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Summary:

"In the Sixth Edition of their classic text, the authors reiterate the critical importance of observing and recording the behavior of young children, especially in the current atmosphere of accountability and testing. In addition, because children with special needs are now widely included in a majority of early childhood classrooms, they have completely rewritten a chapter to focus more broadly on observing behaviors that may be viewed as disquieting. Designed to help teachers better understand children's behavior, the book outlines methods for recordkeeping that provide a realistic picture of each child's interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous examples of teachers' observations of children from birth to age 8 enrich this work and make it accessible, practical, and enjoyable to read. With more than 130,000 copies in print, this valuable resource for pre- and inservice educators features: Fresh information about how children think and learn, how their language develops, and how their families, their culture, and their environment influence and help to shape them. Observations that reflect the increasingly diverse population in contemporary early childhood classrooms. The imperative for teachers to widen their lens in order to meet the needs of young children with a range of developmental capacities, abilities, and behaviors." --Amazon.com.

Table of Contents:

• Getting started
• Recording a child's behavior during routines
• Recording a child's use of materials
• Recording children's behavior with one another
• Recording children's behavior in dramatic play
• Recording the child's relationships with adults and in adult-directed activities
• Clues to cognitive functioning: developmental approach
• Clues to cognitive functioning: individual approach
• Observing children develop the power to think
• Recording children's developing language and emerging literacy
• Recording behaviors that are disquieting
• Observing and recording the behavior of infants and toddlers
• Patterns: summary and interpretation.

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Dorothy H. , author

Contributors:

Stern, Virginia , author

Balaban, Nancy, 1928- , author

Gropper, Nancy , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Observing and recording the behavior of young children [by Cohen, D.H.]

Subjects:

Child psychology — Methodology

Child development

School psychology

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

BF722 .C63 2016eb

ISBNs:

9780807774199 (electronic bk.)
0807774197 (electronic bk.)
9780807757154 [Invalid]
0807757152 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

948168170

Other Control Numbers:

EBC4513503 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12967980