Focused Portfolios™ is an Authentic Assessment Process

Designed for professionals serving children from birth through age five.

Used in child care settings all over the US and Canada to meet licensure/accreditation requirements!

Adopted by the New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families and widely used in the state of Oklahoma

If you are a Professional working in the field of Early Childhood Education the Focused Portfolios™ process can help you:

  • Manage regular classroom observations and assemble outstanding documentation.
     
  • Use developmental milestones to capture each child's growth and progress.
     
  • Plan for next steps in the classroom and conduct effective conferences with families.
     
  • The Focused Portfolios™ Electronic Companion software allows you to create, edit and print individual portfolios for each child, documenting their progess and milestones with multiple collection forms.

The Focused Portfolios™ process is specifically designed for:

  • Teachers and Teaching Assistants in Center and Family Child Care, Head Start, Early Head Start, Preschool, Special Needs and Inclusion Programs.
     
  • Early Childhood Center Directors, Administrators, Curriculum Coordinators and Staff Developers.
     
  • Professionals engaged in developmentally appropriate curriculum and assessment for young children.

Focused Portfolios™ was written by Gaye Gronlund and Bev Engel. These two early childhood education professionals have helped guide educators in the use of authentic classroom assessment for many years.