2. In reading this lesson we learn that our words are a powerful tool. What does this mean?
3. Review the methods/tools of observation. Choose one and observe a child or a group of children.
- What method/tool did you use?
- When did you use this method of observation?
- What did you learn from your observation?
- What will you do as a result of this observation?
1. The three advantages to knowing about and using the tools of observation are when you want to discover what new interests children have, to figure out what is working and what isn't and to understand a child's behavior.
ReplyDelete2. This means that what we write down or what we say might be what we observe from our own opinions and it stops us from seeing other options on what may be happening.
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4. I will keep everything organized in a binder. With a note book with the dates and everything that happened that day.
Makayla Perkins
The tools we learned today were very informational and understandable. I really liked all of the ideas about the checklist and frequency list, but at first it was hard for me to understand the difference. These tools will be very useful for observing the kids that we will be doing because it will be a lot easier for it to be more orginized. When we say that our words are our most powerful tool because if you do it right, what you write down is exactly what happened not what you thought the child felt or did. When im doing my observations im going to keep a journal just for that. Im planning on doing my observations on the twins
ReplyDelete1. Three advantages to knowing about and using the tools of observation are when you need to check on a child development, if there is a problem and you need to find it and observe how to fix it, and to check and see how a a area is working.
ReplyDelete2. Words are very powerful spoken or even written so observations should not be written with opinions already formed and they should not be seen in the writing.
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4.I will pre-date all of my papers before I go into observe. Also i will make a different section for all of my observations in the back of my binder.
~Jackie
1) To discover new interest the children may have, to figure out what is working in your programs and what isn't, and to understand a child's behavior.
ReplyDelete2) The way you say something may have either a good or bad impression depending on what you are talking about. If you are observing a child you should use objective and not subjective.
3) Observation
Willy grabbed the Battleship game off the book shelf, walked over to the couch and set it on the couch. He took the top off the box and set it on the floor. Then he took one board and set it next to the box cover. He then took the other board and put the back against the back of the first board and next to the box cover. Then he took the bottom of the box and flipped it over and put it on the other side of the boards. He asked if anyone wanted to play with him but everyone was busy. He then set up the first board putting the ships on the board from biggest to smallest. Each ship went in a corner and the last one was in the middle of the grid. He then filled up the other grid as an exact reflection of the first board. He began to play against himself. He would make a move then crawl around to the other board and make a move and kept going back and forth until he won. He then picked up the bottom and set it on the couch. Then he put both boards back in the box and put the cover on. He then walked over to the bookshelf and put the game back where he got it from.
What method/tool did you use?
I used a running record to see what Willy was interested in.
When did you use this method of observation?
I used this method when Willy was playing Battleship against himself between five and five thirty at night.
What did you learn from your observation?
I learned that Willy is independent and can entertain himself, he can also use his words for what he wants and clean up after himself.
What will you do as a result of this observation?
As a result of this observation I will use the knowledge I found about him being independent and liking to play board games when I babysit him.
4) To keep everything organized I will keep it in a binder that is labeled with each section distinctly known.