objectively observe a group of children (individual child with at least 5 of his/her peers) within the appropriate age range. File attachedThanks
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Running head: OBSERVING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS
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Observing the Early Childhood Years
Walden University
Name
Early Childhood Development EDUC 6160
Running head: OBSERVING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS
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OBSERVATION WORKSHEET
GENERAL INFORMATION
Age range:
2 ½ – 6 years
Type of setting (e.g., family child care; center-based program):
Name of principal caregiver:
Contact phone for principal caregiver:
Number of caregivers for the “room” in which you observe:
Number of children in that “room”:
Date/time of observation:
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9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
PART 1: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE CHILD
QUICK NOTES: The observation is based on a girl age 2 years 10 months at a full-day child care center. A running record was used in order to
record a detailed description of development and behaviors in a real-time sequence. The observation was fully completed on (date) from 9:00
a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Keys
WRITE-UP:
Time
Description of what the children are doing
EXAMPLE OF INTERPLAY OF DOMAINS:
Running head: OBSERVING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS
EXAMPLE OF INTERPLAY OF DOMAINS:
When I reviewed the “write-up” of my observation of this child, there were three instances that stood out to me as overlapping the developmental
domains
PART 2: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE DEVELOPMENTAL INSTANCE
QUICK NOTES: The observation is based on a group of children ages 2 years 10 months – 6 years at a full-day child care center. There are 2
caregivers and 10 children. A running record was used in order to capture how the child (Explores the visual arts) in a real-time sequence. The
observation was fully completed on(Date )from 9:34 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Keys
Time
Description of what the children are doing
WRITE-UP: Focus your observations on
HOW AND WHEN THE CHILD: (Interplay between the biosocial and psychosocial domains)
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shows appreciation for various forms of visual art
shows appreciation for the artwork of peers
communicates what he or she sees and how it makes him or her feel
uses and cares for art materials
explores different materials, tools, and processes
shows increasing awareness of color, line, form, texture, space, and design in his or her artwork or the work of others
communicates about his or her artwork, e.g., what it is made of, what he or she was thinking, and from where the idea
comes
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Running head: OBSERVING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS
PART 3: PERSONAL REFLECTION
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Personal Reflection: 1-2 Pages.
For help in writing the Reflection: Please refer to the Guiding Questions in Part 3 Personal Reflection on the Observation Instructions document
in the Application area.
Please write under the square that is called “Part 3: Personal Reflection.” It is easier to do the Reflection if you type under the square so that you
are able to write with graduate-level writing requirements of fully-developed paragraphs. Please indent the paragraphs and double space.
Part 3: Personal Reflection Use APA style 1-2 pages
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