WEEK BY WEEK: PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT, 7th Edition, provides an overview of accepted observation and recording methods, and gives examples and guidance about the advantages and disadvantages of each. Each chapter summarizes a developmental domain to focus your observation skills as you practice a specific recording method. These are integrated into a concrete, systematic plan for recording each child's development in all developmental areas--a plan that can be extended over 40 weeks while in practicum, field experiences, and in employment situations. The text also provides many different practical observation forms that any teacher can modify and use to document children's development and learning. This edition features integrated coverage of NAEYC standards and Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and learning objectives. Real-life examples, practical tips, forms with clear instructions, and step-by-step guidelines for gathering observational information and building a portfolio for each child make the book useful whether you're a teacher in training or a practicing professional.
1. Getting Started.
2. Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment.
3. Using Anecdotal Recordings to Look at Self-Care.
4. Using Checklists to Look at Physical Development.
5. Using Running Records to Look at Social Development.
6. Using Frequency Counts to Look at Emotional Development.
7. Using Conversations to Listen to Language and Speech.
8. Using Time Samples to Look at Attention Span.
9. Using Standardized Tests to Look at Cognitive Development.
10. Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy.
11. Using Work Samples to Look at Creativity.
12. Using Technology for Documentation of Dramatic Play.
13. Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions and Looking at Self-Concept.
14. Using Program Assessments to Look at Children in Groups.
15. Using the Portfolio for Communications with Families and Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults.
16. Using the Yearly Plan to Observe and Record Children's Development.
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Barbara Ann Nilsen
Barbara Ann Nilsen taught in the early childhood classroom and then in the college classroom and online as professor and chair of the Teacher Education and Early Childhood Department at SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. She retired in 2006. In addition, she was the grant director of a statewide online course collaborative and the Early Learning Opportunities federal project for Building Brighter Futures for Broome. Nilsen has been active in local, state and national early childhood professional development initiatives such as New York State Career Pathways, New York State Children's Program Administrator Infant/Toddler, Family Child Care Credentials and NAEYC'S Early Childhood Associate Degree Program Accreditation project. She is the co-author, with Virginia Albertalli, of AN INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND TEACHING: INFANTS THROUGH SIXTH GRADE and the author of the OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT text. She received her EdD in early and middle childhood from Nova University (now called Nova Southeastern University) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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*NEW* MindTap® Education is a first-of-its-kind digital solution that prepares future teachers by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies they must demonstrate to earn an education degree and state licensure, and to begin and develop a successful career. Through videos showing real classroom situations and Scenario activities based on real-life teaching situations, MindTap elevates students' thinking by giving them experiences in applying concepts, practicing skills, and evaluating decisions, guiding them to become reflective educators.
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*NEW* This edition is updated with discussions of current issues and research, including the Common Core's implications for early childhood, the importance of play, incorporating STEM into the early childhood curriculum, and advocacy for the authentic assessment of observation over testing.
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*NEW* Students and practitioners can begin developing or add to their personal library of professional tools for the classroom with new forms provided as examples. The forms are also available as digital downloads with MindTap® Education. (For more information about MindTap, see the Supplements information.)
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*NEW* Major sections in each chapter are now organized around specific learning objectives that students will attain by mastering the chapter content. Key terms, now defined in the margins, further assist readers as they study and review the material.
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*NEW* Professional standards relevant to the chapter content are listed at the beginning of each chapter.
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*NEW* Begin developing or add to your personal library of professional tools for the classroom with new forms provided as examples. These forms are also available as digital downloads with MindTap® Education, the online learning experience available with the text.
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*NEW* MindTap® Education is a first-of-its-kind digital solution that prepares you with the knowledge, skills, and competencies you must demonstrate to earn an education degree and state licensure, and to begin a successful career. Through activities based on real-life teaching situations, MindTap elevates your thinking by giving you experiences in applying concepts, practicing skills, and evaluating decisions, guiding you to become reflective educators.
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*NEW* This edition is updated with discussions of current issues and research, such as the Common Core's implications for early childhood, the importance of play, incorporating STEM into the early childhood curriculum, and advocacy for the authentic assessment of observation over testing.
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*NEW* To focus your reading, major sections in each chapter are now organized around specific objectives that students attain by mastering the chapter content. Key terms are defined in the margins, aiding in study and review.
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*NEW* Professional standards relevant to the chapter content are listed at the beginning of each chapter
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Exercises within chapters personalize concepts, involve the reader, and focus attention
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It Happened to Me" vignettes of classroom experiences illustrate points about child development and mistakes made that became learning experiences
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Topics in Observation exercises, along with accompanying discussions, provide insights into child development.
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Home Visiting provides information for those involved in supporting and educating family members in their home
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Helping Professionals is designed to acquaint readers with the types of specialists to whom teachers may refer family members
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Sharing with Children and Families provides ideas for talking with families about the child's experiences in school or child care
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It Happened to Me vignettes of classroom experiences illustrate points about child development and mistakes made that became learning experiences
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Topics in Observation exercises, along with accompanying discussions, provide insights into child development.
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Home Visiting provides information useful if you are, or will be, involved in supporting and educating family members in their home
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Helping Professionals is designed to acquaint you with the types of specialists to whom teachers may refer family members
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