Observing Development of the Young Child - Softcover

Beaty, Janice J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013801986X ISBN 13: 9780138019860

Publisher: Merrill Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

Designed as a companion volume to the author's text Skills for Preschool Teachers published by Merrill/Prentice Hall in 1996. This update (previous edition, 1994) discusses observation methods and tools for assessing young children, with a revised chapter on spoken language and new information on emergent literacy and involving parents in their children's development. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Publisher

An excellent introduction to development in two-to six-year-olds...one whose unique Child Skills Checklist for observing and recording behaviors in the classroom really helps future early childhood teachers learn about children, in addition to learning how to observe and assess their behavior. This text begins with a discussion of the latest NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) guidelines for appropriate assessment of young children, and of observation as the preferred method for such assessment. This text is especially helpful in the treatment of written language and a natural part of emerging literacy rather than a learned activity, and also has excellent coverage of the imagination creativity link. Available as a companion text, is the author's Skills for Preschool Teachers, 4/Ed.

From the Back Cover

Observing Development of the Young Child, Seventh Edition

Janice J. Beaty, Professor Emerita, Elmira College 

 

Focuses on child development using a unique checklist to document each aspect of development.

 

This book teaches readers how to observe, record, and interpret development of children ages 3 through 5.  It also discusses what these children are like and how to support them in their development with exciting hands on activities. 

 

The text focuses on the six major aspects of child development: 

• Emotional
• Social
• Physical
• Cognitive
• Language
• Creative 

Teachers can use the author’s unique system of observation, The Child Development Checklist , to determine children’s levels of development.  This simple, self-teaching device is also used as an outline for chapters and their content. 

 

Strategies to support development

 

If You Have Not Checked This Item: Some Helpful Ideas -This expanded feature in each chapter gives students specific suggestions for activities that will help children developmentally in areas not checked on the checklist.

 

Includes coverage of all stages of development–Includes background research and practical activities to enhance development of each stage throughout the text.

 

Provides a separate chapter on sharing observational data with parents (Chapter 14)--Provides a unique approach to involving parents in their children's development through child observations at home and developing collaborative portfolios with teachers and children in the classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Merrill Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013801986X
• ISBN 13: 9780138019860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402