Guest Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 If anyone could let me know how they carry out their observations and assessments I would be very grateful. I am currently taking over from a nursery teacher and the assessments need to be re-structured. I plan to create a portfolio for each child and this will hold children's work, observations, photos and group assessments. The main thing I am stuck on is how to create a method where I dont use the Early Years Profile booklets. The reason I cant use them is because the reception class where I work do not work from these profiles. Would this be a problem? If so, what alternative method could i use??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_7317 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hi hannah Can not specifically help with your question just wanted to say Hi & welcome. Have you tried doing a forum search for assessment this will bring up all posts relating to assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_7317 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hi Hannah If you click on the link below it will shoe you all the results that came up on a forum search for assessments. Hope this helps Forum Posts on Assessment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_79 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hi Hannah and welcome. The Profile is the assessment tool for Reception. Hope some other nursery teachers will be along to help soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonyMouse_1027 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 hello and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 A warm welcome from me too, Hannah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 When I was teaching Nursery last year I had a portfolio for each child as you say holding all relevant evidence and I recorded assessments made in a booklet which contained all the stepping stones up to the early learning goals. Having taken the same children through to reception this year I found that this gave me a good baseline to work from. each child had their own booklet and I highlighted statements as the children achieved them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thank you Suse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 The fact that reception is a continuation of the FSC your final assessments at the end of nursery should be able to be transfered onto a record of transfer ( try a search for examples of these) for the Reception teacher to work from. There are two reasons for assessments, the main one I think is to inform planning within the setting they are in, the second being transfer of information to a new setting. The method you use for assessment should be workable to inform YOUR planning and fit in with YOUR methods / styles of teaching relevant to the childs needs. Reception will formulate their own assessment methods to fit in with their styles of teaching. Therefore no system is fully integratable ( I think I just made that word up!!) to another setting. Speak with reception teacher to find out what would be the best way for them for you to present your assessments which gives the most useful information, considering also that the reception teacher will do his/her own baseline assessments. Peggy p.s. I've answered your PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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