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Observation & Assessment

Book # Title & Description Source/Author
#64 Basics of Assessment: A Primer for Early Childhood Educators

This resource covers the basic concepts and vocabulary of child and classroom-oriented assessment.
McAfee, Oralie, Deborah J. Leong, and Elena Bodrova
#66 After-school Programs & The K-8 Principal

Assistance and guidelines for administration and programming, collaboration, funding, and checklists for program evaluation and improvement planning.
NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals)
#4 Beyond The Bell-A Toolkit for Creating Effective After-School Programs (2nd edition)

The Toolkit is designed around key decision points in six areas -- management, collaboration, programming, linkages with the traditional school day, evaluation, and communication.
NCREL (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory)
#5 Beyond The Bell-Linkages: Ideas for After-School Programs (video)

This video looks at 4 different after-school programs throughout the country, highlighting the ways that successful linkages between after-school programs and the regular school day enhance the total school experience.
NCREL (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory)
#38 Making the Most of Out-of-School Time: Summary of Evaluation Findings

(Observation & Assessment)

The initial and promising findings that various issues have brought long overdue national attention to the need to make high-quality, affordable programs available to more American families.
Wallace, DeWitt: Reader’s Digest Fund
#39 Skill Standards for School-Age Care Professionals: Inventory for Self-Assessment

This inventory identifies Skill Standards necessary to function effectively as a School-Age Child Care Professional.
Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
 

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