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Trainer Monitored Discussion – Observing and documenting a child’s development
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Trainer Monitored Discussion – Observing and documenting a child’s development
Trainer replied 2 months ago 377 Members · 1,451 Reply
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Alexa K
MemberAugust 30, 2023 at 9:08 pmObserving and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers to see where that child is at regarding milestones and red flags.
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Natalie Cowan
MemberAugust 31, 2023 at 4:02 pmThese observations are important because it helps the teachers track each child’s progress and what they need help with.
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Ossman Jibril
MemberSeptember 1, 2023 at 6:12 pmWhen teachers understand a child’s cognitive and emotional development, they can better support parents and play a vital role in helping children grow into their happiest and most successful selves.
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This allows you see the progression of the child. This also will show areas of improvement. Ultimately, having access to data on each child may highlight many areas.
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Jenny Brown
MemberSeptember 2, 2023 at 3:48 amBy observing and documenting a child’s behaviors and development you can plan activities and a curriculum that is developmentally appropriate for all students.
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Alena
MemberSeptember 2, 2023 at 5:29 amObservation by the teacher of the child and documenting his behavior in games and in social interactions, his level of language development and emotional development helps to draw conclusions about the state of development of the child. This information is important for monitoring the development of the child and providing assistance on time.
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Irene Brewster
MemberSeptember 3, 2023 at 6:54 pmObserving and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers develop an appropriate curriculum that best suits the child. It will also assist them in discovering strengths and potential developmental delays.
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Kierra Jenkins
MemberSeptember 3, 2023 at 10:03 pmObservation and documentation helps early learning providers interact with the children in developmentally and age appropriate ways to continue their journey of learning and development. Each child is different on this continuum of development, with this said having knowledge of their place along the continuum is crucial to creating an environment and providing materials helpful to their learning.
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Shawntya Williams
MemberSeptember 7, 2023 at 11:34 pmI feel like the more you observe and the more notes you take on your children your automatically gonna know those kids triggers when they get upset and know what makes that child calm and relaxed
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Priyadharshini P V
MemberSeptember 9, 2023 at 10:26 pmWhen you understand a child better by observing them, this will help you in creating specific curriculum for that child, you ll know the strength and weakness of the child, so create activities which will add more to their strong areas and also activities to overcome the weak points of a child
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Michelle Farmer
MemberSeptember 11, 2023 at 3:13 pmObservation and documenting a Childs current development can aid in creating a plan to help the child to reach goals and milestones.
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Tamara Dykstra
MemberSeptember 11, 2023 at 5:31 pmIt helps all the teachers to all have a better understanding interests of each child, how they are growing socially and emotionally. Any behavioral and learning concerns the teachers may have and this way they collaborate together to further help the child become a successful learner. How it helps see the positive progress the child has made. It also helps see what the child is still struggling with.
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Jennifer Marcial
MemberSeptember 12, 2023 at 2:11 amObserving helps them better understand the child and their individual needs and ways to learn. It is just the best thing for anyone who is learning and bettering myself.
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Avery Hanneman
MemberSeptember 12, 2023 at 10:27 pmdocumentation helps both the childcare provider as well as the child and their family. Documentation can help a teacher decide if their activity might be a little too hard for some children. this way the teacher can adjust the activity as needed based on what she knows about the children. It can also help families to understand how their child is developing and if there is anything of concern.
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Gabrielle Ogilvie
MemberSeptember 13, 2023 at 12:15 amObserving and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers in several ways. It allows them to track and monitor the child’s progress over time, identify areas of strength and areas that may need additional support. It also helps providers to plan and implement individualized activities and strategies that are tailored to the child’s unique needs and interests. Documentation can also be used to communicate with families, share observations, and collaborate on the child’s development.