Printable Preschool Progress Reports

Parents who know how to use Microsoft Excel or Word may take the opportunity to keep track of their pre-school childs printable progress report. The software lets users save the document they create and add to it or change it at will. Because the educational tradition has been to choose an alternative method of grading that does not include grades, the reports give parents a check box that they .

A child's preschool years are a time of rapid learning growth and personal development. Children are not only learning how to behave in a structured learning environment, but are acquiring knowledge and skills they will need to advance to their next stage of learning in kindergarten. And while they may receive instruction as a group, children learn and advance at different rates as individual learners.Because of this, it is important to assess and have a written record of a preschool-aged child's abilities and progress, even at that young age. This is not only helpful as an academic record, but as a documented assessment to share with parents to demonstrate their child's progress and identify any potential issues. Typically though, preschool educators have their hands full managing their young learners and do not have the time to create a tool that can be used to assess and document the progress of their preschoolers.The A to Z Kids Fun Stuff website features a variety of online resources for teachers, and among them is a printable preschool progress report form. The form has four pages - a cover sheet, two pages of assessment categories and a comments page - and all of the pages can be viewed online, downloaded and printed for classroom use, free of charge.The form's cover sheet contains basic information about the child's name, birth date, teacher and year of assessment, as well as a grading key for the various competencies that are to be rated: A, for almost always; E, for emerging, and N, for needs attention. The third category of "needs attention" can be especially helpful in identifying any potential learning issues the child may have.The form's assessment pages rate 24basic pre-school competencies and characteristics, from motor skills to the ability to work alone. And following those two pages is a comments page, where the educator can write notes related to the child's language ability, hand preference, vision, hearing or health needs and special abilities or talents, along with any concerns and general comments.In addition to this, the Child Care Lounge website also has a variety of printable preschool progress reports and other documents for use by child care and preschool providers.