The Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS–EC) is designed to measure the quality of support for literacy, mathematics, and science in pre-school settings.
Although different curricular frameworks are used around the world, there is increasing agreement that emerging academic skills should be supported by a playful pedagogy. The ECQRS–EC substantially updates the ECERS–E, which was the first observational scale to focus directly on the development of emergent academic skills. This evidence-based tool also includes a subscale dedicated to diversity and inclusion to help educators support gender and cultural differences in children aged 3–6 years old who are developing at different rates.
This revised quality rating scale recognises the important role of the adult in providing children with high-quality interactions and can be used for research, teacher self-evaluation, and programme improvement, audit and regulation.
Introduction to the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale-Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC)
The underlying principles of the ECQRS-EC
Rationale for the development of new items and indicators in the ECQRS-EC
Content of the ECQRS-EC
Preparing to use the ECQRS-EC
Conducting the observation
Scoring the scales
ECQRS-EC and the ‘spirit of the scales’
Making judgements
Use of supplementary (non-observation) evidence
Score sheet, joint observations sheets, and profile
Content of the scales
Subscale 1: Language and Emergent Literacy
Items
1 Environmental Print: Letters and words
2 Book and literacy areas
3 Adults reading with children
4 Sounds in words
5 Emergent writing/mark making
6 Talking and listening
7 Words and sentences
Subscale 2: Emergent Mathematics
Items
8 Counting and the application of counting
9 Understanding and representing number
10 Maths talk and thinking mathematically
11a Mathematical Activities: Shape
11b Mathematical Activities: Sorting, matching, and comparing
11c Mathematical Activities: Subitising
Subscale 3: Emergent Science
Items
12 Natural materials
13 Areas featuring science/science resources
14 Developing scientific thinking and the scientific process
15a Science Activities: Non-living
15b Science Activities: Living processes
15c Science Activities: Food preparation
Subscale 4: Supporting Diversity and Inclusion
Items
16 Planning for and supporting individual learning needs
17 Gender equality and awareness
18 Race equality and awareness
The ECQRS-EC information sheet
Rough plan of indoor and outdoor areas being observed
Score sheets
Joint observation/inter-rater reliability for the ECQRS-EC
ECQRS-EC Profile
References
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