1st Edition
Observation in the Early Years Perspectives and case studies
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
This book offers a practical guide to using observations to learn about young children, as well as a means of assessing their learning. It explores diverse approaches to interpretations of observations, including the parents’ perspective, and gives practitioners opportunities to consider possible lines of development. The book includes three case studies of young children, each comprising of five... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Historical overview of observations 3. Approaches to observation 4. The capacities of the young brain 5. Developmental perspectives 6. Three case studies focussing on three different children (five observations of each child) from three diverse settings 7. Conclusion
Biography
Daniel Isaacs is an Assistant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist within the NHS and a Research Assistant at the Anna Freud Centre, London, UK.
Barbara Isaacs has worked in the field of early years for the past thirty years, first as a Montessori teacher, working at St. Nicholas Nursery and later as nursery owner/manager at Seedlings Montessori Nursery in Oxfordshire, UK.
