Makin a List Checkin it Twice Gonna Find

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“Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice, Gonna Find Out Who’s. . . Using Observation

“Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice, Gonna Find Out Who’s. . . Using Observation and Assessment to Inform Instruction in Early Childhood Education

A simple liberating thought came to our aid, namely that things about children and

A simple liberating thought came to our aid, namely that things about children and for children are only learned from children. Follow the child

Domains of Development • Meet Norm & Norma

Domains of Development • Meet Norm & Norma

Domains of Development Physical Language Aesthetic Cognitive Emotional Social

Domains of Development Physical Language Aesthetic Cognitive Emotional Social

Stages of Development Infant Toddler Pre. Schooler Kindergartner Primary School age Tweener

Stages of Development Infant Toddler Pre. Schooler Kindergartner Primary School age Tweener

Eyes in the back of your head • Kid Watching – Monitoring ongoing development

Eyes in the back of your head • Kid Watching – Monitoring ongoing development through daily activities that are integral to instruction • Observation • Interaction • Analysis

Three Purposes • To know the individual child • To measure the child’s progress

Three Purposes • To know the individual child • To measure the child’s progress • To evaluate the program

Main Types of Observations • Narratives • Sampling • Child Study

Main Types of Observations • Narratives • Sampling • Child Study

Types of Narratives • Diary • Anecdote • Running Record (ethnography)

Types of Narratives • Diary • Anecdote • Running Record (ethnography)

Examples of Sampling • Event • Time • Artifacts

Examples of Sampling • Event • Time • Artifacts

Portfolio • • What goes in? Who chooses? How is material managed? What does

Portfolio • • What goes in? Who chooses? How is material managed? What does it mean?

Modified Child Study • Checklist • Rating Scale

Modified Child Study • Checklist • Rating Scale

Rules of Engagement Observer Participant Teacher (Interventionist)

Rules of Engagement Observer Participant Teacher (Interventionist)

Analysis: What to do with what you know? • Making Inferences • Drawing Conclusions

Analysis: What to do with what you know? • Making Inferences • Drawing Conclusions

Evaluate and Apply • Discuss: What makes any one of these observation techniques effective

Evaluate and Apply • Discuss: What makes any one of these observation techniques effective and appropriate for different observation settings?

Follow the child

Follow the child