Child Care Basics

Module 3

Module 3: Celebrating Child Growth

Outcome A:

The student will give examples of children developing

at their own rate.

Content Area III: Ongoing Measurement of Child

Progress

• 1a. Views children as individuals and acknowledges

that children develop at their own rate.

Content Area I: Child Growth & Development

• 1a. Recognizes that development occurs in a

continuum.• 1g. Adapts and modifies care and education to

children’s changing needs and unique personalities

Module 3: Celebrating Child Growth

Outcome B:

The student will identify techniques for

collecting child development information

Content Area III: Ongoing Measurement of Child

Progress

• 1b. Assists with collection of information about

each child’s development

• 1.c Maintains confidentiality between the

program and the child’s family regarding each

child’s observation and assessment

Module 3: Celebrating Child Growth

Outcome C:

The student will describe professional behavior

regarding confidentiality of referrals

Content Area III: Ongoing Measurement of Child

Progress

• 1d. Maintains confidentiality between the

program and the child’s family regarding each

child’s observation and assessment

Content Area IV: Family & Community Partnerships• 1f. Follows rule of confidentiality

Outcomes A and B*: page 46-47, “Planning for Activities that Allow for

Differences, Preferences and Abilities”), page73 (“Developmentally

appropriate expectations”), and Section 3, page 101 (“Advising Parents

of Their Child’s Individual Progress”)

Outcome C: Section 8, page 223 (“Center records: Child Records and

Information”)

Washington State Family Home Child Care Licensing Guide (2nd ed.,

DEL, 2013)

Section 3 pp. 28; pp. 41-43, “Care and Education of Young Children,”

Section 6 pp. 3-4 “Recordkeeping, Reporting, Posting and Policies”. See

“Washington Early Learning and Development Guidelines”

Read the position statement on assessment from NAEYC included in the

handouts for this module, or found at: http://

www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/StandCurrAss.pdf

Required Reading

The Why of Observation

Handout 2 “Why Observation?”

http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clips_observation.html

OBSERVEWhat is this

child doing and saying?

REFELCTWhat does it

mean?

PLANWhat do I do to

keep the learning going?

How are observation

and knowledge of

individual development

connected?

How can understanding

a child’s development

inform teaching and

caring for that child?

Handout 3 NAEYC & NAECS/SDE Position Statement

Highlights of understanding and observing development:

Understanding

development helps us

to scaffold our

interactions and

curriculum for young

children.

Handout 3, “NAEYC & NAECS/SDE Position Statement...

Discovering Development

Handout 1, “The Curriculum Cycle”

Celebrating Children

Handout 1 (The Curriculum Cycle)Handout 4 (Scenarios on

Development)

What tools can be used to learn about

children and their development?

How do you use the tools?

What do you need to know how to do?

Why is the information gained through

observation so valuable?

Documentation

Recording and documentation of data is an

important part of any system.

It is essential that whatever system you

use,

you are able to maintain confidentiality.

Using the dataWhen planning activities for your program, please keep in mind that:

The developmental range among children

of the same age group may vary two years

or more.

You may have children with other interests or

skills outside the age-range of the group

You may have children with special needs

who require modifications in order to do

certain activities.

Objective Observation

Handouts 5 (Objective Observation Pictures)

Handout 6 (Avoiding Non-objective Words)

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Who, What, Where, When

Teaching Strategies Gold

High Scope

Child Skills Checklist

Handout 7. Suggested internet sites

Commercial Observation tools

Writing objective observations

http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries_PracticingObservation.htm#top

Confidentiality

How would you approach a parent or caregiver about the

need for a referral for developmental screening of their

child?

What do you need to consider before talking to a parent or

caregiver?

Why is confidentiality important?

What could be possible outcomes for not maintaining

confidentiality?

Ethical guidelines

Handout 8 NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct & Statement of Commitment

Should I ?

Shouldn’t I?

Module 3Check Your Knowledge

Handout 9 Check for Understanding