create a ready reference consisting of a variety of assessment strategies and tools.

You will add important assessment-related information to this binder, including a collection of resources, tools, and strategies for assessing young children in an early childhood setting, thus, creating a ready reference consisting of a variety of assessment strategies and tools. This will enable you to assess young children efficiently, as well as use assessments to inform and guide your decision-making in the early childhood classroom.

Complete the following steps to get started:

Visit the Technology Resources Library.

Navigate to the Web Tools section.

Select Collaboration & Productivity.

• Locate and access Livebinders and set up an account.

Explore the “Your Step-by-Step Tutorial” binder to learn how to create a binder, set privacy settings, add tabs, and so on.

• Create a new binder with the following criteria:

In the Binder name field, enter/type “Comprehensive Assessment Binder.”

• In the Description field, enter/type “Educational Journal.”

In the Tags field, add the following tags: early childhood assessment, ech, and assessment.

• In the Category field, select “Education.”

Set binder access settings to Public.

• In the new binder, select Tab 1 and rename it to Section 1.

In the new binder, select Tab 2 and rename it to Section 2.

• Note: Make sure to mark the binder as public so your faculty member can view the content.
• If you are new to LiveBinders, watch an overview of the tool, “Why LiveBinders.” The LiveBinders YouTube channel contains a host of videos, including LiveBinders Tutorials, to help you perform tasks, such as adding Microsoft® Office or PDF files, links, and videos, as well as creating tabs.

Complete the following for the Comprehensive Assessment Binder virtual binder:

Create or add the following 7 sub-tabs within the tab Section 1 using the following details:

• Sub-tab 1 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Principles of Assessment. In the content for this sub-tab, describe the principles of assessment for young children.

Sub-tab 2 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Elements of an Assessment System. In the content for this sub-tab, explain the components or elements of an assessment system for infants and toddlers, preschool, and school-age children.

Sub-tab 3 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Implementing an Effective Assessment Process. In the content for this sub-tab, outline the implementation of an effective assessment process for school-age children.

• Sub-tab 4 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Types of Standardized Tests. In the content for this sub-tab, describe the types and purposes of standardized tests used with infants and young children.

Sub-tab 5 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Test Reliability and Validity. In the content for this sub-tab, explain the difference between test reliability and test validity, including the factors that affect each.

• Sub-tab 6 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Tests. In the content for this sub-tab, compare the uses of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests with infants and young children.

Sub-tab 7 in Section 1: Title the sub-tab as Interpretation and Reporting of Standardized Test Results. In the content for this sub-tab, explain the interpretation and reporting of standardized test results.