observing young children
Learning Resources
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Required Resources
- Course Text: Assessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learning
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- Chapter 4, “Documenting: Collecting Information”
- Chapter 5, “Documenting: Recording Information”
- Chapter 10, “Standardized Tests: What Early Childhood Teachers Should Know”
Media
- Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (n.d.). Observation guidelines [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.
Dr. Janet Gonzalez-Mena presents guidelines for observing young children.
Note: Take detailed notes on the guidelines presented in the video.
Implementing Assessment
Consider the following scenario:
You are working as a developmental specialist in an early intervention program. As part of your responsibilities, you are required to develop early intervention plans based on assessment data that has already been gathered. You have recently been charged with developing an early intervention plan for a 3-year-old child based solely on data obtained from standardized tests.
Reflect on what you have learned about multiple windows in Chapter 4 and standardized testing in Chapter 10.
By Day 3:
Post the following:
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of the assessment data that you have received
- Additional data that you would need in order to develop a plan for early intervention
- The role that you believe standardized testing plays in developmentally appropriate assessment.
