Child obs

CHILD OBSERVATION “OBSERVATION RECORD” TEMPLATE

I. Observation Site Information - Name of center, center director’s name and contact information (2.5 points):

II. Description of child and observation setting (2.5 points):

III. Running/Anecdotal Record (10 points):

1-2 pages of completed anecdotal notes 10 points

1 page of completed anecdotal notes 5 points

Missing components/headings 0 points

Time	Description of what the child is doing	Dialogue (What is the child saying?)	Observer Comments (Optional)

IV. Developmental Domains (10 points) - provide at least two examples of behaviors that you observed during your observation under the following learning domain categories. Your examples must also be present in the anecdotal log (above). All of these domains are explained in the WMELS handbook.

Each example if it’s also included in the anecdotal record above 1 point

Each example Not included in the anecdotal record above 0 points

A. Health & Physical Development (2 points):

B. Cognition and General Knowledge (2 points):

C. Language Development and Communication (2 points):

D. Approaches to Learning (2 points):

E. Social and Emotional Development (2 points):

V. Personal Reflection (5 points): Include your personal reflections regarding the child observation experience. What did you learn from this experience? How can your teaching experience be improved by observing young children?