Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS–EC)

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The Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC) is designed to measure the quality of support for literacy, mathematics, and science in pre-school settings.

The Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS–EC) is designed to measure the quality of support for literacy, mathematics, and science in pre-school settings.

Although different curricular frameworks are used around the world, there is increasing agreement that emerging academic skills should be supported by a playful pedagogy. The ECQRS–EC substantially updates the ECERS–E, which was the first observational scale to focus directly on the development of emergent academic skills. This evidence-based tool also includes a subscale dedicated to diversity and inclusion to help educators support gender and cultural differences in children aged 3–6 years old who are developing at different rates.

This revised quality rating scale recognises the important role of the adult in providing children with high-quality interactions and can be used for research, teacher self-evaluation, and programme improvement, audit and regulation.

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Introduction to the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale-Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC)

The underlying principles of the ECQRS-EC

Rationale for the development of new items and indicators in the ECQRS-EC

Content of the ECQRS-EC

Preparing to use the ECQRS-EC

Conducting the observation

Scoring the scales

ECQRS-EC and the ‘spirit of the scales’

Making judgements

Use of supplementary (non-observation) evidence

Score sheet, joint observations sheets, and profile

Content of the scales

Subscale 1: Language and Emergent Literacy

Items

1 Environmental Print: Letters and words

2 Book and literacy areas

3 Adults reading with children

4 Sounds in words

5 Emergent writing/mark making

6 Talking and listening

7 Words and sentences

Subscale 2: Emergent Mathematics

Items

8 Counting and the application of counting

9 Understanding and representing number

10 Maths talk and thinking mathematically

11a Mathematical Activities: Shape

11b Mathematical Activities: Sorting, matching, and comparing

11c Mathematical Activities: Subitising

Subscale 3: Emergent Science

Items

12 Natural materials

13 Areas featuring science/science resources

14 Developing scientific thinking and the scientific process

15a Science Activities: Non-living

15b Science Activities: Living processes

15c Science Activities: Food preparation

Subscale 4: Supporting Diversity and Inclusion

Items

16 Planning for and supporting individual learning needs

17 Gender equality and awareness

18 Race equality and awareness

The ECQRS-EC information sheet

Rough plan of indoor and outdoor areas being observed

Score sheets

Joint observation/inter-rater reliability for the ECQRS-EC

ECQRS-EC Profile

References