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Introduction
Chapter 1   • The Focused Portfolios™ Process
Chapter 2   • Documenting Favorites, Friends, Family and Developmental Milestones
Chapter 3   • A Basic Portfolio: Linsey
Chapter 4   • The Documentation Process
Chapter 5   • More on How to Fit Documentation into Your Busy Day
Chapter 6   • Ideas for Experienced Users and a More Complex Portfolio: Sierra
Chapter 7   • Using Observations to Plan Individualized Curriculum
Chapter 8   • Reflecting and Preparing for family Conferences
Chapter 9   • Effective Conferencing with Families in the First Collection
Chapter 10 • The Second Collection and Conference

Appendix A: Focused Portfolios™ Forms
Appendix B: Focused Portfolios™ Forms in Spanish
Appendix C: Sample Forms Using Criteria from Other Assessment Systems
Appendix D: Quantifying and Aggregating Data from the Focused Portfolios™ Process
Appendix E: References

Index
Focused Portfolios raise accountability by documenting how teachers know that children learn through play    Focused Portfolios are based on develpmental milestones derived from NAEYC (charts provided)