Introduction Hilary Seitz Part 1:Purposes of Observation and Assessment Foundationsof Assessment for Preschool Settings CatherineScott-Little, with Kathy L. Reschke br>MeaningfulAssessment and Documentation: How Directors Can Support Teaching and Learning br> Debbie LeeKeenan and Iris Chin Ponte br>AssessingAgency in Learning Contexts: A First, Critical Step to Assessing Children Natacha Ndabahagamye Jones, Amber T. Fowler, and JenniferKeys Adair br> Part 2:Strategies for Observing and Assessing br>Authentic Assessment: A Strengths-BasedApproach to Making Thinking, Learning, and Development Visible br> Hilary Seitz br>Anecdotal Records: Practical Strategies forTaking Meaningful Notes br> Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie M. Madison, andHayley J. Hoover br>Bringing Observation and Documentation to Lifein Infant and Toddler Settings br> Rebecca Parlakian br>Unlocking the Potential of Data-DrivenCoaching: Child Assessment Evidence as a Guide for Informing InstructionalPractices br> Christine M. Snyder and Holly P. Delgado br>Effective Kindergarten Readiness Assessments:Influencing Policy, Informing Instruction, and Creating Joyful Classrooms br> Elliot Regenstein, Maia C.

Connors, RioRomero-Jurado, and Joyce Weiner br>Photographs and Learning Progressions: Supports for Intentional Assessmentand Instruction in Mathematics br> Sarah Roller Dyess, Elizabeth PetitCunningham, and Katherine Ariemma Marin br> Part 3: Assessment Practices to SupportInclusion br>Assessing Opportunities to Support Each Child:12 Practices for Quality Inclusion br> Camille Catlett and Elena P. Soukakou br>Embedded Learning Opportunities for Children with and Without Disabilities br> Christan G. Coogle, Emily M. Rose, Jennifer R.Ottley, Jennifer A. Brown, and Mollie K. Romano br>Authentic and Meaningful Developmental Screening in Early Child.