Seeing Young Children : A Guide to Observing and Recording Behavior

An introduction to growth and development General guidelines for observing children Methods, behavior, plans, and contexts An introduction to observation and recording methods Narrative descriptions Time sampling Event sampling Diary description Anecdotal records Frequency counts or duration records Checklists and rating scales

Interpretation of observations, implementation of findings, and ongoing evaluation

Observing the newborn : birth to one month

Observing the infant : 1 to 24 months

Observing the young child : ages two through five

The school-age years : the six-year-old child

The school-age years : the seven- and eight-year-old child.