab experience.  Must have transportation to/from lab worksite. NOTE: A requirement of 45 hours (39 with children) of participation outside of class in an approved child care facility must be completed simultaneously with course.

  Pre- or Co-Requisite: ECED-211. 
Course Outcomes
1. Describe the ways in which ongoing child observations and assessment are critical for guiding teaching so that children develop and learn 2. Describe the various purposes for which assessment is conducted 3. Demonstrate the appropriate selection and use of ongoing child observation and assessment strategies to critically guide teaching and facilitate children’s development and learning 4. Demonstrate cooperative work with families and colleagues as they gather observation and assessment information and explain the purpose, process and results of assessment to families 5. Modify and use observation and assessment with children with special needs 6. Select and conduct observation and assessment that is developmentally, linguistically and culturally appropriate to the population served 7. Seek information about the technical adequacy of commercially available assessments and the meaning of assessment scores