Child Assessment

We believe that authentic, observation-based assessment is the most effective approach to early childhood assessment because it paints an accurate picture of children’s development and learning. That’s why our child assessment tools are designed to help teachers capture and analyze each day’s play-based learning and translate those observations into targeted and individualized support and instruction that results in positive child outcomes.

COR for Kindergarten comprises the Kindergarten Entry Record (KER), the Ongoing Record (OR), and a progress-monitoring tool. The KER is an observation-based assessment administered during the first few months of school that measures what a child knows and can do at kindergarten entry across five domains. The Ongoing Record (OR) is an observation-based assessment that measures the same five domains and consists of the 20 KER items and 10 additional items that have been identified by kindergarten teachers and experts as useful to track throughout the kindergarten year. The OR measures attainment of end-of-year kindergarten standards. The progress-monitoring tools can be used by teachers to monitor the growth of children who need additional support to attain the end-of-year kindergarten standards.