Focused Observations : How to Observe Children for Assessment and Curriculum Planning

by Gronlund, Gaye

• ISBN13: 9781929610716
• ISBN10: 1929610718
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

"Focused Observations is designed to help you learn to observe children and document their development in a systematic, purposeful way that gives you a complete picture of each child's progress and supports your curriculum planning. Becoming more skilled at making observation and documentation intentional and routine in your classroom improves your effectiveness with each child, saves you time, and creates a wealth of information for parents." "Ideal for pre-service or practicing teachers, Focused Observations contains discussion questions, observation practice exercises, and reflection assignments and is perfect for use with Focused Portfolios and Focused Early Learning. A trainer's video is also available for use in college coursework, staff development sessions, in-service workshops, and staff meetings."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Why Observe Children?	1	(16)
How Do You Do Observation Well?	17	(22)
How Do You Fit In Observation?	39	(20)
How Do You Observe for Assessment?	59	(36)
How Do You Use Observation for Curriculum Planning?	95	(26)
How Do You Build a Case about a Child?	121	(14)
How Do You Continue to Grow as an Observer?	135	(8)
Appendix A: Forms and Formats	143	(8)
Appendix B: Professional Recommendations from the Field of Early Childhood Education	151	(6)
Appendix C: Using Focused Observations as a Training Tool	157	(6)
Index	163