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Foundations of Environment Rating Scales

Foundations of Environment Rating Scales. Presented By:. WELCOME. Introductions Format of the day. Types of Scales. Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale - Revised (ITERS R) Birth through 36 months

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Foundations of Environment Rating Scales

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  1. Foundations of Environment Rating Scales Presented By:

  2. WELCOME Introductions Format of the day

  3. Types of Scales Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale - Revised (ITERS R) Birth through 36 months Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale - Revised (ECERS R) 37 months through entrance into 1st grade School Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) 1st grade though 12 years Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale-Revised (FCCERS-R) Mixed age group in a home setting

  4. Foundations is… • Required for all Early Childhood Programs participating in PA quality initiatives. • Prerequisite for Professional Development of the ITERS-R, ECERS-R and SACERS

  5. Objectives are to… • receive a scale overview. • learn how the scales measure quality. • learn how to use the scale to conduct a self assessment. • prepare participants for specific scale Professional Development.

  6. Basic needs of children 2. Building positive relationships 1. Health and safety 3. Opportunities for stimulation and learning Take out the Matching Facts Game

  7. Methods of Measuring Quality • Regulations • Standards • Process quality assessments- ERS

  8. Regulation • Requirement for legal operation • Minimum or “floor” below which no program should operate • Regulations vary state to state Methods of Measuring Quality

  9. Methods of Measuring Quality A Standard Defines a goal of practice. Carries great incentive for universal compliance. Based on scientific research and represents consensus on high quality practices.

  10. Methods of Measuring Quality Process Quality Assessments Are important for continuous quality. Measure success and identify areas for growth. Help set goals for high quality programs

  11. Pennsylvania and ERS The scales: • are reliable with one another • have the same format with the way the data is collected and scored • are internationally normed • are used in all PA quality early learning initiatives

  12. Process Quality Assessments are… • A way to collect data of the day to day practices Take out the Policy vs. Practice Activity

  13. What Does the ERS Measure?

  14. What does ERS Measure? Schedule • Provides needed consistency for children’s • emotional well-being. • Requires intentional planning • Scheduling activities around curriculum • Flexibility within the schedule

  15. Cognitive Emotional Physical Individual Interests

  16. Interactions are… interwoven throughout the scale and have their own subscale

  17. Interactions Parent-staff Staff-child Staff-staff Child-child

  18. Interaction Implications Negative Positive Neutral

  19. Accessible Materials are… materials that children can help themselves to

  20. Analyzes traffic patterns Space Management places centers conveniently Provides the ability to move freely and

  21. Space Management Quiet and noisy centers separated

  22. Space Management Places for children to be alone

  23. Space Management Supervision is easy

  24. Health and Safety Cleanliness, hand washing, sanitizing, safe equipment, and safe environment

  25. Combination of all How children interact with people, space and materials.

  26. General Scale Organization

  27. Scale Structure

  28. What are indicators and how are they organized?

  29. How are the items scored? 7 point scale 1 Inadequate- Children may be at risk 3 Minimal- Basic health and safety 5 Good- Developmentally appropriate 7 Excellent- Enhanced developmental care

  30. Scrambled Indicator Activity

  31. Methods of Scoring 1 The Rules 5 3 7

  32. Rule #1 All indicators in column 1 must be scored NO (False) to move up, if any are YES (True), score is 1. • STOP SCORING.

  33. All indicators in #1 must be scored NO to move up, if any are YES score is 1.  STOP SCORING

  34. Rule #2 To receive a score of 3, 5, or 7 all indicators for those columns must be scored YES. • CONTINUE TO NEXT LEVEL.

  35. All indicators in column 1 must be scored NO to move up. To receive a score of 3, 5, or 7 all indicators for those columns must be scored Yes. CONTINUE TO NEXT LEVEL

  36. Rule #3 When you answer NO (False) to any indicators in columns 3, 5, or 7 finish ONLY that column and score: • If HALF or MORE are YES (True), go back one point. • If LESS than HALF are YES (True), go back two points.

  37. When you answer NO to indicators under the 3, 5, or 7, finish scoring ONLY the indicators under that column. If HALF or MORE are answered YES, go back one point.

  38. When you answer NO to indicators under the 3, 5, or 7, finish scoring ONLY the indicators under that column. If less than half are answered YES, go back two points.

  39. Practice Scoring Activity Directions Circle the correct score for each item reproduced. Remember to start reading from 1 (inadequate) and upward to the correct score. NA’s do not count in the computation of 50% or more or in calculating the item’s score.

  40. Environment Rating Scale Scoring All indicators in column 1 must be scored NO (False) to move up, if any are YES (True), score is 1. • STOP SCORING. To receive a score of 3, 5, or 7 all indicators for those columns must be scored YES. • CONTINUE TO NEXT LEVEL. When you answer NO (False) to any indicators in columns 3, 5, or 7 finish ONLY that column and score: • If HALF or MORE are YES (True), go back one point. • If LESS than HALF are YES (True), go back two points.

  41. PRACTICE: Calculate the Activities subscale score. Calculate the final score. Transfer the subscale score to the last page of the score sheet. Items scored NA do not count in the subscale or final score. Subscale and Final Scores

  42. Subscale Score Sample Subscale Activities has 10 items Total score is 41 Total items scored = 10 41 divided by 10 = 4.10 4.10 is the score for this subscale

  43. Final Score Sample Score # Items Average Space and Furnishings 38 8 4.75 Personal Care 15 6 2.50 Language/Reasoning 24 4 6.00 Activities 41 10 4.10 Interaction 25 5 5.00 Program Structure 10 3 3.33 Parents & Staff 35 6 5.83 ________________________________________________________ ADD each column 188 42 DIVIDE total score by total number of items 188 divided by 42 equals 4.48 FINAL score = 4.48

  44. Star Quality Activity 1._____________ 5.__________ 2 ._________ 4.__________ 3.___________

  45. PA Early Learning Initiatives and the ERS

  46. Assessment Process Designation Visit

  47. Assessment Process ERS Validation Forms

  48. Assessment Process 4 Week Window

  49. Assessment Process Day Of Observation

  50. Assessment Process Summary Report

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