Focus on Young Children

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Grace C. , & Shores E. F. (1992). The portfolio and its use: Developmentally appropriate assessment of young children. Little Rock, AR: Southern Early Childhood Association. [ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 351 150].

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National Association for the Education of Young Children & National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in Stale Departments of Education. (1991). Guidelines for appropriate curriculum content and assessment in programs serving children ages three through eight. Young Children, 4(3), 21–38.

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