Form 9: Learning Guide

Module Name: 2 Skills for Assessment: Observation and Interviewing Course Name: Assessment in Earl !"ild"ood Settings Learning Goals#Out$omes Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Write objective observations. Identify opportunities within routine times and child directed activities to observe children!s development and pro"ress on "oals. Identify the benefits and challen"es in conductin" effective parent interviews.

Learning %esour$es #e$uired #esources %e&t Assessing Young Children in Inclusive Settings, 'risham (rown, ). and *retti +rontc,a-, .. / Chapter %hree / +amily Involvement in the 0ssessment *rocess 'uidelines for 1ffective 2bservation 3Chapter +our in The Power of Observation by )ablon, )., 4ombro, 0., and 4ichtelmiller, M.5 3pdf5 6ideo clip %he 1ssential #ole of 2bservation and 4ocumentation 0dditional #esources 'atherin" and 'ivin" Information With +amilies 4ocumentin" +actually 3e&cerpt from +ocused 2bservations, 'onlund, '., and )ames, M. Chapter %wo / 7ow 4o 8ou 4o 2bservation Well5 3pdf5

Learning A$tivities 0ctivities for %his 9esson :ui, / *ractice identifyin" objective vs. subjective Write objective and subjective observations Complete #eflection: 4escribe ; < opportunities to do intentional observation of intended "oal within a routine time and a child directed time Conduct parent interview to complete Child Web reflect on the benefits and challen"es of conductin" parent interview 4iscussion :uestions What tips can you su""est that will help in writin" objective 3vs. subjective5 +orm adapted from =mith, #. M. Conquering the Content. =an +rancisco: )ossey (ass, >??@.

observationsA =elect a "oal from the list of sample "oals in the activity section and describe an opportunity within either a classroom routine time or a child directed activity to intentionally observe a child!s pro"ress on the "oal. =elect a "oal from the list of sample "oals in the activity section and describe a home routine in which a parent could observe a child!s behaviorBpro"ress. 7ow will you "et this information from the parentA #eflect on your e&perience interviewin" a parent to complete the Child Web. What benefit can you "et from the e&perience and what challen"es did you e&perience 3if any5 in conductin" the interviewA

Self&Assessment Chec- your understandin" Can you write an objective 3vs. subjective5 observation of childA Can you identify prime opportunities within the daily schedule 3specifically routine times and child directed times5 to intentionally observe child development and pro"ress on "oalsA Can you identify the benefits of conductin" parent interview and address the challen"es in carryin" them outA

Lesson Evaluation: Graded Assessments :ui,: 2bjective B =ubjective 2bservation *ortfolio 1ntry: 2bjectiveB=ubjective 2bservation #eflection: *lannin" Intentional Classroom 2bservation 4iscussion / (enefits and challen"es of parent interviews

+orm adapted from =mith, #. M. Conquering the Content. =an +rancisco: )ossey (ass, >??@.