ECE 354 Assessment & Intervention During Early Childhood D1

Assessment is used for various purposes.  It is important to understand
your role as a teacher or caregiver within the context of each purpose. 
For this first discussion post, you will complete the first two columns
of the Assessment Purpose KWL Chart
(the final column of this chart will be completed in Week Five).  After
completing the two columns, reflect on the following statement by
Wortham (2012): “Assessments in the early childhood years have many
purposes; some are beneficial for young children, and others are
detrimental” (p. 21).  Discuss at least two examples of how some of
these purposes can be beneficial and two examples of how they can be
detrimental.  You may use personal examples, but be sure to support
those examples with information from the text or outside resources.