Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children's Development - Softcover

Nilsen, Barbara Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439043760 ISBN 13: 9781439043769

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

"Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children's Development", 4e is a reference that not only presents the technical aspects of many various methods of documentation, it also reviews domains of development and the efficiency of each method to capture important information. Early childhood professionals should be keeping written records for every child in their group, documenting events, achievements, and concerns. There are many methods or types of documentation to use. The dilemma of both child development learners and professionals is how to manage detailed, meaningful documentation while attending to all the functions that they need to perform to keep children safe and actively involved in learning. This book is an all-purpose guide for learners and practitioners to gather meaningful developmental information. The new online companion contains forms and additional resources that will assist in using the child assessments to guide curriculum planning. Also added to this new edition are a It Happened To Me vignettes that illustrate key points and are both entertaining as well as illustrative of the experiences of real professionals. It also includes an expanded discussion of the implications of No Child Left Behind and authentic assessment by portfolio documentation. The book can be useful for courses in observation methods, child development, curriculum planning and practicum. This reference is a must-have that provides a year's plan for gathering developmental data on every child; something every classroom teacher needs.

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Review

"Week by Week is a comprehensive text, which effectively combines the personal, practical and professional to provide student teachers and practitioners with a complete system for looking closely at young children's progress and development.... There were points when I found that I was reading the text with as much absorption as if I were reading a novel." - Elizabeth A. Jenkins, Orlando Tech, Orlando, FL

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 1439043760
• ISBN 13: 9781439043769
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 416