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School-Age
Environment Materials
Administration
Scales
New
Edition
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NEW
School-Age Care Environment
Rating Scale (SACERS)
Thelma Harms, Ellen Vineberg Jacobs, and
Donna Romano White
SACERS provides an easy-to-use resource for
defining high-quality care and assessing levels
of quality in child care programs offered by
schools and other organizations. It consists of
49 items, organized under seven categories:
Space and Furnishings • Health and Safety •
Activities • Interactions • Program Structure •
Staff Development • Supplementary Items (for
children with special needs).
Full instructions for using the scale, a training
guide, and notes clarifying selected items are
included. In addition, one blank score sheet is
provided in the center of each book. Packages of
30 score sheets may be ordered separately.
1995/48 pp./PB, $21.95/3507-7
large format
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ECERS-E: The Four Curricular Subscales
Extension to the Early Childhood Environment
Rating Scale (ECERS-R)
Fourth Edition with Planning Notes
Kathy Sylva, Iram Siraj-Blatchford, and
Brenda Taggart
Foreword by Thelma Harms
ECERS-E is designed to be used with the Early
Childhood Rating Scale–Revised Edition (ECERS-R).
It not only complements the ECERS-R but
extends the scales for a more complete picture
of what a high-quality early childhood education
program can look like.
Convenient organization:
Literacy Items
• Print in the environment
• Book and literacy areas
• Adults reading with children
• Sounds in words
• Emergent writing/mark making
• Talking and listening
Mathematics Items
• Counting and application of counting
• Reading and representing simple numbers
• Activities: Shape
• Activities: Sorting, matching, and comparing
Science and Environment Items
• Natural materials
• Areas featuring science/science materials
• Activities: Non living
• Activities: Living processes
• Activities: Food preparation
Diversity Items
• Planning for individual learning needs
• Gender equality and awareness
• Race equality and awareness
2011/72 pp./PB, $21.95/5150-3
large format, spiral binding
Not for sale in the UK
Program Administration
Scale (pas)
Measuring Early Childhood Leadership
and Management, Second Edition
“The PAS will provide a way for programs
to measure growth so real improvement in
outcomes can occur for children.”
—Judy Harris Helm,
President, Best Practices, Inc.
See page 2 for full description
Business Administration Scale for
Family Child Care (BAS)
“This valuable book should be used by any
organization interested in increasing the business
skills of family child care providers in their
community.”
—Tom Copeland, consultant
to the National Association
for Family Child Care
See page 5 for full description
Environment Rating Scales
New
Edition
NEW
Environment Rating Scales Institute (ERSI)
The new ERSI website provides resources and training services to help you
use the Environment Rating Scales to assess and improve your early learning
environment.
You’ll find:
n A Quick Link for each scale that includes updated notes for clarification.
n A wide-range of training options, including live sessions and online courses.
n A list of frequently asked questions and the option to submit your own
questions.
www.ersi.info
Escala de Evaluación de la
Administración de Negocios
Teri N. Talan and Paula Jorde Bloom
“With the new Spanish BAS, you will be able to
fulfill your dream as a family child care business
owner, better communicate with families,
and expand your professional experience.”
—Luis A. Hernandez,
Training and Technical Assistance
Specialist in Early Childhood Education
See page 5 for more information
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