The Galileo G3 scales alignment with the new framework is now available. Head Start recently released the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five. The new framework outlines and describes the skills and behaviors that programs should foster in all children, including infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. ATI has completed an analysis of the new framework and determined the Galileo G3 assessment scales for children ages birth through 5 provided by ATI to early childhood programs are aligned with, and reflect the scope and intent of, the framework. ATI has developed a detailed document illustrating the alignment of the Galileo G3 scales with the Head Start framework.
The Galileo G3 scales are included in Galileo Pre-K Online, a comprehensive assessment, curriculum, and reporting system which links planning, individualization, outcome documentation, and program enhancement. The reliable and valid G3 scales form the basis for the comprehensive Galileo curriculum as well as the integrated Galileo assessment tools by defining research-based and empirically-based developmental sequences (progression) in five age ranges: birth to 8 months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, 2 to 3 years, and 3 through 5 years. The G3 scales provide a wide variety of knowledge areas composed of 12 developmental domains in the G3 scales for children 3 through 5 years and 5 developmental domains for children birth to 3 years old.
Since 1987, Galileo Pre-K Online has been successfully implemented by Head Start, Early Head Start, public school, preschool, and proprietary early childhood programs. Galileo Pre-K Online is currently used in early childhood programs to support a collaborative, data-driven, and goal-directed approach to promoting positive outcomes for children. We appreciate the opportunity to continue supporting Head Start and all partner programs offering stimulating learning experiences for young children and preparing them to be ready for school.
View the G3 alignment to the Head Start framework here.
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Monday, February 1, 2016
Monday, February 3, 2014
New: Galileo G3 Curriculum Activities Expansion for Toddlers
Our Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum now has expanded activity materials for toddlers ages 18 to 36 months, in addition to those previously available for children 3 through 5 years of age.
The activities have been mapped to the Galileo G3 scale goals for 18- to 24-month olds and 2- to 3-year olds. This mapping supports teachers in lesson planning by helping them easily locate activities the children in their classroom are ready to learn. The full range of classroom activities, combined with Galileo reports, offer teachers time-saving tools for incorporating developmentally appropriate learning opportunities into their weekly lesson plans.
Also released as lesson planning resources for teachers are revised scope and sequence documents to be used with children 18 months to 3 years. The documents offer research-based sequencing of the Galileo G3 scale goals over the course of a program year. The scale goals provide the basis for the activities, ensuring that the developmental needs of toddlers are met. The various activities offered as part of the Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum can be presented individually or in a variety of group settings and interest centers.
View a sample activity
The activities have been mapped to the Galileo G3 scale goals for 18- to 24-month olds and 2- to 3-year olds. This mapping supports teachers in lesson planning by helping them easily locate activities the children in their classroom are ready to learn. The full range of classroom activities, combined with Galileo reports, offer teachers time-saving tools for incorporating developmentally appropriate learning opportunities into their weekly lesson plans.
Also released as lesson planning resources for teachers are revised scope and sequence documents to be used with children 18 months to 3 years. The documents offer research-based sequencing of the Galileo G3 scale goals over the course of a program year. The scale goals provide the basis for the activities, ensuring that the developmental needs of toddlers are met. The various activities offered as part of the Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum can be presented individually or in a variety of group settings and interest centers.
View a sample activity
Monday, August 12, 2013
2013 Technical Manual for Galileo® Pre-K Online
ATI is pleased to announce that the technical manual for Galileo Pre-K Online was recently revised and published. This technical manual provides an overview of the theoretical background and research underlying the ongoing development of Galileo Pre-K Online from ATI. This document also describes the technical and psychometric properties of Galileo Pre-K Online and the recently revised Galileo G3 assessment scales for infancy to 5 years. Galileo’s approach to assessment is examined as well as how Galileo uses standards-aligned path-referenced scales based on Item Response Theory (IRT) to support users in measuring children’s development while documenting standards mastery. The technical manual addresses how the Galileo assessment scale content is aligned with federal and state standards, and summarizes the research evidence supporting the validity of the content comprising the scales. Detailed information regarding psychometric analyses of the Galileo G3 assessment scales for birth to 5 years is also made available to the reader.
To access the 2013 technical manual for Galileo Pre-K Online, click here.
To access the 2013 technical manual for Galileo Pre-K Online, click here.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Galileo G3 Assessment Scales and Activities
The Galileo G3 Assessment Scales for children ages 3-5 are fully articulated to the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework and represent the developmental building blocks that are most important for a child's school and long-term success.
With hundreds of Galileo G3 Activities aligned to the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, programs have access to a full range of theme-based curriculum options for use in large and small groups and for individual learning opportunities. Galileo offers hundreds of learning activities which are based on findings from many years of ATI research in the field of preschool learning. Because of the valuable role storybooks can play in the development of young learners, many of the Galileo G3 Activities incorporate storybooks either in a primary role in the activity, as an enrichment opportunity, or as a suggested supplement.
Learn more about how Galileo technology meets the requirements of the Head Start Framework and Monitoring Protocol.
Learn more about Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum offerings.
With hundreds of Galileo G3 Activities aligned to the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, programs have access to a full range of theme-based curriculum options for use in large and small groups and for individual learning opportunities. Galileo offers hundreds of learning activities which are based on findings from many years of ATI research in the field of preschool learning. Because of the valuable role storybooks can play in the development of young learners, many of the Galileo G3 Activities incorporate storybooks either in a primary role in the activity, as an enrichment opportunity, or as a suggested supplement.
Learn more about how Galileo technology meets the requirements of the Head Start Framework and Monitoring Protocol.
Learn more about Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum offerings.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Galileo G3 Assessment Scales and Activities
The Galileo G3 Assessment Scales for children ages 3-5 are fully articulated to the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework and represent the developmental building blocks that are most important for a child's school and long-term success.
With hundreds of Galileo G3 Activities aligned to the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, programs have access to a full range of theme-based curriculum options for use in large and small groups and for individual learning opportunities. Galileo offers hundreds of learning activities which are based on findings from many years of ATI research in the field of preschool learning. Because of the valuable role storybooks can play in the development of young learners, many of the Galileo G3 Activities incorporate storybooks either in a primary role in the activity, as an enrichment opportunity, or as a suggested supplement.
Learn more about how Galileo technology meets the requirements of the Head Start Framework and Monitoring Protocol.
Learn more about Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum offerings.
With hundreds of Galileo G3 Activities aligned to the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, programs have access to a full range of theme-based curriculum options for use in large and small groups and for individual learning opportunities. Galileo offers hundreds of learning activities which are based on findings from many years of ATI research in the field of preschool learning. Because of the valuable role storybooks can play in the development of young learners, many of the Galileo G3 Activities incorporate storybooks either in a primary role in the activity, as an enrichment opportunity, or as a suggested supplement.
Learn more about how Galileo technology meets the requirements of the Head Start Framework and Monitoring Protocol.
Learn more about Galileo Pre-K Online Curriculum offerings.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Galileo School Readiness Scale
Research shows that the social, physical, and cognitive environments that a child is exposed to in the first years of life have a lasting impact on how a child develops. The capabilities that children acquire during their formative preschool years have a profound effect on their successful transition to school as well as maintaining success while attending school. One of the fundamental goals of Assessment Technology Incorporated (ATI) is to assist programs in meeting the school readiness needs of children. To help programs target these valued educational goals, ATI has created the Galileo School Readiness Scale.
What is the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
The Galileo School Readiness Scale is a new developmental scale that consists of capabilities from the essential areas of learning and development reflected in the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. The capabilities on this new scale reflect valued school readiness goals, which programs may use to benchmark the progress their children are making in getting ready for successful entry into kindergarten.
How were the goals on the Galileo School Readiness Scale selected?
In choosing which capabilities to include on the Galileo School Readiness Scale, ATI analyzed the specific goals in the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, various state early learning standards, and Common Core Kindergarten Standards. Those capabilities that were common among the Framework and standards were identified as the agreed-upon essential performance objectives for preschool-age children transitioning into kindergarten.
Once these standards were identified and analyzed, the developmentally sequenced capabilities that a child must learn to achieve these valued goals were determined and then included in the Galileo School Readiness Scale.
How do teachers use the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
The Galileo School Readiness Scale should be used in conjunction with the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. Since the Galileo School Readiness Scale is made up of selected Galileo G3 Assessment Scale capabilities, a teacher may continue to assess their children on the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. Once a program has access to the Galileo School Readiness Scale, the G3 capabilities a child has already learned will automatically be documented as learned on the Galileo School Readiness Scale. In the future, as a teacher documents a child’s learning on the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, the like-capabilities on the Galileo School Readiness Scale will also be updated as learned, meaning no additional work for the teacher.
How do administrators use the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
Administrators may aggregate and analyze Galileo school readiness assessment data at multiple points in a year. Periodic data analysis will determine what progress children are making toward meeting these established goals. Reports such as the Progress Report will illustrate the increase in children’s developmental score from one observation period to next, indicating that there has been a gain in ability. The Developmental Profile, when aggregated, will spotlight the particular school readiness capabilities that children have been attaining, and which might need additional attention. Administrators may use the Galileo school readiness assessment data to inform continuous program improvements related to curriculum, teaching, instructional strategies, and the professional development of staff. Furthermore, data from this scale provides programs the opportunity to share with parents and the local community children’s readiness for kindergarten.
Interested in learning more?
Contact your Galileo Field Services Coordinator at 1.877.358.7611 if you would like to learn more.
Kerridan Smith, B.A.
Professional Development Director
What is the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
The Galileo School Readiness Scale is a new developmental scale that consists of capabilities from the essential areas of learning and development reflected in the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. The capabilities on this new scale reflect valued school readiness goals, which programs may use to benchmark the progress their children are making in getting ready for successful entry into kindergarten.
How were the goals on the Galileo School Readiness Scale selected?
In choosing which capabilities to include on the Galileo School Readiness Scale, ATI analyzed the specific goals in the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, various state early learning standards, and Common Core Kindergarten Standards. Those capabilities that were common among the Framework and standards were identified as the agreed-upon essential performance objectives for preschool-age children transitioning into kindergarten.
Once these standards were identified and analyzed, the developmentally sequenced capabilities that a child must learn to achieve these valued goals were determined and then included in the Galileo School Readiness Scale.
How do teachers use the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
The Galileo School Readiness Scale should be used in conjunction with the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. Since the Galileo School Readiness Scale is made up of selected Galileo G3 Assessment Scale capabilities, a teacher may continue to assess their children on the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales. Once a program has access to the Galileo School Readiness Scale, the G3 capabilities a child has already learned will automatically be documented as learned on the Galileo School Readiness Scale. In the future, as a teacher documents a child’s learning on the Galileo G3 Assessment Scales, the like-capabilities on the Galileo School Readiness Scale will also be updated as learned, meaning no additional work for the teacher.
How do administrators use the Galileo School Readiness Scale?
Administrators may aggregate and analyze Galileo school readiness assessment data at multiple points in a year. Periodic data analysis will determine what progress children are making toward meeting these established goals. Reports such as the Progress Report will illustrate the increase in children’s developmental score from one observation period to next, indicating that there has been a gain in ability. The Developmental Profile, when aggregated, will spotlight the particular school readiness capabilities that children have been attaining, and which might need additional attention. Administrators may use the Galileo school readiness assessment data to inform continuous program improvements related to curriculum, teaching, instructional strategies, and the professional development of staff. Furthermore, data from this scale provides programs the opportunity to share with parents and the local community children’s readiness for kindergarten.
Interested in learning more?
Contact your Galileo Field Services Coordinator at 1.877.358.7611 if you would like to learn more.
Kerridan Smith, B.A.
Professional Development Director
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