Performance Assessment
Early Learning At Its Best
Early literacy screening is the key to providing an effective literacy program. Each aspect of our curriculum, combined with the assessment initiatives set by diverse state/national parties, guide us when selecting screening tools. At COA, we have instituted various assessment bodies such as Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), the Metropolitan Readiness Tests® (MRT®) and Early Math Diagnostic (EMDA) assessment programs. These tools measure children's knowledge of important emergent literacy fundamentals including: name writing, alphabet knowledge, print/ word awareness, literacy concepts, developing language and quantitative mathematics concepts. We effectively implement bi-annual assessments to evaluate our preschooler's progress, and by employing these standards our children consistently outperform the national standards year after year. Early learning at its best!
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