About the Focused Portfolios™ Assessment process.

Focused Portfolios™: A complete assessment process

All necessary portfolio documentation forms (as reproducible masters, in English and Spanish) are included in the book.
Naturalistic observation notes, photos and work samples are collected
Families, teachers and administrators see concrete examples describing each child's strengths, current challenges and progress that has been made.
Teachers reflect on what they know about individual children and plan next steps using developmental milestones.
Teachers are supported in preparing for developmentally-based, culturally sensitive discussions with each child's family.
Teacher/family conferences become richly rewarding experiences where teachers and family members collaborate to plan next steps for the child.

About the Focused Portfolios™ Assessment process