Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

by Cohen, Dorothy H.; Stern, Virginia; Balaban, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780807735756
• ISBN10: 0807735752
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Representing the latest thinking in the field, the fourth edition is an even more valuable resource for pre- and inservice educators of young children, including more focused attention on: Diversity and multiculturalism
-- The influence of Vygotsky, as well as Piaget
-- Recent research on play
-- New approaches to thinking, language learning, and the importance of the environment
-- Children for whom there are special concerns.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition
Getting Started	p. 1
Recording a Child's Behavior During Routines	p. 14
Recording a Child's Use of Materials	p. 34
Recording Children's Behavior with One Another	p. 54
Recording Children's Behavior in Dramatic Play	p. 71
Recording the Child's Relationships with Adults and in Adult-Directed Activities	p. 97
Clues to Cognitive Functioning: Developmental Approach	p. 111
Clues to Cognitive Functioning: Individual Approach	p. 131
Observing Children Develop the Power to Think	p. 145
Recording Children's Developing Language and Emerging Literacy	p. 156
Observing and Recording the Behavior of Infants and Toddlers	p. 176
Recording the Behavior of Children for Whom There Are Special Concerns	p. 210
Patterns - Summary - and Interpretation	p. 228
References	p. 243
Index	p. 247
About the Authors	p. 253
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