Transcript Chapter 1 Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment “Every child deserves to be observed and recorded objectively, individually and on.

Chapter 1
Using the Class List Log to Look
at Separation and School
Adjustment
“Every child deserves to be observed
and recorded objectively, individually
and on a regular basis.”
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CLASS LIST LOG
• List of all children in the class/group
• Alphabetically by first name
• To record one short, specific piece of
information on all children present that day
• Uses:
– Separation/Adjustment to program
– Any specific developmental task
– Participation in an activity or area
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Class List Log
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Uses of the Class List Log
Advantages
• Quick and easy
• Information on
each child
• Can be used for
later comparison
Disadvantages
• Outdated form
when a child
leaves or joins the
class/group
• Rewriting or
separating notes is
time consuming
• Limited information
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What to Do with It
• Because all the children’s names are on
the form, it must be filed in a Class File,
not in individual children’s files
• Information can be separated by
copy/paste, mailing labels, copy-over
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Reflective Journal
• Teacher’s diary for personal thoughts,
comments, questions, complaints
• NOT for gathering information on
individual children
• NOT for others’eyes
• KEEP IT PRIVATE!
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TOPICS IN OBSERVATION
Why Not Use a Diary or Daily Journal?
Diary:
• Written at end of day
• Only on “memorable” children
• Details are lost in memory
• Subjective
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LOOKING AT SEPARATION
AND ADJUSTMENT
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Preparation for Entering
Programs and Schools
• Gather information from the family
• Conduct personal meetings and home
visits
• Visit the school/open houses
• Formal family orientation
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Arrivals and Departures
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Building trust
Child orientation
Comfortable arrivals and departures
Handling separation anxieties
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SIGNS OF SEPARATION
DIFFICULTIES
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Eating
Sleeping
Toileting
Participation
Social interaction
Acting out
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Observing Separation & Adjustment of
Infants and Toddlers
• Behavior between child and family
member
• Facial expressions or verbal protests on
family member’s departure
• Reactions to the receiving caregiver
• Child’s mode of finding comfort
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HELPING ALL CHILDREN WITH
SEPARATION AND SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT
• Children with Special Needs
• Diverse Cultures
• Helping Professionals
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Standard Related to Separation
and Adjustment
Caring for Our Children American Academy
of Pediatrics
Standard 2.004
The staff of the facility shall help the child
and parents cope with the experience of
separation and loss….
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