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Early Childhood Outcomes
Approved Assessment Tools:
New Mexico PreK Observational
Assessment Tools
Website:
https://www.newmexicoprek.org/
The New Mexico PreK Observational Assessment
Tools includes 7 domains which are designed to align
to state and national standards for early childhood:
• Physical Development, Health and Well Being – coordination,
hygiene, safety
• Literacy – listening, language, reading and writing
• Numeracy and Spatial Relationships – counting, shapes,
sorting and measurement
• Aesthetic/Creativity – art, music and movement
• Scientific/Conceptual Understanding - investigation of the
physical and natural worlds
• Self, Family & Community – appropriate behavior, social skills
and being a part of a group
• Approaches to Learning -– independence, problem-solving,
thinking and perseverance
Administering the New Mexico PreK
Observational Tools:
• Who can give the assessment?
• Is special training needed?
• How long does it take to complete the
assessment?
Administering the New Mexico PreK
Observational Tools cont’d:
• How often can it be administered?
• What materials are needed?
• What environments are required?
Early Childhood Outcomes Categories and
the New Mexico PreK Observational Tools
• Gaining Positive Social Emotional Skills
• Learning and Using New Knowledge and Skills
• Using Appropriate Behaviors to Meet Their
Needs
Gaining Positive Social Emotional Skills
Domain
Assesses the Outcome?
Physical development, health
and well-being
No
Literacy
Yes
Numeracy
No
Aesthetic Creativity
Yes
Scientific conceptual
understandings
No
Self, family and community
Yes
Approaches to learning
Yes
Learning and Using New Knowledge and
Skills
Domain
Assesses the Outcome?
Physical development, health
and well-being
No
Literacy
Yes
Numeracy
Yes
Aesthetic Creativity
Yes
Scientific conceptual
understandings
Yes
Self, family and community
No
Approaches to learning
Yes
Using Appropriate Behaviors to Meet
Needs
Domain
Assesses the Outcome?
Physical development, health
and well-being
Yes
Literacy
No
Numeracy
No
Aesthetic Creativity
No
Scientific conceptual
understandings
No
Self, family and community
Yes
Approaches to learning
Yes
Family and the New Mexico Pre-K
Observational Tools
Explanation to family of Early Childhood Outcomes
Brochure for families to support
involvement from PSN website:
http://www.cdd.unm.edu/ecln/PSN
/ECOTrainingCenter.html
Family Role In Assessment
Supporting the family members in gaining
confidence in their ability to observe their child
and share those observations with special
education staff.
Develop an increased
Gain confidence in
their ability to observe
their child and share
those observations with
special education staff.
understanding of how
their child is functioning
compared to age
expectations.
Learn to track and
celebrate the progress
that their child is
making.
Contribute to IEP Team
discussions about their
child’s strengths and
accomplishments and
the development of
appropriate goals.
Family Resources:
• Home is a learning place http://center.serve.org/TT/partip2.pdf
• Reading to kids http://center.serve.org/TT/partip5.pdf
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) http://center.serve.org/TT/partip13.pdf
• School readiness http://center.serve.org/TT/StartingYourChild.pdf
• Communicating with families:
https://www.newmexicoprek.org/index.cfm?event=p
ublic.prek.MaterialsParent
Working together to gather information:
INCLUDING THE TEAM
Family
On-Going Assessment
Use most recent
assessment information
when completing the
Child Outcome
Summary Form (COSF)
Resources
• NM PreK Observational Assessment Tools training
videos:
https://www.newmexicoprek.org/training/
• NM PreK website:
https://www.newmexicoprek.org/
• Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center:
http://ectacenter.org/eco/pages/crosswalks.asp
• Early Childhood Outcomes brochure for families:
http://www.cdd.unm.edu/ecln/PSN/ECOTrainingCenter.
html
For more information, contact:
the Preschool Network (PSN)
http://cdd.unm.edu/ecln/PSN/index.html