Children's Progress Academic Assessment

Children's Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA) is a ground-breaking formative assessment system for early literacy and mathematics. It combines powerful assessments with insightful reports and customized teaching activities to help you proactively identify individual learning needs and focus classroom time wither students need it most. Children's Progress grew out of decades of research at Columbia University and the patented software was developed in collaboration with MIT.

Benefits

Developmentally Appropriate

CPAA computer-based assessments meet and exceed National Association for the education of Young Children criteria for developmental appropriateness. An interactive, game-like experience eliminates test anxiety and engaging imagery focuses students' attention on learning. The material is motivating for young learners — helping to provide more accurate data aligned to state standards for educators.

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Instant Feedback

CPPA questions adapt to individual learning needs, creating a unique experience for every child. Unlike traditional "one size fits all" assessments that only determine whether answers are right or wrong, the CPAA thoroughly analyzes each student's misunderstandings and adjusts with every response, replicating a teacher's on-target assistance. Correct responses lead to more difficult material, while incorrect responses are followed by scaffolding.

To help a child climb a ladder, we must provide just enough support so that he or she will have the confidence to try the next step. With the Children's Progress Academic Assessment, you can be certain about meeting the needs of every child, PreK through 3rd grade, by giving them just the right amount of support to keep moving forward.

Easy to Administer and Interpret

Instantly view student, classroom and school data in a format that is easy to use and understand. Your teachers won't need to wait a minute to see your results. For teachers, immediate detailed reports deliver essential information about student and classroom progress. For administrators, school-wide and district-wide views serve as a snapshot of performance against expectations and a valuable tool for program evaluation.

Student Report Card Student Detailed Report Class Roster

Differentiated Teaching

Based on individual student needs, CPPA recommends specific activities to fine-tune classroom instruction or send home to get parents involved. The range of activities is broad enough to offer support for students who need intervention, instruction for those who are performing at grade level and enrichment for those who are excelling.

Sample Recommended Activities

What Customers are Saying

Schools across the country have already discovered the value of Children's Progress™.

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"Children's Progress has provided our school district with an assessment that is comprehensive yet simple to use. The information that is available after each assessment provides theachers with more than results. It also provides instructional diagnosis and solutions. In one short year it has become the standard by which we measure other assessments."
Ronald Korenich
District Curriculum Coordinator
Fox Chapel Area School District, PA

"It's crucial for us to track and monitor student skills in order to ensure that all of our students make Adequate Yearly Progress. Children's Progress gave us the tools we needed to take the pressure off — now we know exactly what the students can do throughout the year. We use it to document students' growth in reading, particularly those students with special needs, whose learning is so critical. Our core teachers rely on the program- they get valuable feedback, and are pleased with the results. The Children's Progress Assessment has had a measurable impact on our students' learning."
David Case, Ph.D.
Director of Special Services

"Children's Progress brought my school from under-performing to out-performing."
Donna Brewster
Former Principal
PS 242, NY

"The children really enjoyed using Children's Progress. When they came back to the computer lab the next week, they wanted to do the assessment again."
Yamara Higgins
Teacher
Pine Crest School, FL

"The adaptive format [of the Children's Progress computer assessment] can provide specific feedback about each child's academic skills, learning styles, and development while requiring fewer test questions to do so."
Cherie Goins
Instructional Specialist
Martin Behrman Charter
Algiers Charter Schools, LA

System Requirements

Because Children's Progress™ Assessment tool will be installed on your computers, they must meet minimum system requirements:

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X® 10.4.2 or above
450MHz processor (G3/G4 for OS X users)
256MB RAM; 800x600 screen resolution
a current Web browser (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer)

Learn More

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