The Art of Awareness: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching (Merrill Education/Redleaf Press College Textbook)

Different from other similar books, this book is organized in chapters by what children do--explore and invent, use their senses, seek drama and adventure, connect with nature, espress themselves through literacy activities--and how to observe these behaviors. Other chapters include how to record, document, and display observations.A very practical book written by well-known authors in the field. A core or supplemental text for Observation or Assessment in Early Childhood Education courses in Early Childhood Education department or in Child and Family Studies department.