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Classroom Assessment Scoring System

CLASS® is a flexible tool that focuses on the heart of great teaching: the teacher-student interactions proven to drive learning and development. Over 200 research studies demonstrate that children in classrooms with more effective teacher-student interactions, as measured by CLASS, have better social and academic outcomes. CLASS is included in 23 states’ QRIS measures for one simple reason: CLASS works.

Measure Teaching Quality

CLASS uses research-driven insights to measure the quality of teacher-student interactions across three domains.

Emotional Support
Emotional Support
Classroom Organization
Classroom Organization
Instructional Support
Instructional Support

Improve Teaching Quality

Research shows that, with the right supports, teachers can improve their interactions with children to cultivate supportive, structured, and engaging classroom experiences across the CLASS domains every day. In collaboration with Teachstone, the experts who developed the CLASS, we’ve designed tools to help.

CLASS® Literacy Support Classroom Kit

Support teachers in intentional planning of activities that promote children’s development of literacy skills with this comprehensive kit. This curated collection supports foundational literacy skills, promotes quality teacher-student relationships, and encourages ongoing reflection and growth of teachers’ practice.

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CLASS® Literacy at Home Kit

Empower families to engage in meaningful literacy experiences at home with the CLASS® Literacy at Home Kit. Designed to provide pre-k family members with the support, strategies, and resources to engage their children in meaningful and playful literacy experiences. Includes handout for families and materials they can use to support their child's literacy development and learning.

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CLASS® Emotional Support Kit

The kit is designed to help teachers understand how the emotional support domain is tied to children's social and emotional development. In addition to promoting children's ability to recognize and manage feelings in the preschool classroom, it includes mechanisms for tracking challenging student behavior, identifying underlying causes, and planning interventions proactively.

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CLASS® Instructional Support Kit

Over 20 years of measuring teacher-child interactions, we’ve noticed a trend. Teachers score the lowest on the instructional support domain. The Instructional Support Kit provides teachers with CLASS-based guidance on how to effectively use materials aligned to pattern-related developmental outcomes in mathematics in their classroom. It also helps teachers develop children’s thinking and language skills.

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CLASS® Products

The CLASS 2nd Edition: Pre-K-3rd Manual Set provides both a printed version of the Reference Manual and the Observation Field Guide, as well as CLASS 2nd Edition Score Sheet Booklets (5 pack), providing comprehensive support, and a cost savings!
CLASS 2nd Edition: Pre-K-3rd Manual Set
Item: 301268
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$100.00
Effective teacher-student interactions are a primary ingredient of high-quality early educational experiences. With the popular CLASS® observational tool, schools can accurately assess classroom quality in pre-kindergarten based on teacher-student interactions rather than the physical environment or a specific curriculum. English version. Spiral-bound, 120 pages.
CLASS® Manual - PreK - English
Item: 15910
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$100.00
With the infant version of the trusted, widely used CLASS® tool, early childhood programs have an accurate and reliable way to assess teacher-infant interactions, a primary component of positive early experiences. Developed for use with children from birth to 18 months, the CLASS® Infant tool specifically focuses on how teachers engage with infants and support their learning and development during everyday routines and activities. With clear guidance and background information, this manual gives you a comprehensive introduction to the CLASS® Infant tool and how to use it effectively. You'll see how this standardized tool assess 4 dimensions of teacher-child interactions, establishes an accurate picture of interactions through repeated observation and scoring cycles, and highlights areas of strength and areas for growth. Spiral-bound. 64 pages.
CLASS® Manual, Infant - English
Item: 28486
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$100.00
The highly anticipated toddler version of the CLASS® tool is here -- providing early childhood programs with an accurate, reliable way to assess effective classrooms. For use with children from 15 - 36 months, this standardized observation tool measures the effectiveness of interactions between teachers and children, a primary ingredient of early educational experiences that prepare children for future school success. Spiral-bound, 80 pages.
CLASS® Manual - Toddler - English
Item: 26057
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$100.00
Effective teacher-student interactions are a primary ingredient of high-quality early educational experiences. With the popular CLASS® observational tool, schools can accurately assess classroom quality in K-3 classrooms based on teacher-student interactions rather than the physical environment or a specific curriculum. Spiral-bound. 128 pages.
CLASS® Manual - Grades K-3 - English
Item: 15911
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$100.00