Current Views of Assessment:The primary intent of assessment is to provide information that guides instruction.

Assessment of Emergent Literacy:Teachers assess emergent literacy to investigate and document what a student knows and how he or she applies it.

Formal Assessment: Measuring student performance through formal assessment involves the administration of a standardized tool that is scored and interpreted according to specific criteria.

Criterion-Referenced Tests:Criterion-referenced tests are objective-referenced tests designed to yield scores that are interpretable in terms of specific performance standards.

Alternative Assessment:When collecting assessment data, teachers rely on multiple progress indicators from methods including observations, anecdotal records, checklists, and rubrics.