“Gullo's book is essential reading for new and experienced teachers in this era of accountability. He cautions against inappropriate testing, but teaches when and how to use wisely both formal and informal assessment to ensure the success of every individual child.”
—Sue Bredekamp, Ph.D. Council for Professional Recognition, Washington, DC

“This useful introduction describes clearly the problems and promise of early childhood assessment. The book is notable for its focus on developmental issues in assessment and for its comprehensive treatment of issues in the field.”
—Samuel J. Meisels, President, Erikson Institute

This bestselling book is still the best choice for helping early childhood teachers understand the process of assessment and evaluation to benefit young children. With the advent of the No Child Left Behind Act, testing, accountability, and standards are now pervasive throughout early childhood education. Completely revised to address the issues that have been raised by these new policies, the Second Edition features completely new chapters on:

• Assessment of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, addressing the new makeup of today’s classroom.
• Assessment of children with special needs, focusing on the relationship among assessment, curriculum, and instruction.
• Plus the addition of a helpful glossary of terms and an annotated listing of assessment instruments used in early childhood education.

Chapters: Putting Early Childhood Assessment and Evaluation in Perspective; Evaluation from a Developmental Perspective; Formal Assessment and Evaluation Instruments; Characteristics and Uses of Standardized Test Results; Advantages and Disadvantages of Standardized Testing; Informal Assessment and Evaluation Procedures; Assessment Using Performance-Based Strategies; Integrating Alternative Assessment Procedures into the Early Childhood Curriculum; Understanding Assessment and Evaluation for Children with Special Needs; Children with Culturally and Linguistically Different Backgrounds: Assessment and Evaluation Issues

Dominic Gullo is professor of elementary and early childhood education at Queens College, City University of New York.