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Iris O. Hamilton
ECED 100
Ivy-Tech Community College
May 2014

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NAEYC Standard:
Standard 3. Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and
Families.
Students prepared in early childhood degree programs to understand that child observation,
documentation, and other forms of assessment are central to the practice of all early childhood
professionals. They know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment.
They know about and use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective
assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with families and other
professionals, to positively influence the development of every child. Key elements of
Standard 3b: Knowing about and using observation, documentation and other appropriate
assessment tools.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE:
As a requirement for my early childhood Education curriculum, I enroll in the 16 weeks
Introduction to Early Childhood Education program. During my enrollment in the course I
was asked to complete several observation projects in different environment and with
different age groups, In addition I needed to document the finding of my reflection. During
class sessions three, I was required to conduct a Running Record which refers to conducting a
very detailed and objective report of what was observed and hear over a long period of time
and an Anecdotal Observation which refers to recording what was experienced and discovered
during a little period of time. I have chosen this assignment because I believed it reflex my
understanding of the NAEYC key element 3b. In addition to this assignment, my other
observation project also provided me with a better undertaking of this key element because I
had the opportunity to observe children from different age groups in different learning

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environments that provided me with the opportunity to put in practice my observation skills.
In addition, demonstrate quality work because the documentation meets the required standard,
the information is detailed, objective and accurate.
DOCUMENTATION:

Running Record: observe two different children for 5-10 minutes. Record what you see
and hear.
Running Record Observation Child One

Location of Observation: Calvary childcare & Preschool

Childs First Name/Initials: Nora

Childs Age: four

Date of Observation: January 31, 2014

Time: 8:52 a.m.

Briefly describe the setting:

Preschool Setting, Small group

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Objective description No opinions Record the childs actions and language:

Nora and her father just arrive, there a couple minutes late, Nora takes her backpack off on
putting it in the small cabin with her picture, she continues by removing her jacket and putting
her folder in her basket Ms. Philli as at the entrance of the classroom. Nora says goodbye to
the Father and continue to walk toward the building blocks, locate on the right corners, Ms.
Phillip asks Nora about her weekend, and later continue to help Nora find a table to sit.

Subjective description - Now you can give opinions - What are your interpretations of
this observation?
Nora and her father were a couple of minutes late; Ms. Philli class is from 8:30 to 11:30 her
father accompanied. Nora seems very independent she put her belonging in her copy without
any help.
Running Record Observation Child Two

Location of Observation: Calvary childcare & Preschool

Childs First Name/Initials: Dillan

Childs Age: 3 or 4 (I can't remember Ms. Phillip class has 3 and 4 year olds)

Date of Observation: January 31, 2014

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Time: 9:36

Briefly describe the setting:

Small group in preschool setting

Objective description - No opinions - Record the childs actions and language:

Dillan is having a snack, he is enjoying some gold fish and drinking some apple juice, sitting
next to him are two other boys and one girl. Dillan is eating very slowly compared to the other
children sitting at his table, the classroom is a little quiet are just eating.

Subjective description - Now you can give opinions - What are your interpretations of
this observation?

Anecdotal Records: observe two different children for 3-5 minutes. Record what you see
and hear.

Anecdotal Record Child One

Location of Observation: Calvary childcare & Preschool

Childs First Name/Initials: Nora

Childs Age: four

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Date of Observation: January 31, 2014

Time: 10:14

Briefly describe the setting:

Child preschool setting

What materials or toys is the child using?

Paper and crayons.

Objective description = No Opinions - Describe what you see and hear:

Nora is sitting down around the table, she as a purple crayon in her right hand and is finishing
painting a small square coloring paper.

Subjective description = Opinions are OK here: What are your interpretations of this
observation?
She is doing a good job with her color selection, I think purple is a great color to paint a
flower.

Anecdotal Record Child 2

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Location of Observation: Calvary childcare & Preschool

Childs First Name/Initials: Tina

Childs Age: four

Date of Observation: January 31, 2014

Time: 10:17 AM

Briefly describe the setting:

Preschool setting, small group

What materials or toys is the child using?

Paper and Crayons.

Objective description = No Opinions - Describe what you see and hear:

Tina is sitting three chairs away from Nora, she is currently not painting, and she is looking at
the other kids painting.

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Subjective description = Opinions are OK here: What are your interpretations of this
observation?
Tina does not seem very interesting in painting now she seems distracted.

Why I believe this piece of work matches, demonstrates the NAEYC Standard. How
does this piece of work match with the expectation of the Standard?
The standard expectation is to demonstrate an understanding of the relevancy of conducting
child observations, documentation, and other forms of assessment to help enhance young
children's development. I believed this assignment matches and demonstrate the NAEYC
standard because the information is objective, accurate and free of bias, also my use of
language is simple and the report in detail the finding of this observation can help identify and
record any changes including the environment, preferences, developmental level and/or
behavior. In addition, observation can also help identify any necessary change to the
curriculum.

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References
Morrison, G. S. (2012). Early Childhood Education Today. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning
Solutions

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/ecprofessional/Microsoft%20Word%20%20Professional%20Development%20references%20in%20NAEYC%20position
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