ECE O&A6

Issued by Heartland Community College

Earners can implement and adapt effective observation, screening, assessment strategies that engage families and inform group and individual planning and instruction.

Type Validation
Level Intermediate
Time Hours
Cost Paid

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

Analyze data from assessment tools to make instructional decisions and set learning goals for children.
Engage in collaborative planning with families and colleagues to align data gathered with applicable development/ learning standards, for example: • Illinois Early Learning Guidelines for Children Ages Birth to Three, • Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards, • Illinois Professional Education Competencies
Use data to collaborate with families and professionals to inform the development of IEPs and IFSPs
Implement multiple strategies to meaningfully engage families in the observation, screening, and assessment process. Examples of multiple strategies include: • shared screening tools, • family in-take interviews, • home visits, • portfolios, • conferences
Implement and adapt a range of effective observation, screening, assessment strategies to inform group and individual instruction. Examples of adaptations include support for • individual learning needs, • home language, and unique ways of knowing and interacting with world
CHLD 129
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Standards

3c ECE2-6

Analyze data from assessment tools to make instructional decisions and set learning goals for all children

3d ECE3-1

Demonstrate ability to skillfully communicate with families about the potential need for further assessment/supports when this information may be difficult for families to hear

3d ECE1-1

Partner with families and other professionals to support assessment-related activities

3c ECE2-4

Use assessment resources (such as technology) to identify and support children with differing abilities, including children whose learning is advanced as well as those whose home language is not English, and children with developmental delays and disabilities

5c ECE1-1

Identify early learning standards relevant to the state and/or early learning setting