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Preschool Developmental Assessments
To measure changes in school readiness due to participation in our pre-K programs, we used the observational tool, the Desired Results Developmental Profile-Revised for Preschool for children ages 3 years to kindergarten. These observations are conducted by highly trained observers in our Family Child Care Home Education Network (FCCHEN) program and by our highly trained teachers in our Head Start program. The specific measures, indicators, and desired results of the preschool version of the DRDP-R that was used in our FCCHEN and Head Start programs are presented in Table 5. We conducted alpha statistics to ensure that each indicator and desired result has measures that are measuring the same underlying construct. Any Alpha statistic above a .70 is considered acceptable). All Alphas of the pretest and posttest of the DRDP-R show a good level of consistency (the questions are measuring the same construct of development (see Table 6)).
Table 5. Preschool DRDP-R Measures, Indicators, and Desired Results Desired Result Indicator Measure
Children are Personally and Socially Competent
Self Regulation
Language
Children are Effective Learners Learning
Cognitive Competence
Expressions of empathy
Building cooperative relationships with adults Developing friendships
Building cooperative play with other children Conflict negotiation
Awareness of diversity in self and others
Impulse control
Taking turns
Shared use of space and materials
Comprehends meaning
Follows increasingly complex instructions Expresses self through language
Uses language in conversation
Curiosity and initiative Engagement and persistence
Memory and knowledge Cause and effect
Engages in problem solving Socio-dramatic play
Self Concept
Social Interpersonal Skills
Identity of self and connection to others
Recognition of own skills and accomplishments
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