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Exploring The Knowledge Gap In Early Childhood Assessment, Daniel J. Cichoracki
Exploring The Knowledge Gap In Early Childhood Assessment, Daniel J. Cichoracki
Senior Honors Theses and Projects - Teacher Education
Assessment in early childhood focuses on authentic experiences with trained adults guiding the children in learning experiences. Using research and guided by best practices, early childhood professionals implement a variety of· assessment toots to identify children who may be in need of testing for developmental or other delays and to guide their classroom practice. This exploratory study identified the practical implementation of assessment tools in early childhood education to identify any gap between research and implementation with the goal of aiding future assessment research and development to reflect the needs of early childhood professionals more accurately. Despite having a small …
Teaching Common Core Exemplary Texts For Today's Elementary Students, Elizabeth Drada
Teaching Common Core Exemplary Texts For Today's Elementary Students, Elizabeth Drada
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
This project explores the purpose and objectives of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as they apply to the instruction of complex texts for elementary students. This project includes an analysis and short history of the Standards and how to successfully implement a unit of instruction for elementary students, based on a text that the Standards identify as "exemplary" The information presented in the thesis is backed by online research and educational articles. The unit based on the novel Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis was created for a fourth grade class that adheres to the Standards and …