ERS
In the first 1,892 days of a child's life this percentage of child's brain is developed in a little over half way through.
What is 85%?
These are the ages the ITERS-R assesses in group programs.
What are Birth to 2 1/2 years?
These are the ages the ECERS-R assesses in a group program.
What are 2 1/2 to 5 years?
These are the ages that the SACERS assesses for before and after school programs.
What are 5 to 12 years?
This is the type of setting the FCCERS-R accesses.
What is family child care programs in a provider's home?
These are two precautions to avoid injury in a care setting for children.
What are:
1) Stringent Supervision
2) Appropriate equipment and space
The number of items the ITERS-R incorporates.
What are 39?
The number of items the ECERS-R incorporates.
What are 43?
The number of items does the SACERS incorporates.
What are 49?
The number of items the FCCERS-R incorporates.
What are 38?
These types of experiences build positive relationships with families.
What are:
1)Communication
2)Trust
3)Support and education
4)Anti-bias approach, cultural sensitivity
Each scale is divided in these.
What are subscales?
Each subscale is categorized into these.
What are items?
Each item are broken down in these. Which is what the observers base their scores on.
What are indicators?
The FCCERS-R is administered scale is administered to this population.
What is the entire group at the same time?
These types of experiences build positive relationships with children.
What are:
1) Sense of value and competence
2) Social and emotional skills
The four levels of quality include these terms and score
What are:
1) Inadequate Score of 1
2) Minimal Score of 3
3) Good Score of 5
4) Excellent Score of 7
The do not need to be observed, but can be used in the scoring.
What are indicator examples?
When each indicator is scored, the observer should ask this question.
What is:
"Is this TRUE?"
Some scores will always be this.
What is a "1"
Name opportunities for stimulation and learning.
What are:
1) Appropriate for groups and individual needs
2) Variety of hands-on activities
3) Many open-ended materials
4) Routine and flexible schedule
5) Language related activities
6) Concepts brought out in play
These are the steps for an accurate and useful self-assessment.
What are:
1) Learn the purpose and requirements of the self assessment.
2) Obtain training on the instrument
3) Become familiar with the instrument and the scoring.
4) PRACTICE
5) Seek assistance when necessary
Steps to making long-lasting changes.
What are:
1) Consider selecting items that are easier for the staff to improve.
2) Making small changes quickly is empowering and builds momentum.
3) Being successful is a motivator for future change.
4) Staff input is critical to success.
5) Ownership for changes help with chance of changes as well as lasting changes.
Examples of Structural Indicators of Quality.
What are:
1) Staff to child ratios
2) Group size
3) Teacher education
4) Space in facility
Name one fact about the instructor tonight.
What is ?????