Meaningful, developmentally appropriate&10;observation&10;and assessment are core components of every early learning setting. In today's&10;world of data collection, high-stakes testing, and accountability, it is&10;vitally important to understand how to effectively assess young children in&10;familiar settings; use this data to inform the curriculum; and communicate this&10;information with staff, families, and communities.&160;&160;&160;<p>Carrying on the work of the first volume of <i>Spotlight on Young Children:&10;Observation and Assessment<i>, this book brings together&10;all-new articles curated by Hilary Seitz, director for educator and leadership&10;programs in the California State University system. Organized into three&10;distinct parts, the contributions&160;<li>Discuss changing the landscape&10;of observation and assessment&160;<li>Emphasize the need for&10;assessment to be culturally and linguistically responsive&160;&160;<li>Showcase a variety of&10;reasons why educators use observation and assessment, exploring information&10;about the foundations and meanings behind them&160;&160;<li>Highlight different facets of the&10;authentic assessment process and how to capture thinking and learning moments&160;&160;<li>Address reflecting on,&10;celebrating, and including all children by identifying their unique&10;strengths and needs and using a variety of supporting strategies&160;<p>&160;&160;<p>Each article in this collection is accompanied by questions to&10;prompt deeper thinking on the content.