Resources: Observation and Assessment

Below is a list of optional resources for further study: ​​​​

• ​Observation and Early Childhood Teaching: Evolving Fundamentals, by Stuart Reifel, NAEYC​
• ​Look at Me! Using Focused Child Observation with Infants and Toddlers (Podcast),  Early Head Start
• Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive​​
• ​​Embedding Assessment into Daily Activities and Routines, Collecting and Recording the Data, Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities ​
• Developmental Milestones,  Division of Birth Defects, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Early Learning and Developmental Guidelines (Web links to all State early learning and development guidelines (ELGs), National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
• NAEYC Position Statement on Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment and Program Evaluation’s​
• ​Assessment in the Early Childhood Classroom by Utah Education Network 
• ​A Guide to Assessment in Early Childhood by Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
• ​​Child Screening & Assessment by Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
• Video from Headstart: ​ ​Collecting and Using Video
• Early Intervention Resources by Zero to Three 
• ​Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities by The Department of Education ​ 
• Special Education Topic from NAEYC ​​

Sample Observation Forms
Running Record Observation: Format
Social Attributes Checklist
​ECE Classroom Observation
Physical Development: Gross Motor Skills
Checklist: Guidelines for Writing Anecdotal Records
Checklist: Self-Reflection Action Plan on Conflict Resolution ​
Checklist: Characteristics of Abused or Neglected Children
Early Learning Observation & Rating Scale (ELORS) 
Physical Development: Fine Motor Skills
Motor Skills Checklist
Suggested Format for Recording Anecdotal Records
Checklist Self Reflection Family Involvement ​​
 Anecdotal Example

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