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Anecdotal Records Assignment 09

This document provides instructions for an assignment to write anecdotal records about observing a child in the child development center. Students are asked to write 5 anecdotal records about one selected child, with each record focusing on one of the five developmental domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and language. The document provides a sample format for the anecdotal records, which includes sections for child information, observation details, notes/interpretation, and implication for planning. Students are instructed to use specific language to describe exactly what the child said and did without interpretation, and to make inferences and plan future activities based on their observations.

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Anecdotal Records Assignment 09

This document provides instructions for an assignment to write anecdotal records about observing a child in the child development center. Students are asked to write 5 anecdotal records about one selected child, with each record focusing on one of the five developmental domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and language. The document provides a sample format for the anecdotal records, which includes sections for child information, observation details, notes/interpretation, and implication for planning. Students are instructed to use specific language to describe exactly what the child said and did without interpretation, and to make inferences and plan future activities based on their observations.

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S.

Warford
HDF 303
Anecdotal Records Assignment
75 Points
Anecdotal Records are detailed, narrative descriptions of an incident involving one or several cildren.
!e" are foc#sed narrative acco#nts of a specific event. !e" are #sed to doc#ment #ni$#e %eaviors
and s&ills of a cild or a small gro#p of cildren. Anecdotal Records ma" %e 'ritten as %eavior occ#rs
or at a later time.
Assignment(
) Pic& a cild to o%serve from te gro#p "o# 'or& 'it at te *ild Development
*enter.
) Write 5 anecdotal records a%o#t tis cild +,5 pts eac-.
) .ne anecdotal record 'ill %e completed on eac of te follo'ing five domains
+p"sical, cognitive, emotional, social, and lang#age- .
) /se te format %elo'.
) 0ist 'ic R12!S and 3A45* Standards are met in te assignment.
) Hand in all t"ped anecdotal notes +one from eac domain- on 365607.
Sample Anecdotal Record
Child: Date:
Observer: Time:
Domain: Setting:
Anecdote:
+Descri%e e8actl" 'at "o# see and ear9 do not s#mmari:e %eavior. /se 'ords conve"ing
e8actl" 'at a cild said and did. Record 'at te cild did 'en pla"ing or solving a pro%lem. /se
specific lang#age to descri%ing 'at te cild said and did incl#ding facial e8pression and tone of
voice9 avoid interpretations of te cild;s %eavior9 For e8ample <He p#t on a firefigter;s at and
said, <0et;s save someone=> or <He loo&ed at te p#::le piece and loo&ed at te p#::le. He p#t te
p#::le piece on te p#::le and t#rned te piece #ntil it fit. He too& te p#::le piece o#t.>-
Notes/Interpretation:
+Wat specific inferences can "o# ma&e from tis anecdotal record? Wat does it tell "o# a%o#t tis
cild;s gro't and development? !e inferences m#st %e directl" related to te domain designated in
te anecdote and refer to a specific aspect of te domain. Avoid #sing @#dgmental lang#age.-
Implication for Planning:
+Aive a specific activit" tat "o# 'o#ld incorporate into c#rric#l#m planning as a res#lt of
'at "o# learned a%o#t tis cild. 2e s#re te plan is directl" related to te area of development
descri%ed in te anecdote. 2e s#re te activit" is a different activit" tan te one in te anecdote.
1ncl#de a %rief e8planation of '" "o# 'o#ld create te specific activit".-

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