Mai is starting her student teaching semester in an early childhood classroom. For the first week, she observes the teachers. In the second week, she is asked to plan some activities—first of which is a pre-assessment of math skills. Which of the following would be an appropriate pre-assessment to evaluate counting skills?

Question

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assess if children count using their fingers or not

assess if children count using their fingers or not

test which children know how to count by fives

test which children know how to count by fives

ask a child to count as high as they can by ones

ask a child to count as high as they can by ones

see if a child can count to three

Answer 1

The most appropriate pre-assessment to evaluate counting skills would be to ask a child to count as high as they can by ones.