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Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children, 4th Ed.
Dorothy H. Cohen, Virginia Stern, and Nancy Balaban
Pub Date: 1997, 264 pages
Paperback: $19.95, ISBN: 0807735752
 
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"This new edition indicates possible details to observe, discusses way to look for patterns indicative of children’s growth, suggests lines of interpretation that might be employed, and recommends how to record and summarize all of this in such a way as to enhance the teachers’ work so that it ultimately contributes to the full development and learning of our youngest children."
–Lilian G. Katz, Director, ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
This thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition outlines methods for keeping records that provide a realistic picture of a child’s interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous records of teachers’ observations of children from birth to age eight, some retained from previous editions, some newly added to reflect today’s early childhood settings, enrich this work and make it concrete, accessible, and fun to read.
Representing the latest thinking in the field, the fourth edition is an even more valuable resource for pre- and inservice educators of young children, including more focused attention on: Diversity and multiculturalism • The influence of Vygotsky, as well as Piaget • Recent research on play • New approaches to thinking, language learning, and the importance of the environment • Children for whom there are special concerns.
Chapters: Getting Started • Recording a Child’s Behavior During Routines • Recording a Child’s Use of Materials • Recording Children’s Behavior with One Another • Recording Children’s Behavior in Dramatic Play • Recording a Child’s Relationships with Adults and in Adult-Directed Activities • Clues to Cognitive Functioning: Developmental Approach • Clues to Cognitive Functioning: Individual Approach • Observing Children Develop the Power to Think • Observing Children’s Developing Language and Emerging Literacy • Observing and Recording the Behavior of Infants and Toddlers • Recording the Behavior of Children for Whom There Are Special Concerns • Patterns–Summary–and Interpretation
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