Ce300 Unit 3

engage effectively with children to encourage the child’s participation and involvement in planning their own learning and development activities.

The observation tool provided monitors and records a variety of developmental milestones. These observations are used later as a reference to better plan the curriculum for the class. Accurately collecting this information includes an honest, unbiased record of behaviors, regular updates, and a review by other staff members trained in the observation

In an early childhood setting, being observant gives professionals and family members a helpful portrait of the children in their care, and as future professionals it helps us see how intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development occurs in children. Observing, documenting, and assessing young children shows how they progress from one stage to the next or when there is a delay in progression. The reason we observe young children is that “there is so much that demands attention and response; at the same time, by building in systematic observation, teachers can improve their teaching, construct theory, assess children, assist families, and solve problems” (Gordon and Browne, p.180). It gives dynamic information about each child’s learning styles, interests, abilities, and needs. Observation helps teachers improve teaching by making them become more objective and self-aware of biases they may have. It encourages us to remember that early childhood development is highly individualized, so customizing activities to benefit each child will help them utilize their abilities to their fullest potentials, and through this we will be able to recognize what behaviors are typical of various age groups. The reason we document our observations is so that we can keep records and show proper evidence of each child’s individual growth and participation in classroom activities. With good documentation, family members will able to see the progression made by their child.

It is imperative that practitioners are able to observe and assess each child’s development in order to gain a full understanding of their development and how they can build upon this in order to cater to the needs of the child and allow them to fulfill their potential. This is highlighted by Wheeler (2009, p.63) in stating that ‘Observations are fed into family worker and team planning so that future activities can be based on an individual child’s interests and patterns of behavior and thereby enhance their learning’.

The observation was a very interesting and informative process. It gave me the opportunity to apply different theories of development. The biggest advantage of this psychological method is the opportunity to observe the subject in the natural surrounding and watch his natural behavior.

The assessments appropriate the above activities include documenting of standards and skills whereby the teacher records through child-generated products, anecdotal records, notes, and observation. The teacher will carry out this assessment throughout each day to monitor the children’s progress towards accomplishing focus skills, fine motor skills, and gross motor skills throughout the week. The teacher will also assess the children using authentic assessment, such as observing, listening, and recording.

Every time and with very child, applying assessments is a vital step that provides crucial information about a child and his/her development. These assessments are useful not only for evaluation, but also planning activities that promote the appropriate child development. For my artifact that correspond to this standard I have had the opportunity to make a NARRATIVE Observational Sheet. This observational tool is base in the picture that it follows it and gives information about how a child was able to draw her hand on a piece of paper. She was able to hold the pencil correctly and draw each of her fingers. This tool shows that a 4 year old child can keep an eye hand connection, coordination between hands and a to complete a task. With

The Kidwatching model the "child study movement". This is can be recorded in anecdotal notes and is most commonly focuses on observing assessment. Recording and watching how much and well the students are improving in oral and written development.

We will assess each child in the beginning of the school year, which will enable us to observe where each child is developmentally. Which enables us to set up a plan of action to challenge them as an individual; as well as set goals that give them the confidence that will allow them to continue to add building blocks to

- There are various types of observation methods in which it is used to identify children’s individual needs. The written narrative method is an easy method in which the practitioner that is observing to write what is seen which means what the child is doing. It is very hard or the practitioner to record and act which means that a small amount of information will be recorded. The vocabulary of the observer would be very poor and the writing maybe unreadable which would affect others using those observation notes. This type of observation is used as a starting point for the future observations. This can be used for any area of development. It is important to know if you are observing only or observing and as well as looking after the child. For this method, only a pen and notepad is required to note down what the child is doing. Some may need a break after writing for a long time and fast but as they take a break, they may miss something important and have not noted it down. Therefore the disadvantage of this method is that it is difficult to write everything down and also record what the child is doing for a long period of time.

Portfolios of any type require an extensive amount of time and organization, especially depending on classroom size. There may be limitations to the value of an assessment portfolio. A factor of these constraints may include the view of bias (positive or negative) from the educator perception of the child 's growth and potential. The fact that materials listed in the documentation are not based on standardized testing models lack credibility for some school districts. I have questions dealing with class

In preparing for the assessment, it is important to explain the purpose of the assessment, explaining why it is

Describe the content and objective or standard being assessed. Discuss both the objective and performance parts of this assessment; were the types of questions aligned with the objectives? Was the assessment given on the same day or within a multi-day unit? Was it administered one-on-one or in a whole group setting. Provide other details where pertinent. You may want to provide one or two sample questions from each section of the assessment.

Ok I am going to lay the paper out as follows, I will give the type of assessment first, and then how it is scored, then its limitations and then reliability.

Domains such as art, drama, language development, math readiness, music, Science, and social skills. Opportunities for fostering and cultivating independence, helping each child manage challenging and achievable learning goals. Kid have a unique personality, which they are seeking to expand. Their natural intuitiveness and persistence to overcome individual obstacles interaction with their peers and teacher, within the learning environments, offer freedom to explore their surroundings. Observation and experimentation of a young child in the act of free play. Gives a good indication of what the child knows what the child is learning and what they can teach to their friends. Each one of the learning environments is where the child can naturally experience, create, converse, and even observe their peers.