Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK-3
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"Appropriate assessment of young children involves parents, teachers, and the children themselves. Kingore takes the portfolio method even further and makes a case for the involvement of early childhood educators and school administrators as well."
—Sue Javid, Early Childhood Consultant
Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Township, MI
"This book will contribute a great deal to the knowledge and skills teachers must have to successfully implement authentic assessment in pre-primary and primary grades. Provides the knowledge, insight, and compelling arguments on why portfolio assessment is needed in early childhood education."
—Susan Belgrad, Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge
Author, The Portfolio Connection, Third Edition
A streamlined process for assessing children in the early grades!
Written for early childhood educators, this invaluable handbook demonstrates how to use portfolios for assessment and offers techniques for combining portfolios with traditional measurements to design effective instruction and curricula for young children.
Reflecting current research on how children learn, this practical resource features an insightful discussion on authentic assessment goals and ways to make the portfolio process fun for learners while using developmentally appropriate teaching practices. Educators will find:
- Concise, easy-to-understand instructions for developing portfolios
- Guidelines for involving children in portfolio development
- Methods for gathering data and documenting students' learning
- Rubrics, sample portfolios, and abundant reproducibles
- Additional materials and procedures to help integrate assessment and instruction
Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK–3 offers preschool and primary grade teachers efficient, user-friendly tools for assessing the children in their classrooms.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. Assessing Young Children
- Authentic Assessment Goals
- What Is the Value of a Portfolio?
- Research Related to Portfolios and Assessment
- Assessment Terms and Explanations
- 2. Putting Portfolios Into Action
- What Is a Portfolio?
- Portfolio Objectives
- Planning a Sequence for Implementing Portfolios
- 3. Child-Involved Portfolio Management
- Introducing the Process to Young Children
- Materials
- Organizing the Process
- Reflection as a Teacher-Directed Learning Task
- Size of a Portfolio
- Who Selects the Products?
- Increasing Children's Role in Selection and Reflection
- A Portfolio Center
- Words of Experience
- 4. Products That Impact Assessment
- Product Criteria
- Open-Ended and Single-Correct-Answer Products
- Portfolio Products
- 5. Techniques to Document Achievement
- Learning Logs
- Repeated Tasks That Emphasize Skill Development
- Skill Captions
- Analytical Observation
- Rubrics for Young Children
- To Grade or Not to Grade
- 6. Communication With Parents
- Parents Communicating With Teachers
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Children Communicating With Parents
- Teachers Communicating With Parents
- 7. End of the Year
- Reflection of the Assessment Process
- Products to Guide the Next Teacher
- Publishing the Yearly Portfolio Books
- Celebrating the Published Portfolio Books
Appendix: Stationary Templates
Appendix: Stationary Templates
References
References
Index
Index
Description
"Appropriate assessment of young children involves parents, teachers, and the children themselves. Kingore takes the portfolio method even further and makes a case for the involvement of early childhood educators and school administrators as well."
—Sue Javid, Early Childhood Consultant
Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Township, MI
"This book will contribute a great deal to the knowledge and skills teachers must have to successfully implement authentic assessment in pre-primary and primary grades. Provides the knowledge, insight, and compelling arguments on why portfolio assessment is needed in early childhood education."
—Susan Belgrad, Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge
Author, The Portfolio Connection, Third Edition
A streamlined process for assessing children in the early grades!
Written for early childhood educators, this invaluable handbook demonstrates how to use portfolios for assessment and offers techniques for combining portfolios with traditional measurements to design effective instruction and curricula for young children.
Reflecting current research on how children learn, this practical resource features an insightful discussion on authentic assessment goals and ways to make the portfolio process fun for learners while using developmentally appropriate teaching practices. Educators will find:
- Concise, easy-to-understand instructions for developing portfolios
- Guidelines for involving children in portfolio development
- Methods for gathering data and documenting students' learning
- Rubrics, sample portfolios, and abundant reproducibles
- Additional materials and procedures to help integrate assessment and instruction
Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK–3 offers preschool and primary grade teachers efficient, user-friendly tools for assessing the children in their classrooms.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Author
- 1. Assessing Young Children
- Authentic Assessment Goals
- What Is the Value of a Portfolio?
- Research Related to Portfolios and Assessment
- Assessment Terms and Explanations
- 2. Putting Portfolios Into Action
- What Is a Portfolio?
- Portfolio Objectives
- Planning a Sequence for Implementing Portfolios
- 3. Child-Involved Portfolio Management
- Introducing the Process to Young Children
- Materials
- Organizing the Process
- Reflection as a Teacher-Directed Learning Task
- Size of a Portfolio
- Who Selects the Products?
- Increasing Children's Role in Selection and Reflection
- A Portfolio Center
- Words of Experience
- 4. Products That Impact Assessment
- Product Criteria
- Open-Ended and Single-Correct-Answer Products
- Portfolio Products
- 5. Techniques to Document Achievement
- Learning Logs
- Repeated Tasks That Emphasize Skill Development
- Skill Captions
- Analytical Observation
- Rubrics for Young Children
- To Grade or Not to Grade
- 6. Communication With Parents
- Parents Communicating With Teachers
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Children Communicating With Parents
- Teachers Communicating With Parents
- 7. End of the Year
- Reflection of the Assessment Process
- Products to Guide the Next Teacher
- Publishing the Yearly Portfolio Books
- Celebrating the Published Portfolio Books
Appendix: Stationary Templates
Appendix: Stationary Templates
References
References
Index
Index
Reviews
Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK-3
Guiding Potential in Young Learners
December 2007 | 152 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412954839 | $37.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412954822 | $80.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452294803 | $35.00 |
"Appropriate assessment of young children involves parents, teachers, and the children themselves. Kingore takes the portfolio method even further and makes a case for the involvement of early childhood educators and school administrators as well."
—Sue Javid, Early Childhood Consultant
Macomb Intermediate School District, Clinton Township, MI
"This book will contribute a great deal to the knowledge and skills teachers must have to successfully implement authentic assessment in pre-primary and primary grades. Provides the knowledge, insight, and compelling arguments on why portfolio assessment is needed in early childhood education."
—Susan Belgrad, Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge
Author, The Portfolio Connection, Third Edition
A streamlined process for assessing children in the early grades!
Written for early childhood educators, this invaluable handbook demonstrates how to use portfolios for assessment and offers techniques for combining portfolios with traditional measurements to design effective instruction and curricula for young children.
Reflecting current research on how children learn, this practical resource features an insightful discussion on authentic assessment goals and ways to make the portfolio process fun for learners while using developmentally appropriate teaching practices. Educators will find:
- Concise, easy-to-understand instructions for developing portfolios
- Guidelines for involving children in portfolio development
- Methods for gathering data and documenting students' learning
- Rubrics, sample portfolios, and abundant reproducibles
- Additional materials and procedures to help integrate assessment and instruction
Developing Portfolios for Authentic Assessment, PreK–3 offers preschool and primary grade teachers efficient, user-friendly tools for assessing the children in their classrooms.
Table Of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- 1. Assessing Young Children
- Authentic Assessment Goals
- What Is the Value of a Portfolio?
- Research Related to Portfolios and Assessment
- Assessment Terms and Explanations
- 2. Putting Portfolios Into Action
- What Is a Portfolio?
- Portfolio Objectives
- Planning a Sequence for Implementing Portfolios
- 3. Child-Involved Portfolio Management
- Introducing the Process to Young Children
- Materials
- Organizing the Process
- Reflection as a Teacher-Directed Learning Task
- Size of a Portfolio
- Who Selects the Products?
- Increasing Children's Role in Selection and Reflection
- A Portfolio Center
- Words of Experience
- 4. Products That Impact Assessment
- Product Criteria
- Open-Ended and Single-Correct-Answer Products
- Portfolio Products
- 5. Techniques to Document Achievement
- Learning Logs
- Repeated Tasks That Emphasize Skill Development
- Skill Captions
- Analytical Observation
- Rubrics for Young Children
- To Grade or Not to Grade
- 6. Communication With Parents
- Parents Communicating With Teachers
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Children Communicating With Parents
- Teachers Communicating With Parents
- 7. End of the Year
- Reflection of the Assessment Process
- Products to Guide the Next Teacher
- Publishing the Yearly Portfolio Books
- Celebrating the Published Portfolio Books
- Appendix: Stationary Templates
- References
- Index