This course provides participants with a
set of skills and a variety of
techniques for accurately and
objectively observing, recording and
interpreting children’s behavior and
making decisions for program planning.
Students will not only explore how to observe, record, and interpret
development of children 3 through 5
years of age, but also have
opportunities to discuss what these
children are like and how to support
them in their development with exciting
hands-on activities. Students will
identify ways to connect their
observations to making individual
learning plans, assessment of individual
children for program development and
developing classroom activities that are
developmentally appropriate for young
children. Students will have numerous
opportunities to link theory to
practice, with a focus on hands-on
learning. Students are encouraged
to question, reflect and integrate their
experiences and readings while they
learn from each other through small
group brainstorming, problem solving and
discussions.
