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EJ512829 SP524517
Title: The Need for Alternative Techniques for Assessing Young Children's Emerging Literacy Skills.Author(s): Ratcliff, Nancy
Source: Contemporary Education, v66 n3 p169-71 Spr 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Notes: Theme issue Title: "Early Childhood Education."
ISSN: 0010-7476
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1996
The use of
standardized tests to evaluate young children has been widely criticized.
Alternative methods for assessing the emerging literacy development
of young children through functional meaningful activities is needed.
Assessment must accommodate the developmental needs of each child.
Guidelines for the appropriate use of standardized tests are provided.
(SM)
Descriptors: Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Elementary
Education; *Evaluation Methods; *Literacy; Reading Skills; *Standardized
Tests; *Student Evaluation; Writing Skills; *Young Children
Identifiers: Developmentally Appropriate Programs; *Test Appropriateness
