Ecers-E: The Four Curricular Subscales Extension to the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (Ecers-R) with Planning Notes - Spiral

by Kathy Sylva (Author), Iram Siraj (Author), Brenda Taggart (Author)

This title is in the Environment Rating Scale (R) Family of Products.

ECERS-E is designed to be used with the Early Childhood Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R), an internationally recognized measure of quality in education and care written by Thelma Harms, Richard M. Clifford, and Debby Cryer. It not only complements the ECERS-R but extends the scales to provide additional insights into important aspects of literacy, mathematics, science, and environment, as well as practices related to issues of diversity. Given the current focus on emerging literacy and numeracy skills, the ECERS-E provides unique guidance on the kinds of environments that enhance learning in preschool settings. The curriculum domains within the scales bear important relationships to children's (age 3-5) cognitive and social/behavioral developmental outcomes.

Using the ECERS-E alongside the ECERS-R gives users a more complete picture of what a high-quality early childhood education program can look like. It can be used by program directors, teaching staff, agency staff, and in teacher training programs.

Convenient organization:

Literacy Items:

• Print in the environment
• Book and literacy areas
• Adults reading with children
• Sounds in words
• Emergent writing/mark making
• Talking and listening

Mathematics Items:

• Counting and application of counting
• Reading and representing simple numbers
• Activities: Shape
• Activities: Sorting, matching and comparing

Science and Environment Items:

• Natural materials
• Areas featuring science/science materials
• Activities: Non living
• Activities: Living processes
• Activities: Food preparation

Diversity Items:

• Planning for individual learning needs
• Gender equality and awareness
• Race equality and awareness

Author Biography

Kathy Sylva is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Oxford. She has researched extensively in the education and care of young children.

Iram Siraj is Professor of Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London. Her research interests include early childhood curriculum and pedagogy. She has published widely on issues of early childhood quality and equality.

Brenda Taggart is Principal Investigator/Research Co-ordinator of the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project at the Institute of Education, University of London. Her background is in primary education and research.