List three ways educators could gather information about children’s needs, interests and abilities. Once you have formed a list briefly explain how this information could be used to enhance relationships and inform program planning.
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Observations-
To describe a child’s skills and abilities by observing child practising their skill at different times throughout the day.
If is it for a child to achieve a goal we can observe child during a particular experience and watch for child to achieve goal.
Child-led play
Us as educators we can also use their involvement in play to expand the children’s thinking by using questioning techniques that extend the children’s language and thinking skills.
By using careful questioning we can help the children to explore ideas, concepts and properties and engage in problem-solving and clarify their thoughts. By participating in play, we will also facilitate the building of secure and trusting relationships between the children and our self.
Learning Story-
A Learning Story is different from observations such as running and anecdotal records as it focuses on what the child CAN do rather than what the child cannot do.
The Learning Stories can also use as an assessment tool in interpreting a child’s learning habits that take place during the experience. This helps us to evaluate and plan for further experiences to extend upon a child’s interest and strengths.
It’s also important that we should identify and include the learning that took place within this experience our aim is to describe why the events are significant to the child and describe why this experience was important for the child involved.
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