SCREENINGS
As part of getting to know and understand your child, teachers, and families’ complete screenings within 45 days of starting school.
• Ages and Stages Developmental( Sparkler)
• Ages and Stages Social Emotional( SE)( Sparkler)
Ages and Stages( Sparkler) Connecticut families with children 0-5 years old can Download Sparkler’ s mobile app for free to check in on their children’ s development, learn through play, and tap into a network of support from 211 Child Development and Help Me Grow. Sparkler is available in English and Spanish. It offers families tools to monitor children’ s social-emotional, cognitive, communication, and physical development, using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires ®, as well as suggestions for playbased learning activities to support children’ s development.
ASSESSMENT
Student assessment is an ongoing process. It is embedded into the curriculum and occurs throughout the day. Assessments are used to evaluate student progress to determine if learning objectives are being met. Assessments include informal and formal observation in the natural classroom setting and may include checklists, work samples, and anecdotal records. Families are encouraged to share ongoing developmental milestones with teachers.
• Enfield Head Start’ s curricula align to both the CTELDS and the HSELOF
• PK STEAM’ s curricula align to the CTELDS as well as grant required magnet standards
The Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards( CTELDS) serve as the foundation for supporting ALL young students in Connecticut, no matter where they live,
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