Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Children
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6: Portfolio Assessment

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Make Way for the Digital Portfolio for Literacy Assessment
Article by Nicole S. Jernée, Ed.M., from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education's LEARNWEB. Features a four-step plan for creating literacy portfolios and an overview of HyperStudio, software that can be used to create digital portfolios.

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Crais, E., & Wilson, L. (1996). The role of parents in child assessment: Self evaluation by practicing professionals. Infant-Toddler Intervention, 6(2), 125-143.

Hanline, M.F., & Fox, L. (1994). The use of assessment portfolios with young children with disabilities. Assessment in Rehabilitation and Exceptionality, 1, 40-57.

Helm, J., Beneke, S., & Steinheimer, K. (1997). Documenting children’s learning. Childhood Education, 73(4), 200-205.

Meisels, S.J., Liaw, F., Dorfman, A., & Nelson, R.F. (1995). The work sampling system: Reliability and validity of a performance assessment for young children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10, 277-296.

Paratore, J. (1995). Assessing literacy: Establishing common standards in portfolio assessment. Topics in Language Disorders, 16, 67-82.





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