Measurement Learning Outcomes for Early Head Start: 9 months to 18 months

There a couple of challenges for this age group such as they might not be able to speak clearly, they are not able to write their names, and also they don't understand the concept of counting. But as a mother of a gifted child, I know that some of the outcomes are possible within this group age. It does take a lot of patience and time.

 

1. Outcome: By the end of the school year, student will learn to identify shapes and colors

1.      Objective Test Items

a.       Identify shapes by the test of “What’s my name?”

                                                              i.      Display shapes for the children to see and ask them questions about the shapes

b.      Songs

                                                              i.      When dealing with this age group, it is better to do songs because they can better recall the information through songs and dance. When identifying the shapes and colors, it is better to come with different songs for the children to sing.

c.       Identify colors by the test of “What’s my color?”

                                                              i.      Display basic colors such as black, white, yellow, green, blue and red.

1.      From dealing with the basic colors, you can grow from the colors and add more colors for the children to identify.

2. The students will learn how to count to 10

1)      Objective Test Items

a.       Song

                                                              i.      123 song

                                                            ii.      Help me count to 10

b.      Display the numbers 1 to 10 within the classroom

c.       Games

                                                              i.      By laying number 1 to 10 on floor and making it into a game, it allows the children to have fun with learning to count to 10.

3. By the end of the school year, student will learn to identify picture within a book.

·         Objective Test Items

o   Activities

§  My Family and Friends is a book that we make with the child to help identify the members of his/her family. It allows the child to develop the skill of identify people, places and things

§  Animals

·         This is a great way for child to identify pictures, because are getting the experience of identify different animals.

4. By the end of the school year, student will learn to write shapes.

2)      Objective Test Items

a.       Activities

                                                              i.      Recall the shapes that I write for the children and see if the children can draw the same shapes

b.      “I write and you draw”

                                                              i.      Within this testing activity, you write one the shapes such as a circle and the child will draw the shape for the teacher

c.       The final test

                                                              i.      Identify the shapes on a page and also able to draw the shapes that the test asks the child to draw.

5. By the end of the school year, student will learn to identify their name.

1.      Objective Test Items

a.       “One letter at a time” is an activity that I would do with the children. It helps me to see if the child can write letters and then we can move onto their name.

b.      Songs, again play a major part into the development process of the children within my focus age group. I have noticed that children learn better by song.

c.       My name test, I will ask the child to write their name, it is not see how well that they write but if they understand the letters that form their name. Also with writing their name, really good will develops later on in life.