Week by week: plans for documenting children's development, international edition

WEEK BY WEEK: PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT, International Edition, addresses a dilemma facing pre-service and in-service teachers--how to manage detailed, meaningful documentation on their students' development and achievements while attending to the other functions necessary to keep children safe and actively involved in learning. This all-purpose guide provides a concrete, systematic plan for recording each child's development in all developmental areas, incorporating material on observation methods and techniques, principles of child development, and appropriate practice. Technical aspects of various methods of documentation are presented, as are reviews of the efficiency of each method in capturing important information. Real-life examples, practical tips, forms with clear instructions, and step-by-step guidelines for gathering observational information and building a portfolio for each child make the book useful and relevant to teachers in training as well as practicing professionals. INDICE: Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Getting Started. 1. Usingthe Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment. 2. Using Anecdotal Recordings to Look at Self-Care. 3. Using Checklists to Look at PhysicalDevelopment. 4. Using Running Records to Look at Social Development. 5. UsingFrequency Counts to Look at Emotional Development. 6. Using Conversations to Listen to Language and Speech. 7. Using Time Samples to Look at Attention Span. 8. Using Standardized Tests to Look at Cognitive Development. 9. Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy. 10. Using Work Samples to Look at Creativity. 11. Using Technology to Look at Sociodramatic Play. 12. Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions and Looking at Self-Concept. 13. Using Program Assessments to Look at Children in Groups. 14. Using the Portfolio to Conference with Families and Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults. 15. Using the Yearly Plan to Observe and Record Children's Development. Appendix A: Week by Week: An Observation Plan for Portfolio Building. Appendix B: Weeks 15 through 40: Plans for the Week. Appendix C: Summary of Plans by Developmental Areas. Appendix D: Observation Forms. Appendix E: Weeks 15 through 40: Reflective Journal. Glossary. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-8400-3175-4
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés