Observation and Assessment
Art of Awareness, The
How Observation Can Transform Your TeacherAuthor(s): Deb Curtis, Margie Carter (click on the author's name for more titles)
Featuring nine observation study sessions, this book offers ideas, activities and experiences. Chapters cover seven different aspects of children's lives and how to observe them, as well as tips for gathering and preparing documentation.
RRP $69.95
Basics of Assessment
A Primer for Early Childhood EducatorsAuthor(s): Deborah J Leong, Elena Bodrova, Oralie McAfee (click on the author's name for more titles)
This reader-friendly book will help increase understanding of child assessment, including its specialized and often confusing vocabulary. Focusing on children's development and learning, the authors provide an overview of basic assessment concepts. Speaking a shared language of assessment will help early childhood professionals communicate better with other teachers, specialists, administrators, and parents.
RRP $44.95
Focused Observations:
How to Observe Children for Assessment and Curriculum PlanningAuthor(s): Gaye Gronlund, Marlyn James (click on the author's name for more titles)
Focused Observations is a comprehensive resource designed to help you implement realistic-and time conscious-observation techniques into your classroom. Providing a new and manageable approach to a trusted practice, this valuable resource offers classroom- tested methods for observing children that help teachers to assess children's development, understand children's behaviour, and develop curriculum that addresses children's capabilities and passions.
RRP $67.95
Focused Portfolios
A Complete Assessment for the Young ChildAuthor(s): Bev Engel, Gaye Gronlund (click on the author's name for more titles)
An innovative method to accurately document children's growth and development by observing them in the midst of their everyday activities. Includes a complete introduction to the Focused Portfolio method, many step-by-step examples and all the necessary forms for portfolio collection.
RRP $78.95
More - Observation to Refection
Working with the Early Years Learning FrameworkAuthor(s): Joy Lubawy (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book gives an answer to the question; how can we demonstrate and document the ways we are emergent, intentional, holistic and supporting play-based learning? Joy has been thinking about these ideas and while still promoting documenting using learning stories these thoughts are reflected in an almost complete re-write of the very popular From Observation to Reflection. This book clears up some misconceptions as it takes the reader from our image of the child, to using MS Word, answering other frequently asked questions, and makes some comparisons that will delight.
RRP $39.95
Observing and Planning in Early Childhood Settings:
Using a Sociocultural ApproachAuthor(s): Carmel Richardson, Marilyn Fleer (click on the author's name for more titles)
With greater understanding of the effect of working with others in groups and acknowledgement of the impact of society and culture, a more holistic approach to learning is encouraged, rather than a focus on the individual.
The in-depth experience of the authors is reflected in their enthusiasm for this topic, and their challenge to others to undertake this journey.
RRP $41.95
Spotlight on Young Children and Assessment
Author(s): Derry Koralek (click on the author's name for more titles)
Again, complied from articles from Young Children, this engaging volume addresses the purposes of and uses of assessment. Expert commentary offers an overview of the topic and specific examples to show how assessment informs and improves practice in early childhood education.
RRP $34.95
The Portfolio Book
A Step-by-Step Guide for TeachersAuthor(s): Cathy Grace, Elizabeth F Shores (click on the author's name for more titles)
Introduces a method to help early childhood teachers improve the responsiveness of their teaching. The ten-step process described here lets teachers new to the portfolio assessment process begin to use it at a comfortable pace.
RRP $44.95
Windows on Learning 2nd Edition
Documenting Young Childrens' WorkAuthor(s): Judy Harris Helm, Kathy Steinheimer, Sallee Beneke (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book shows a variety of ways to document; how to collect, analyse and display children's work; to develop individualised portfolios and to meet the demands for accountability. Methods are applicable to many different curriculum models, including thematic teaching and the project approach.
RRP $49.95
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