Quick and Easy Notes: Practical Strategies for Busy Teachers

Standard 3Resource Type: ArticleTopic: Assessment Methods and ToolsTopic: Observation and Documentation

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Teachers’ knowledge of each child helps them to plan appropriately challenging environments and activities that are tailored to the children’s strengths and needs. Assessing children regularly is essential to build that individualized knowledge—and to identify children who may benefit from more specialized supports. This article offers practical tips for you to engage in systematic, observation-based assessment by keeping anecdotal records on each child.

Organization/Author: Celeste C. Bates, Stephanie Madison Schenck, and Hayley J. Hoover, Teaching Young Children, NAEYC

Type of Resource: Article

Publication Date: 2019

Key Competency 3aKey Competency 3bAge range: Birth to 8

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