STANDARD 3. OBSERVING, DOCUMENTING, AND ASSESSING TO SUPPORT
YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs understand that child observation, documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals. They a) know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. They b) know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies c) in a responsible way, d) in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence the development of every child.
My assignment I chose for the NAEYC Standard 3 is the Edu 145 Child Development 2 Case Study- Identify a Child assignment. The assignment was about observing and documenting a preschool child. I used assessment strategies in a responsible and professional way to observe my child. The assignment was to observe three different days. I had to cover all the developmental domains in the case study. As I observed and documented the child I had to record certain milestones. The assignment required me to observe my case study child in three different environments. I watched her social and emotional interaction as well as physical, cognitive, and language. Today I understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment are very important in teaching children. I will use everything I have learned in my classroom to observe and assess my children and keep up to date documentation on each individual child to better their education.
YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Candidates prepared in early childhood degree programs understand that child observation, documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood professionals. They a) know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. They b) know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies c) in a responsible way, d) in partnership with families and other professionals, to positively influence the development of every child.
My assignment I chose for the NAEYC Standard 3 is the Edu 145 Child Development 2 Case Study- Identify a Child assignment. The assignment was about observing and documenting a preschool child. I used assessment strategies in a responsible and professional way to observe my child. The assignment was to observe three different days. I had to cover all the developmental domains in the case study. As I observed and documented the child I had to record certain milestones. The assignment required me to observe my case study child in three different environments. I watched her social and emotional interaction as well as physical, cognitive, and language. Today I understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment are very important in teaching children. I will use everything I have learned in my classroom to observe and assess my children and keep up to date documentation on each individual child to better their education.