What specific objectives will GOLDTM measure?
The objectives in Teaching Strategies GOLDTM were carefully selected based upon an extensive, literature-based research review, and have been narrowed down to focus on the 38 objectives that are most predictive of school success and are expectations in most state early learning standards. Objectives have been organized into nine areas of development and learning, including five areas that are specifically focused upon content learning, so what you are assessing and reporting is more closely aligned to the expected outcomes in state early learning standards. Two objectives are specifically designed to support English-language acquisition (see below). View our Objectives for Development & Learning Poster. (PDF) How will English-language learners be assessed using GOLDTM? A Home Language Survey is included that will help you determine exactly who are English-language learners. We’ve added a tenth area of development and learning on English-language acquisition, developed by national exper
