Week by Week : Plans for Observing and Recording Young Children

by Nilsen, Barbara Ann

• ISBN13: 9780766810549
• ISBN10: 0766810542
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-15
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

This well-organized book provides students with a systematic plan for week-by-week documentation of each child's development in an early childhood setting. It presents instruction in the most common and useful recording techniques as well as a review of basic child development principles. By using a glossary of terms, diagrams and thinking exercises, this book provides early childhood education students with an essential guide for child observation and portfolio building.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	x
Introduction: Getting Started	1	(1)
The Whys of Observing	1	(6)
Portfolios	7	(2)
Week by Week Plan	9	(3)
Topics in Observation: The Ecological View of the Child	12	(3)
Now You Can Get Started	15	(1)
A Word about Confidentiality	16	(2)
Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment	18	(22)
Using the Class List Log	18	(3)
Topics in Observation: Why Not Use a Diary or Daily Journal?	21	(2)
Using the Reflective Journal	23	(2)
Looking at Separation and School Adjustment	25	(10)
Helping All Children with Separation and School Adjustment	35	(1)
Helping Professionals for Separation and School Adjustment Concerns	36	(1)
Other Methods	36	(1)
Plan A	37	(1)
Plan B	38	(1)
Plan C	38	(2)
Using Anecdotal Recordings to Look at Self-Care	40	(22)
Using the Anecdotal Recording	40	(5)
Looking at Self-Care Skills	45	(2)
Topics in Observation: Using All Our Senses	47	(10)
Helping All Children with Self-Care Skills	57	(1)
Helping Professionals for Self-Care Skills	57	(1)
Other Methods	57	(1)
Plan A	58	(1)
Plan B	59	(1)
Plan C	60	(2)
Using Checklists to Look at Physical Development	62	(21)
Using the Checklist	62	(4)
Topics in Observation: Your Frame of Reference	66	(2)
Looking at Growth and Development	68	(11)
Helping All Children with Physical Development	79	(1)
Helping Professionals for Physical Development Concerns	79	(1)
Other Methods	79	(1)
Plan A	79	(1)
Plan B	80	(1)
Plan C	81	(2)
Using Running Records to Look at Social Development	83	(20)
Using Running Records	83	(5)
Looking at Social Development	88	(1)
Topics in Observation: ``The Stew''	89	(9)
Helping All Children with Social Development	98	(1)
Helping Professionals for Social Development Concerns	98	(1)
Other Methods	99	(1)
Plan A	99	(1)
Plan B	100	(1)
Plan C	101	(2)
Using Frequency Counts to Look at Emotional Development	103	(23)
Using Frequency Counts	103	(4)
Looking at Emotional Development	107	(11)
Helping All Children with Emotional Development	118	(1)
Helping Professionals for Emotional Concerns	118	(1)
Other Methods	118	(1)
Topics in Observation: The Assessment and Curriculum Braid	119	(3)
Plan A	122	(1)
Plan B	123	(1)
Plan C	124	(2)
Using Conversations to Listen to Language and Speech	126	(20)
Using Conversations as an Observation Method	126	(5)
Listening to Language and Speech	131	(7)
Helping All Children with Language Development	138	(1)
Topics in Observation: Diversity	139	(1)
Helping Professionals for Speech and Language Concerns	140	(1)
Other Methods	141	(1)
Plan A	141	(2)
Plan B	143	(1)
Plan C	144	(2)
Using Time Samples to Look at Attention Span	146	(21)
Using Time Samples	146	(5)
Looking at Cognitive Development	151	(7)
Topics in Observation: Measuring Cognitive Development---Why Not Test?	158	(3)
Helping All Children with Attention Span	161	(1)
Helping Professionals for Attention Concerns	162	(1)
Other Methods	162	(1)
Plan A	163	(1)
Plan B	164	(1)
Plan C	165	(2)
Using Cognitive Task Experiments to Look at Cognitive Development	167	(19)
Using Cognitive Task Experiments and Assessments	167	(2)
Looking at Cognitive Development: Math and Science	169	(10)
Topics in Observation: ``Real'' Curriculum	179	(1)
Helping All Children with Cognitive Development	180	(1)
Helping Professionals for Cognitive Concerns	181	(1)
Other Methods	181	(1)
Plan A	182	(1)
Plan B	182	(1)
Plan C	183	(1)
Plan D	184	(2)
Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy	186	(27)
Using the Rating Scale	186	(4)
Looking at Literacy	190	(15)
Helping All Children with Literacy	205	(2)
Topics in Observation: Books in the Sandbox	207	(1)
Helping Professionals for Literacy Concerns	208	(1)
Other Methods	208	(1)
Plan A	209	(1)
Plan B	210	(1)
Plan C	211	(2)
Using Work Samples to Look at Creativity	213	(24)
Using Work Samples to Observe a Child's Development	213	(6)
Looking at Children's Creative Development	219	(11)
Helping All Children with Creativity	230	(1)
Helping Professionals for Creative Arts	230	(1)
Other Methods	230	(1)
Topics in Observation: Responding to Children's Work	231	(2)
Plan A	233	(1)
Plan B	234	(1)
Plan C	235	(2)
Using Technology to Look at Sociodramatic Play	237	(19)
Using Technology as Documentation	237	(5)
Topics in Observation: Protecting the Rights of the Child	242	(1)
Looking at Dramatic Play	243	(7)
Helping All Children with Sociodramatic Play	250	(1)
Helping Professionals for Play Concerns	251	(1)
Other Methods	251	(1)
Plan A	252	(1)
Plan B	253	(1)
Plan C	254	(2)
Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions and Looking at Self-Concept	256	(22)
Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions	256	(5)
Diversity and Child Abuse	261	(2)
Topics in Observation: Dealing with Families Suspected of Child Maltreatment	263	(1)
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem	264	(8)
Helping All Children with Self-Esteem	272	(1)
Helping Professionals for Child Abuse and Self-Esteem Concerns	273	(1)
Other Methods	273	(1)
Plan A	274	(1)
Plan B	275	(1)
Plan C	276	(2)
Using Program Assessments to Look at Children in Groups	278	(22)
Assessing Early Childhood Programs	278	(6)
Topics in Observation: Assessing the Environment---Pointing Back at You	284	(1)
Looking at the Adjustment of the Child to the Program	285	(9)
Helping All Children in Group Settings	294	(1)
Helping Professionals for Program Evaluation and Support	295	(1)
Other Methods	295	(1)
Plan A	296	(1)
Plan B	297	(1)
Plan C	297	(1)
Plan D	298	(2)
Using the Portfolio to Conference with Families and Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults	300	(27)
Communication between Home and School	300	(1)
Using the Portfolio to Conference with Families	301	(1)
Daily Contacts	302	(14)
Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults	316	(3)
Topics in Observation: Does the Week-by-Week Plan Meet NAEYC Guidelines for Assessment?	319	(3)
Helping All Children through Home and School Communications	322	(1)
Helping Professionals for Home and School Communications	323	(1)
Other Methods	323	(1)
Plan A	323	(1)
Plan B	324	(1)
Plan C	324	(1)
Plan D	325	(2)
Using the Yearly Plan to Observe and Record Children's Development	327	(4)
Appendix A Week by Week: An Observation Plan for Portfolio Building	331	(4)
Appendix B Weeks 15 through 40: Plans for the Week	335	(32)
Appendix C Summary of Plans by Developmental Areas	367	(4)
Appendix D Observation Forms	371	(20)
Appendix E Weeks 15 through 40: Reflective Journal	391	(28)
Glossary	419	(4)
Index	423