5. OBSERVING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING …

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, RECORDING, ANDREPORTINGCHILDREN'SDEVELOP MENTObservingandRecordingHowdoteacherskn owif thematerialsintheactivitycentersareofint eresttochildren?Howdotheyknowif theactivitiesaremeetingtheneedsofchildre n?Howcanteachersshareinformationwithpare ntsina waythataccuratelydescribeshowtheirchildr enarespendingtheirtime?Howdoteachersdocu menta concernthattheyhaveabouta child'sbehavior?Howdoteachersindividuali zeanactivity?Thesearesomeofthequestionst hatteachersshouldaskthemselvesastheyplan activities,adapttheenvironment, ,classroom, , ~a ' bigsmilemightbetheonlyindicationwehaveth ata ,Childrencommunicatewithusthroughtheirey es,thequalityoftheirvoices,theirbodypost ures,theirgestures,theirmannerisms,their smiles,theirjumpingupanddown, ,bythewaytheydothings,aswellasbywhatthey do,whatis 'sbehaviorthroughtheeyesofitsmeaning99Ob serving, RECORDING, andReportingChildren's Developmenttot

Observing, Recording, and Reporting Children's Development to them, from the inside out, we shall be well on our way to understanding them. Recording their ways of communicating helps us to see them as

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