CASAS ELC AAP - AAP Detail

General Information

All students can participate in EL Civics instruction and assessment. However, only ESL students in WIOA II EL Civics education programs can earn payment points for passing COAAP assessments. ABE, ASE, and CTE students can earn CAEP Immigrant Integration Indicator (I3) outcome for CAEP but not payment points for WIOA II. Please see Successful Implementation of COAAPs for CAEP Agencies for a crosswalk for ABE/ASE/CTE student placement into ESL COAAP instructional levels.
Civic Objective#:	9	Program Year:	2025-2026
Civic Objective:	Locate and analyze preschool and childcare services in the community and identify requirements for enrolling a child and participating in a preschool or childcare program.(This objective has only 2 AAPs.)
TOPSpro Form #:	093C	AAP #:	9.3
Assessment Type:	Written, Observation Checklist
Level Range
From:	Beginning High	To:	Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
2	Write questions to ask preschool and daycare providers.
4	Develop an observation checklist to evaluate a childcare facility.
6	Report about an observation/evaluation of a childcare facility.
7	Identify characteristics of good quality childcare.
8	Use a checklist to observe and evaluate a childcare facility or services during a visit or by viewing a video or visuals, etc.
12	Contact a preschool or childcare facility to ask questions, invite a speaker, or arrange a field trip, etc.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description:	List Characteristics of Good Quality Childcare Student will list up to 8 characteristics (BH=6, IL=7, IH-A=8) of a good quality childcare center or preschool. (For example: The center has both indoor and outdoor play; It is clean and safe, etc.).
Points Possible:	16	Level:	Beginning High - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content
Statement is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning	2
Statement is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the statement can be understood with inference	1
Statement is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no statement	0

Task: 2

Description:	Evaluate a Childcare Facility After visiting a childcare center or preschool, or viewing a video or pictures of one, student will use either a standardized checklist or a checklist previously created by the class to answer up to 10 questions (BH=6, IL=8, IH-A=10) about the quality of the child care. Student will explain and/or give examples of why student answered “yes” or “no” to questions which require a yes or no answer. Examples of checklist questions and responses: • Do the caregivers supervise the children constantly? Yes, there is an adult with each table of children, one supervising the floor area, one in the play house, and two adults outside (A). • Is there enough space for the number of children? No, there are 10 children in the playhouse area. They are fighting. An adult should send 5 children to different play areas (IH). • Are there enough caregivers for the number of children? Yes, 20 children and 4 adults (BH). Optimally, the writing task will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.
Points Possible:	20	Level:	Beginning High - Advanced

Scoring Rubric	Points
Content
Answer is correct. Example and/or explanation is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning.	2
Answer is correct. Example and or explanation is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the statement can be understood with inference.	1
Answer is incorrect. Example or explanation is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no statement.	0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible:	36
Advanced:	32
Intermediate High:	28
Intermediate Low:	22
Beginning High:	18
Beginning Low: