This measure covers all facilities except school-age-only programs. It analyzes if the early learning program supports teachers in conducting formal and informal assessments that measure children’s developmental progress.
Examples of assessments include:
INFORMAL
- Developmental screening checklists
- Child Care program-generated assessments
- Child portfolios
- Anecdotal observations
FORMAL
- Formal questionnaires
- Formal checklists
Children’s work posted in the classroom, work sent home, or daily notes provided to the parents do not constitute formal or informal assessments.
Category: Category 3: Program Administration
Subcategory: Program Management
Practice Opportunities
These resources include tips, strategies, activities, or specific tools related to this measure that programs can put into practice.
Assessment
The CIRCLE Progress Monitoring (CPM) supports early learning programs to conduct formal assessments that measure children’s developmental progress. The CPM Observables checklists are printed versions of the CPM observable assessments on CLI Engage. Teachers can use these checklists to track student skill development throughout the year.
Age(s): Preschool
Assessment
CIRCLE Progress Monitoring (C-PM) is a free preschool assessment system that was validated in multiple research studies. Programs can choose which measures to use, and results are available in family-friendly reports. Texas Rising Star programs are eligible to access C-PM at no cost through the TSR Online program. Follow instructions for TSR Online access when creating your CLI Engage account to start accessing this assessment.
Age(s): Preschool
Assessment
CIRCLE Progress Monitoring (CPM) supports early learning programs to conduct formal assessments that measure children’s developmental progress. The (CPM) User Guide provides a thorough overview of the CPM assessment, the component domains, and the sub-measures. The guide also includes directions for offline assessment, general administration guidelines, and recommendations for assessment environments.
Age(s): Preschool
Assessment
These milestone checklists are divided into age ranges and areas of development, and they can be used by families or program staff of children from birth to 48 months of age. This informal student assessment tool supports early learning programs to measure children’s developmental progress.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler
