SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1. Review a recent journal article on a topic related to current issues in the testing and assessment of young children. The article should have been published within the past 5 years. Describe the major points in the article and your response. Be prepared to share in small groups.
2. What are the policies followed in your state regarding the use of standardized tests? What tests are administered in the primary grades? How are they chosen? How are the results used?
3. How does the school district in your community screen preschool children for possible disabilities? What types of assessments are used? If children need further testing to identify specific needs, what process is used? Who conducts the tests with the child
