Early childhood development resources and assessments
You play a vital role in providing early identification of children at risk due to a delay or deficit — and implementing early intervention. As the research shows, the steps we take with young ones from birth to age 8 are critical in shaping lifelong learners.
Pearson offers well-researched assessments and interventions to help with early identification of a range of developmental issues, including adaptive behavior, cognitive function, social-emotional skills, and physical and language development. We are pleased to support your important work by providing practical, reliable instruments and resources that you can use to help children thrive through each of their developmental stages.
Cognitive development and learning in young children
Gloria Maccow, PhD
In early childhood programs, some children learn the pre-academic skills we teach while some do not. Some children are able to wait their turn while others respond impulsively. What child factors account for such differences in performance?
To learn the skills and concepts presented in the classroom, children must pay attention, register and assign meaning to information they see and hear, and store information in memory. The transition from infancy to early childhood is associated with increased proficiency in tasks requiring attention, working memory, and cognitive flexibility — all of which help to predict rate of learning.
This one-hour webinar will describe cognitive development in young children. The presenter will use sample data to demonstrate the relationship between cognitive abilities and learning.
Additional resources
We know you have the skills to help children participate in fulfilling, successful lives, and we're here to help. We encourage you to explore the many early childhood development resources available to you as you support their efforts to do the things they dream of doing.
Developmental assessment: gateway to early intervention
Describes the assessment of children across domains, how impairment in one domain can affect functioning in other developmental areas, and how to use assessment data to identify objectives for early intervention.
Everything you need to know about developmental screening
Watch this webinar with Dr. Gloria Maccow as she talks about developmental screening.
Using Pearson Early Childhood Assessments with Fidelity
DIAL™-4 webinar
Watch this webinar to learn about the DIAL-4 and how to use the results you receive from this assessment.
Getting started with ounce online
Learn how The Ounce Scale provides a structure to help parents and child care providers observe a range of relevant behaviors.
DIAL-4 alignment document
This document shows how the DIAL-4 aligned with National Education Goals Panel (NEGP), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and Head Start Domains and Standards.
Family engagement: vital to success of early childhood programs — 3 to 8 years
This video will teach how to engage families, be reminded of the importance of the language we use in describing children, see an example of how a specific skill changes as children develop, and learn strategies for keeping families engaged.
Exploring products
You can depend on our easy-to-use, well-researched tools to help you help the young children you work with reach their academic and personal goals.