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Part III: How to Assess
Pages 179-180

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... Testing a young child requires juggling many competing demands: developing a trusting relationship with the child, presenting the test items in a relatively standardized way that is nonetheless natural, responding appropriately to both correct and incorrect answers and to other child behaviors (signs of fear, anxiety, sadness, shyness)
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  • language minority
  • responding appropriately
  • child requires
  • relatively standardized

  • interpreting test
  • test items
  • requires juggling
  • nonetheless natural
  • trusting relationship

  • incorrect answers
  • child behaviors
  • test results
  • particular children
  • direct assessments


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