Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition

Harms, Thelma, Clifford, Richard M., Cryer, Debby

ISBN 10: 0807737518 / ISBN 13: 9780807737514

Published by Teachers College Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807737518
• ISBN 13: 9780807737514
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

How does a Head Start director know if she is providing sufficient fine and gross motor activities for the children in her program? How can a teacher in a preschool determine if his classroom is arranged to enhance learning? What should state licensing personnel look for when they observe day care facilities?

The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) has been answering these questions for almost two decades. TC Press is proud to announce the thoroughly revised edition of this easy-to-use evaluation instrument. While retaining the familiar 7-point scoring format, the new ECERS has been expanded to 43 items and includes many improvements that will make this widely used resource even more valuable to early childhood teachers and program directors.

New for the Second Edition!

• Interaction items, such as Staff-child interactions, Interactions among children, and Discipline
• Curriculum items, such as Nature/science; Math/number; Use of television, video, and/or computers; and Promoting acceptance of diversity
• Health and Safety items
• More inclusive and culturally sensitive indicators and examples for many items
• More items focusing on staff needs
• Sample questions for use in assessing indicators not easily observable
• Expanded Notes for Clarification to provide more specific guidance

Convenient Organization!

Space and Furnishings

Personal Care Routines

Language-Reasoning

Activities

Interaction

Program Structure

Parents and Staff

Still Easy to Use!

Full instructions for using the ECERS, plus notes clarifying selected items and sample questions, are given along with directions for plotting a classroom profile. An introductory section on research and program evaluation discusses the reliability and validity of the revised ECERS. Each booklet contains a score sheet and profile that may be photocopied.

About the Author

About the Authors

Thelma Harms is Director of Curriculum Development for the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center and Research Professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richard M. Clifford is director of the Early Childhood Leadership Development Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Debby Cryer is coordinator of Day Care Technical Assistance and Training for the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.