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Once an initial (baseline) assessment is recorded on a child, ongoing (subsequent) observations are documented in one of the observational pages -- by child, by goal, and/or by class. (Refer to the Enter Observation for Returning Child page if necessary.) Developmental assessment is the process of discovering what children can do and how they do it.
1. Click either:
a. Assessment>Enter Observations>By Child.
b. Click the Assessment>View Information>Acuscreen Information.
i. Click the Observations by Child link in the Options box.
2. If you are an Agency- or Center-level user, use the down arrow on the Center drop-down menu to select the center to which the child you wish to observe belongs.
3. Use the down arrow on the Class drop-down menu to select the class to which the child you wish to observe belongs.
4. Use the down arrow on the Child drop-down menu to select the child you wish to observe.
5. Use the down arrow on the Scale drop-down menu to select the scale.
6. Set your observation date by typing in the box in the format shown or by clicking on the calendar icon and clicking on the date you made the observation. (It will default to today’s date.)
Anecdotal notes are optional.
7. Click the Show/Hide link.
8. Click the Insert Date on top of the textbox.
9. (optional) Type the anecdotal notes in the text box or next to each goal that is inserted. (Refer to the Recording Observations section for further details.)
10. Click the Spell Check button.
11. Keep the Anecdotal Notes box open while recording observations. With the notes box opened Galileo will automatically make note of each capability you check off.
12. On the left side, check off the capabilities that the child has learned. Refer to the Scale Examples page for instructions on accessing the capability example.
13. The Planning Level automatically is updated to “Learned.”
14. To the right of each capability, use the down arrow on the box labeled Data Source to select the apporpirate option.
15. Click the Save Changes button.
16. Repeat these steps for the other scales and other children.
1. Remember check on the left, change on the right!
2. Now that the observation has been saved, the following things have been done for you:
a. Galileo has automatically adjusted the child's Developmental Level Score.
b. Galileo has automatically adjusted each capability as "Learned," "Plan Soon," "Plan Now," or "Plan Later," based on the Amount Learned you established for your students. This is to aid you in your planning.
Last Updated: 11.13.17