Evaluation & Curriculum

By Thelma Harms, Richard M Clifford, Debby Cryer, From the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute of North Carolina. Evaluates physical environment, basic care, curriculum, interaction, schedule, program structure, and parent and staff education.<scribe-shadow data-crx="okfkdaglfjjjfefdcppliegebpoegaii" id="crxjs-ext" style="position: fixed; width: 0px; height: 0px; top: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 2147483647; overflow: visible; visibility: visible;"></scribe-shadow>

The Nature Walk Lesson Plan & DVD Set

The increasing concern over the effect of child care on children's lives has focused attention on the quality of that care. Since most out-of-home care is provided in family child care homes, the need has grown for an accessible, reliable, and thorough means of assessing the quality and suitability of such settings. Developed through lengthy field testing, research, and revision, the Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale consists of 32 items, organized under six major headings: Space and… More »

This kit gives users quick, convenient access to all the items they need during the ASQ screening. The ASQ-3® Materials Kit has approximately 20 engaging toys, books, and other items designed to encourage a child's participation and support effective, accurate administration of the questionnaires. All of the materials in the kit are safe, durable, easy to clean, age appropriate, culturally sensitive, and gender neutral.

This multimedia package demonstrates how to use the ITERS-R™. Each training package contains an interactive video and an instructor's guide, which explains how to present the various training activities and provides answers and explanations for any questions that may arise. A 16-page video guide and training workbook, containing training activities, is sold separately. Each participant will require a personal copy of the video guide and training workbook, which can be reproduced for use in… More »

This convenient Starter Kit includes everything you need to start screening children with ASQ:SE-2® : a box of 9 photocopiable paper masters of the questionnaires and scoring sheets, a CD-ROM with printable PDF questionnaires, the ASQ:SE-2® User's Guide, and a free ASQ:SE-2® Quick Start Guide. Choose English or Spanish.

The Grocery Store Lesson Plan & DVD Set

Birth - 3 years. These kits are filled with a variety of engaging materials specifically selected to meet the developmental needs of early learners while creating a literacy-rich environment. Three configurations available: Young Infants; Mobile Infants and Toddlers; Twos. Please note: components may change occasionally due to availability. We will only substitute developmentally appropriate items for the purpose for which they were intended.

The ASQ:SE-2® questionnaires are the most cost-effective, reliable way to screen young children for social-emotional issues in the first 6 years of life. Now in a new second edition, the 9 age-appropriate questionnaires (2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48, and 60 months) effectively screen 7 key social-emotional areas: self-regulation, compliance, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, social-communication, and interaction with people. Includes photocopiable master copies on paper and printable PDF… More »

Birth - 3 years. Each kit represents just a sample of what is developmentally appropriate in an infant or toddler classroom. For example, not all recommended categories of toys and materials are included, and there are no duplicates. There are also no "consumables." Children grow and change on a daily basis. They benefit from a broad range of toys, materials, and equipment that match their growing abilities and interests.

The ASQ:SE-2® Quick Start Guide is a convenient, at-a-glance guide that keeps ASQ:SE-2® scoring and administration basics right at the fingertips. Perfect for busy professionals on the go, this Quick Start Guide is laminated, lightweight, and so cost-effective that every professional in a program can have one (it's sold in a package of 5). ASQ:SE-2® users will turn to the Quick Start Guide for clear, simple directions on selecting the correct questionnaire, scoring ASQ:SE-2®, and… More »

The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Clinical Form (DECA-C) is designed to be used by early childhood mental health consultants and other mental health professionals with select children, ages 2 through 5, who are already showing significant behavioral concerns. The DECA-C is a 62-item scale that can be completed by either teachers or parents in about 15 minutes. The DECA-C contains all of the strength-based resilience items and scales found on the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers,… More »

Perfect for busy professionals on the go, this lightweight laminated guide to ASQ-3® keeps administration and scoring basics close at hand. Sold in packages of 5 so everyone in your program can have a copy. English version.

The essential guide to the NEW edition of the trusted social-emotional screener, the updated ASQ:SE-2® User's Guide gives your program all the information and guidance you need to use the screener accurately and effectively. Paperback. 320 pages.