Conditional Measures Preschool Comprehensive View Prepared by LACOE

Conditional Measures (Preschool Comprehensive View) Prepared by LACOE Workforce Development and Professional Learning June 28, 2017

Review: v Current Tool - DRDP (2015) – Preschool Comprehensive View – August 31, 2016 v Tool is organized by domains and these domains are aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (HSELOF) v Requires on-going observations and collection of evidence v Child-level assessment data is aggregated analyzed v Data used to support program goals, environment and curriculum planning

The Conditional Measures v Conditional measures are to be completed when certain conditions/circumstances are met v There are 10 conditional measures in the DRDP (2015) Preschool Comprehensive View Approaches to Learning (ATL-Reg)* = 3 English Language Development (ELD) = 4 Cognition, Including Math & Science (Cog)* = 1 Physical Development- Health (PD-HLTH)* = 2 * Must rate these measures if preschool-age child has an IEP (any IEP) v ELD measures should only be completed if a language other than English is spoken in the child’s home (These are the explicit instruction from DRDP tool. See p. Intro-10) v If using DRDP (2015) Infant/Toddler View – ALL 29 measures MUST be completed

English Language Development Measures v. Used only with preschool-aged children when a language other than English is spoken in the child’s home v. Assess progress in learning to communicate in English

6 Different Developmental Levels for ELDs The “Discovering English” level is foundational acknowledging the child’s skills in the home language as they first begin to discover English.

Remember……. . Determining Highest Level Mastered A developmental level is mastered when the child typically demonstrates the behavior: q Consistently over time, and q In different settings.

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