Week by Week Documenting the Development of Young Children

Name: Week by Week Documenting the Development of Young Children
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ISBN: 9781401870928

ISBN-10: 1401870929

ISBN-13: 9781401870928

Edition: 3rd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Barbara A. Nilsen

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Week by Week: Documenting the Development of Young Children presents the accepted methods of recording developmental observations, including their advantages and disadvantages, giving educators the information they need to make an educated choice. The author also has added an overview of child development with the premise that one must know what to look for as well as how to record it. The most unique feature of this publication is a manageable weekly system to gather data on all children in all developmental areas over the course of a year, using methods that are the most appropriate for that particular development. Each developmental area is revisited at least three times. Forms for…

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List price: $96.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 6/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Autor


Introduction: Getting Started


The Whys of Observing


Portfolios


Week by Week Plan


Topics in Observation: The Ecological View of the Child


Now You Can Get Started


A Word about Ethics and Confidentiality


Key Terms



Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment


Using the Class List Log


Topics in Observation: Why Not Use a Diary or Daily Journal?


Using the Reflective Journal


Looking at Separation and School Adjustment


Helping All Children with Separation and School Adjustment


Helping Professionals for Separation and School Adjustment Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Anecdotal Recordings to Look at Self-Care


Using the Anecdotal Recording


Looking at Self-Care Skills


Topics in Observation: Using All Our Senses


Helping All Children with Self-Care Skills


Helping Professionals for Self-Care Skills


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Checklists to Look at Physical Development


Using the Checklist


Topics in Observation: Your Frame of Reference


Looking at Growth and Development


Helping All Children with Physical Development


Helping Professionals for Physical Development Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Running Records to Look at Social Development


Using Running Records


Looking at Social Development


Topics in Observation: "The Stew"


Helping All Children with Social Development


Helping Professionals for Social Development Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Frequency Counts to Look at Emotional Development


Using Frequency Counts


Looking at Emotional Development


Helping All Children with Emotional Development


Helping Professionals for Emotional Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms


Topics in Observation: The Assessment and Curriculum Braid












Using Conversations to Listen to Language and Speech


Using Conversations as an Observation Method


Listening to Language and Speech


Helping All Children with Language Development


Helping Professionals for Speech and Language Concerns


Topics in Observation: Diversity


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Time Samples to Look at Attention Span


Using Time Samples


Looking at Cognitive Development


Helping All Children with Attention Span


Topics in Observation: Attention Span and Autism


Helping Professionals for Attention Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Standardized Tests to Look at Cognitive Development


Using Tests


Topics in Observation: Measuring Cognitive Development--Why Not Test?


Looking at Cognitive Development: Math and Science


Helping All Children with Cognitive Development


Topics in Observation: "Real" Curriculum


Helping Professionals for Cognitive Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms















Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy


Using the Rating Scale


Looking at Literacy


Helping All Children with Literacy


Topics in Observation: Books in the Sandbox


Helping Professionals for Literacy Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Work Samples to Look at Creativity


Using Work Samples to Observe a Child's Development


Looking at Children's Creative Development


Helping All Children with Creativity


Helping Professionals for Creative Arts


Other Methods


Topics in Observation: Responding to Children's Work


Key Terms












Using Technology to Look at Sociodramatic Play


Using Technology as Documentation


Topics in Observation: Protecting the Rights of the Child


Looking at Dramatic Play


Helping All Children with Sociodramatic Play


Helping Professionals for Play Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions and Looking at Self-Concept


Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions


Diversity and Child Abuse


Topics in Observation: Dealing with Families Suspected of Child Maltreatment


Self-Concept and Self-Esteem


Helping All Children with Self-Esteem


Helping Professionals for Child Abuse and Self-Esteem Concerns


Other Methods


Key Terms












Using Program Assessments to Look at Children in Groups


Assessing Early Childhood Programs


Topics in Observation: Assessing the Environment--Pointing Back at You


Looking at the Adjustment of the Child to the Program


Helping All Children in Group Settings


Helping Professionals for Program Evaluation and Support


Other Methods


Key Terms















Using the Portfolio to Conference with Families and Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults


Communication between Home and School


Using the Portfolio to Conference with Families


Daily Contacts


Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults


Topics in Observation: Does the Week by Week Plan Meet NAEYC Guidelines for Assessment?


Helping All Children through Home and School Communications


Helping Professionals for Home and School Communications


Other Methods


Key Terms















Using the Yearly Plan to Observe and Record Children's Development



Week by Week: An Observation Plan for Portfolio Building (Practitioners)



Weeks 15 through 40: Plans for the Week



Summary of Plans by Developmental Areas



Observation Forms



Weeks 15 through 40: Reflective Journal


Glossary


Index