Description
Book SynopsisObservation of young children, their development, and planning for next steps is a fundamental requirement of early years practice. Awareness of appropriate techniques, understanding what you are observing, as well as what it all means in terms of planning for learning is an essential yet difficult skill to acquire.
This is a very practical book on observing young children that supports you in preparing a child observation case study. Taking a step-by-step approach the book covers the whole process beginning with choosing a child to study before discussing the fundamentals of child observation.
It includes invaluable guidance on:
The ethics of your study
Appropriate techniques and tools for gathering data
Observations that are useful
How to select material to include
Analyzing or interpreting the information
Potential pitfallsThe book includes many examples of good observations, which help show ho
Table of Contents
Introduction – how I became involved in child study and why it might be important to study children
Chapter 1 – choosing a child to study
Chapter 2 – considering the ethical aspects
Chapter 3 – ways of gathering and recording data
Chapter 4 – making useful observations
Chapter 5 – selecting material to include
Chapter 6 - analysing and interpreting what the information is telling us
Chapter 7 – examples of child study material
Conclusion
