Get [PDF] Week by Week: Plans for Documenting
Children's Development
By Barbara Ann Nilsen
WEEK BY WEEK: PLANS FOR DOCUMENTING CHILDREN'S
DEVELOPMENT, 7th Edition, provides an overview of accepted
observation and recording methods, and gives examples and guidance
about the advantages and disadvantages of each. Each chapter
summarizes a developmental domain to focus your observation skills as you
practice a specific recording method. These are integrated into a
concrete, systematic plan for recording each child's development in all
developmental areas--a plan that can be extended over 40 weeks while in
practicum, field experiences, and in employment situations. The text also
provides many different practical observation forms that any teacher can
modify and use to document children's development and learning. This
edition features integrated coverage of NAEYC standards and
Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and learning objectives. Real-life
examples, practical tips, forms with clear instructions, and step-by-step
guidelines for gathering observational information and
