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(Unit 7) Topic 7: Observing, Recording and Looking Ahead

3 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Unit 7 Topic 7 Agenda:

​Topic 7 Page 1

1. Unit 7 Topic 7: Observing, Recording and Looking Ahead * Agenda
2. ​Observation, Recording, Assessing, and Child Development
3. Challenges When Observing and Recording Children
4. Recordkeeping 101
5. Observing
6. Types of Observations: Objective vs. Subjective 
7. Types of Observations: Quantitative vs. Qualitative
8. Observing Young Children 
9. Observation Types 
10. Recording and Documenting
11. Document Observations
12. Definition of Assessment
13. Assess
14. Types of Assessment
15. Collecting and Using Video
16. Caution and Risk with Assessments
17. Following Standards
18. Planning Ahead
19. Developmental Assessments
20. Early Intervention
21. Select Age Setting

• 22. Document Your Observations: Infants
• 22. Document Your Observations: Toddlers
• 22. Document Your Observations: Preschoolers

23. ​End of Topic 7 Assessment Quiz
24. RC V  Record Keeping Forms
25. CS V a   Observation Tool (from RC V) 

Unit 7 Evaluation Form
Unit 7 Review

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• Unit 7 Synopsis and Checklist

Topic 7 Course Description:
3 Clock Hours
CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

Young children are working on learning and developing socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. It is the role of the early childhood educator to observe, record, and assess young children as they move through milestones and stages in their development. This course will discuss the importance of early childhood development in regard to educator observations, recording of data, types of records, and assessing for future lesson and activity planning.  

Learning Outcomes:

• Assess challenges in observing children or recording observations
• Analyze example documentation to determine best use of information
• Respond to observation videos with appropriate observational data
• Create a personal definition of assessment
• Discuss the use and evolution of assessment in the early childhood classroom
• Describe early intervention services for young children
• Cite an example of a developmental red flag for a specific age group
• Explain the early childhood educator’s role in early intervention services ​

**  A special thank you to Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed for developing the curriculum for this topic. ** 

TRAINING REFERENCES

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