FUNCTIONAL

Functional, easy to understand and use format for working with children and their families. Materials are appropriate for children ages birth through six years old in center based or home visiting programs.

The new Portage Guide is offered in two packages covering Infants to Preschoolers age 6. An assessment tool for observation and planning is provided for two age categories:

	Tool for Observation and Planning (TOP) Assessment
	Spiral bound set of Activity and Routines Resource book corresponding to each TOP item.
	User's Guide

	Child Planning & Family Partnership Form - Used to share assessment results with parents
	Weekly Planning Form - developing weekly plan for child
	Group Summary Form - book for charting as many as 25 children

OVERVIEW
More information in PDF Format. You must have Adobe Reader to view, file is 141k

NPG History
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The New Portage Guide Birth to Six aligns with the Head Start Outcomes Framework and the OSEP Early Childhood Outcomes. The NPG also aligns with state early learning standards. If you are interested in an alignment with your state standards, contact the project trainers and we will work with you to develop the alignment. You will notice that these alignments are done by domain and strands rather that at the individual skill level. In some of the alignments particularly related to the OSEP Early Childhood Outcomes, you will notice that not all strands are included. These strands are considered foundational and cross the 3 child outcomes. This approach is consistent with all the alignments developed by the ECO Center for OSEP Early Childhood Outcomes.

See alignments of New Portage Guide and

• Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (19k PDF)

• Head Start Outcomes Framework

ECO Child Outcomes

Preschool crosswalk

Infant/Toddler crosswalk