Effective assessment requires practitioners to observe; look, listen and note. Knowing what to do with what has been observed and where to go next is dependent on a secure knowledge of child development. The following are examples of child development resources:

Mary Sheridan’s From Birth to Five Years – 4^th edition – Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill (Routledge, 2014)

Early Years Development Journal – Council for disabled children

Portage SEND Best Practice Assessment Checklist

NHS Child development timeline

Ages and Stages Questionnaires

Pathways.org

I CAN’s Universally Speaking – The ages and stages of children’s communication development from birth to 5

I CAN’s Ages and Stages of Development Poster for C&L

I CAN’s Talking Point Progress Checker

SDQ – Strength and difficulties questionnaire is a behavioural screening questionnaire about 3 to 16 year olds

Early Movers – an online resource to help practitioners deliver physical development opportunities in the early years