Brief Contents
1 Observing and Assessing Children’s Development
2 Collecting and Recording Observational Data
3 Self-Esteem
4 Emotional Development
5 Social Play
6 Prosocial
Behavior
7 Large Motor
Development
8 Small Motor
Development
9 Cognitive
Development
10 Spoken
Language
11 Emergent Writing and Reading
Skills
12 Art and Music
Skills
13 Dramatic Play
Skills
14 Sharing Observational Data with Families
References
Web Sites
Index of Children’s Books
Index
“How can we tell where children stand in their physical, cognitive, socioemotional, language, and creative development? Do we test them? Measure them? Compare them?”
This textbook teaches students how to become observers and how to document their findings using one tool: The Child Development Checklist. The author posits that the best method to determine a child’s strengths is for the teacher to observe the young child in the regular classroom based on a particular set of criteria. The reasons for assessing children in this manner are:
Once the child’s strengths have been assessed, the book then provides suitable lesson plans and activities to support the child’s development.
New To This Edition:
NEW! Presents new information on how to become an observer--How to get started, when and how long to observe, what to look for in children, and how to record.
NEW! Suggests alternative approaches to child assessment–These include visual documentation, i.e. art, photos, videos, and using documentation panels.
NEW! Offers new information on self-esteem in young children–Explains how and why a child should develop a secure attachment relationship with a teacher.
NEW! Includes new research on the brain showing the importance of physical exercise for children–The research shows that exercises increases brain synapses that improve permanent memory development.
Janice J. Beaty is a professor emerita, Elmira College, Elmira, New York. She is a full-time writer of early childhood college textbooks and a consultant in early childhood education from her home in Cape Coral, Florida. Her textbooks include Skills for Preschool Teachers, Eighth Edition, 50 Early Childhood Literacy Strategies, Second Edition, 50 Early Childhood Guidance Strategies, Early Literacy in Preschool and Kindergarten, Second Edition with Linda Pratt, Building Bridges with Multicultural Picture Books, Safety in Preschool Programs, and Prosocial Guidance for the Preschool Child. She is also engaged in a literacy mentoring program with the Foster Grandparents Program in Columbia, Missouri.
Jan Jewett, Washington State University-Vancover"This text benefits from focused coverage on explaining specific, key areas of development knowledgeably and engagingly. Further, it provides many valuable, developmentally appropriate and well researched strategies for supporting healthy progress in practical, manageable terms. I would consider adopting this text as a second reference for my advanced seminar--because it so clearly allows the reader to work through the basic foundations and principles of E.C.E. through the lens of observational assessment and to apply this knowledge in specific ways that benefit the growth of each individual child. I found it engaging, highly readable, and very practical and useful." Louise Vlasic, Everett Community College"The writing style is user friendly for the community college population for whom I teach. Students generally like this text and retain it for future reference." Carol Dixon Sammis, Tompkins Cortland Community College"I see the key strength of this project to be the use of the Child Skills Checklist as the collection tool of data."
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