- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: Teachers College Press; 4th Revised edition edition (November 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0807735752
- ISBN-13: 978-0807735756
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 404 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #579,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This revised and updated edition outlines methods for keeping records that provide a realistic picture of a child's interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous records of teachers' observations of children from birth age eight, some retained from previous editions, some newly added to reflect today's early childhood settings, enhance the book and make it easy to read. Representing the latest thinking in the field, the book should be a useful resource for pre- and in-service educators of young children, including more focused attention on: diversity and multiculturalism; the influence of Vygotsky, as well as Piaget; recent research on play; new approaches to thinking, language, learning and the importance of the environment; and children for whom there are special concerns.
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Practical and thorough,
This review is from: Observing & Recording Behaviour (Paperback)
If for research or documentation you have the need to observe children, this book will serve as a detailed guide to that process. It includes recording routines, a children's use of materials, peer interaction, child-adult interaction, play, adult-directed behavior, language, and finding patterns.
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Practical and thorough,
By Readmore2011 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Observing & Recording Behaviour (Paperback)
If for research or documentation you have the need to observe children, this book will serve as a detailed guide to that process. It includes recording routines, a children's use of materials, peer interaction, child-adult interaction, play, adult-directed behavior, language, and finding patterns.
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Raising Quality Care Through Careful Observation,
By Patricia Dischler - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children (Paperback)
Now in its Fifth Edition, Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children, by Dorothy H. Cohen, Virginia Stern, Nancy Balaban and Nancy Gropper (Teachers College Press, 2008) is a valuable resource for family child care providers. Observation is a key element in a providers training background, a requirement in many cases such as with the Registry, the CDA and NAFCC accreditation. Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children gives providers a handbook of information to using appropriate observing and recording techniques as well as how to use this information to make decisions regarding a child's development and educational plan.The authors carefully examine each aspect of a child's day and the opportunities it presents for observation, teaching providers to do more than record what children do, but how, and in what context. "If we could say that understanding a child is like unraveling a mystery, then taking records is the gathering of clues," they tell us. This information allows providers to make discoveries in regard to why children do what they do. The book offers hundreds of examples of specific situations of observing a child, such as: during routines, while using materials, their behavior with other children, their behavior during dramatic play, their general play, their relationships with adults, and their cognitive functioning, among others. There are multiple lists of questions for the provider to ask themselves during an observation to help them get the most details. There is also a chapter discussing the use of language as a tool in recording, showing how the use of verbs, adverbs and adjectives can lead to a more accurate account of a child's behavior. There is also discussion on a child's temperament and culture and how it affects their behavior. Other chapter topics include: recording developing language and emergent literacy, observing and recording behavior of infants and toddlers and recording the behavior of children for whom there are special concerns. Finally, the book shows how to pull all this observation together to find patterns, and create a summary and interpretation to be used when discussing a child's progress with parents. Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children is a valuable tool for family child care providers looking to enhance their curriculum through individual observation and recording of children's behavior. By Patricia Dischler, national speaker and author "From Babysitter to Business Owner" Redleaf Press.
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This review is from: Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children (Paperback)
As we enter a new faze in Australia with new frameworks, a lot of centres I would expect will be ordering this book another valuable tool when training staff and completing studies. Havent finished reading yet will be doing so over next few weeks as I undertake more studies. But what I have read looks great and look forward to reading more and gaining further awareness in observing and recording.
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