Choose your diary Describe the situation in detail Explain ways in which you supported the child/adult Apply

some WOW words

15/10/13 Learning Outcomes

Make 2 recommendations from this

Reflect on the effectiveness of this to support your chosen area of development

You have 20mns to complete as many PERs within your groups as possible

Where, when, how, what

Assess

Or

Guess what we are learning about

today?

Write it down

Observe the following

Can you suggest what are the children learning?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJOLKZp2Aw&list=PL7914115EB65911A5

What learning did you see?

Can you justify this?

http://
How do you know this?

How to balance because she was standing on the narrow log

Washing line

Can you link the learning into areas of development

Challenge can you link to the characteristics of learning?

Washing line

Can you link the learning into areas of development

Feedback

Group presentations and final question for diary 2.1

Get diary signed and file it

Use you key word in text books

Plenary

Peer assessment

 Physical
Intellectual/cognitive

Walking, climbing, picking up objects, drawing, mixing, stirring, chopping, balancing,

Counting, thinking, sorting, exploring, pretending, naming objects, guessing, predicting, using senses, touch, smell, feel, comparing, making decisions, negotiating, creating,

Language/communication

Using words, sentences, explaining, having conversation with others, asking questions, describing,

Emotional

Enjoying, feeling good about themselves, confident,

Social

Playing with others, sharing taking turns, joining in a conversation, falling the rules,

Choose your diary Describe the situation in detail Explain ways in which you supported the child/adult Apply some WOW words

22/10/13 Learning Outcomes

Make 2 recommendations from this

Reflect on the effectiveness of this to support your chosen area of development

Why
OBSERVATION
Why observe children? What to observe? Methods to observe Planning from observations

Test your observation skills

Starter

TIMER

Why observe children?

Principles of observation

Confidentiality
Factors which may influence Our attitudes

Why observe
Rights that children and carer has

Bullet points Key words

Observing children can tell us

Childs skills Childs needs Childs health Childs interests Notice any changes Behaviours Sensory difficulties Physical difficulties

 Is the child reaching the norms How children play If interacting with children With adults Emotions

To give parents/carers information To give other professionals information

 To see if the children are interested in the resources If the area is safe What children choose to play with

WHY OBSERVE
OUR OWN PERSONAL LEARNING
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE TO MEET CHILDS NEEDS EVALUATE HEALTH AND SAFETY EVALUATE ACTIVITIES LINK TO EYFS

WHY OBSERVE
To compare the information you have gathered on the child to developmental and theoretical studies on children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t pOzUhUPOtc James theory???

PHYSICAL SKILLS
Gross motor Fine motor Co-ordination Balance Hand-eye c0ordination

CURRICULUM
We can observe if the individual needs of children are being met through the appropriate curriculum How children are learning and developing
Early years curriculum National curriculum

INTELLECTUAL COGNITIVE
Concentration Memory Making choices Solving problems Being creative Imagination

COMMUNICATION
Talking Listening Non-verbal communication Writing Reading More than 1 language

EMOTIONAL
How children feel Happy, sad Show emotions Self esteem

SOCIAL
Playing with others Communicating with others Develop relationships Understand rules

SOCIAL SKILLS
Dressing Eating Toilet Washing

Religious beliefs Allergies

CULTURAL
Recognising the value of every child Irrespective of their ethnic origin, religion. Children should never feel that what they learn in their own cultural setting is less valuable.

SPIRITUAL/MORAL
May not be religion but the world in which we live Right and wrong

Holistic development
We can look at these areas of development But remember a child is a whole and not bits But you may want to look at one area of development All are linked

Which area of development?

a child aged 2 not walking a child aged 5 does not speak a child ages 4 always plays alone a baby who cries more than the norm a child aged 6 who cant complete a 3 piece puzzle

PLANNING
By observing children we can find out THEIR NEEDS (unit2) Their stage of development How they learn Their interests And then plan for the next stage

Narrative observation
Evaluate What the child can do Any difficulties Highlight to areas of development

In groups observe each other at an activity

Record this factual present tense

Use you key word in text books

Use your diary to record in placement any challenging behaviour you manage

5/11/13

Learning Outcomes

Methods of observing children

Being objective

Diary Unit 2 task 2 Behaviour

26/11/12

Starter

Using your notes and hand outs write a paragraph on why we observe children

Observation is vital for. Observation enables practitioners to.

Use your diary to record in placement any challenging behaviour you manage

How to observe children in the setting

http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jNMsEEWxr_I

Is this good practice?

Objectivity and Children's Rights

In groups read case study and discuss

What are your thoughts?

Rights of the child and families

Case study A page 23 1. Feels under pressure, embarrassed, knows she is being tested, poor self-esteem, 2. No it would not be accurate as this may not be her usual behaviour 3. Right to be listened to, right not to be forced, right to say no, valued. 4. no

Rights of the child and families

Case study B page 24 same child 1. Unfair assessment/observation as child distressed 2. No 3. Not to take part 4. EYP should listen to parent. accept that child A can do the task and give her gold star 5. Listened to and believed PP

Objectivity and Children's Rights (HO3)

Incorrect evaluation of the child Wrong recommendations Child may become labelled Family may become labelled Low self esteem Any special educational needs may not be identified

Cultural bias

Remember children are from different cultures and what may be the norm for them may not be the norm for you

Impact on behaviour (HO4)

Participant Observer OR Non participant observer?

Open and closed data (HO4b)

Methods of observation
Open data Written record Event sample Longitudinal study Closed data Checklists Tick charts Sociograms Pie charts

Making an aim for an observation

You need a clear aim for all observations This shows what exactly you want to find out about You need permission letter signed

Observation
TICK CHART METHOD USED TO OBSERVE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FINE MOTOR GROSS MOTOR

TICK CHART
NORMS MET NOT YET MET COMMENTS evidence

NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT
NORMS are the average developmental stages a child goes through They can be bias They are just an average to help us Example most children at age 15months can walk crawl at 10 months Play co-operatively at 4 years

Observation
Advantages/disadvantages of Tick chart method POSITIVE Clearly focused less danger of bias NEGATIVE Does not record childs attitudes dispositions towards activities, social skills

Methods of observation
The EVENT SAMPLE This is used to observe behaviour which may concern you. To find out what happens before the behaviour occurs To record what happens To plan how to change this behaviour.

EVENT SAMPLE
EVENT No TIME ANTECEDENT HAPPENED BEFORE
A with BC on carpet playing parallel play with train. B takes train off track

BEHAVIOUR WHAT CHILD DOES Scratches child B

CONSEQUENCE HAPPENED AFTER

Staff take child A to time out area and discuss

2.21

behaviour A pulls page of book screams Time out with key person

2.35

A on carpet story time. Tea asks F to turn page of book.

Sociogram
NAME 1ST BEST FRIEND 2ND BEST FRIEND 3RD BEST FRIEND COMMENTS ON 1ST BEST FRIEND

X A

A D

E X

He is good at football She is kind

B
C D E F

C
A A X A

E
E C A B

She lives next door to me He is good at counting He is the biggest She invites me to her party He is funny

Observation Methods
TIME SAMPLE can be used for looking at interaction. Social development. You observe the child every 10-15 minutes and record where the child is Who is with the child Any language spoken What the child is doing

Time sample child A

TIME ACTIVITY SOCIAL GROUP LANGUAGE

10.00 10.10 10.20 10.30 10.40 10.50 11.00

Sand area Sand area Book area Outside area Outside area Toilet Table activity

Child A Child B Child A we are making a

trailer

Child A B D Child A B X Child A B Child A Child A B D X Child A B

Child A we can make a big trailer Child A I will read the story Child A can I have a turn Child A brrrmmm Child A Im washing Child A shall we write it

Tracking Method
Draw the setting Then track the childs movements and write the time of movement This enables you to observe what the interests of the child are and what they enjoy and their social group.

CRREATIVE

Start 2.15

2.46 2.45
W A T E R

BOOK
AREA

WRITING

Methods of observing children

Collect all methods either photocopy or search on internet and file these. Include their uses.

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Learning Outcomes

Methods of observing children

Interpreting the observation

Diary Unit 2 task 2 Behaviour

26/11/12

Starter
Match the method to the aim

Focus on clear aims (HO5)

You must have a clear aim which is not too big!

Dvd behaviour Diary 2 behaviour Evaluating observation method links to EYFS etc slide 71