Exam 7: Developmental Assessment

Which of the following best describes the principle of teachable moments?

Take sequences of skills from a developmental scale.The sequences may include skills such as locomotion,fine motor development grasping,building with blocks,and learning to draw shapes.Print each skill in the sequence on a separate note card.Scramble the note cards and have the students put them back together in the appropriate developmental sequences.Finally,have students compare how they sequenced the skills with how they are sequences on the developmental scale.

Conduct a training workshop using a preschool screening test like the DIAL-4.Arrange for the class to conduct a group screening with the instrument at a daycare center.

Demonstrate the use of a developmental scale by testing a young child.Have the students follow the demonstration using the scoring form from the scale.After the demonstration,have studenst complete the administration and scoring sections of Assessment Proficiency Checklist and discuss their findings.

What are readiness tests? Name and describe the purposes and uses of a representative readiness test.