As part of the ongoing recording and monitoring system within early years settings,
the usefulness and power of observation and assessment are sometimes
overlooked as they may be deemed time-consuming when there is already a
shortage of time to complete the other tasks required by agencies such as the
government, parents, governors or committee and local educational authorities.
However, observation can enable:
• informed planning
• informed understanding of a child’s current competence levels
• reflection on the appropriateness of provision
• sharing of information with other parties
• assessment of specific children, groups, interactions, the learning environment
and staff.
The Foundation Stage guidance (QCA, 2000) and Code of Practice (DfES, 2001d)
acknowledge the value of observation and assessment, and place requirements
on all early years practitioners to ensure these are part of the ongoing teaching
and learning process. Thus practitioners need to have a clear understanding of
the purposes and benefits, combined with practical examples, both of which are
offered in this chapter.
In order to identify a child’s current competence levels, we rely on observation
of skills mastered which then informs our future planning. For children experiencing
difficulties we should strive towards early identification, diagnosis of specific
difficulties and the introduction of appropriate intervention strategies.
None of these can take place without prior observation and assessment of the
current situation.
Observation and assessment processes can also be used to identify the effectiveness
of the setting, specific areas of the setting, specific activities and the
practitioner. Arguably, to see the children progress and be happy is every practitioner’s
ultimate aim and one that gives us tremendous satisfaction and reward.
We therefore need to be prepared to examine our own practices closely to ensure
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<em>In the course of my explorations twenty-five years ago,</em><em> </em>I found five sawmills located on or near the lower margin of the Sequoia belt, all of which were cutting more or less Big Tree lumber, which looks like the redwood of the coast, and was sold as redwood. <u>One of the smallest of these mills in the season of 1874 sawed two million feet of Sequoia lumber.</u>
Which statement best describes the point Muir is making in the passage?
<u>Which detail appeals to the reader’s logic?</u>
<em>Which detail establishes credibility?</em>
It was all a guess.
The answers go by how I labeled the questions. (1st is bolded in the passage, second is underlined, third is italicized)
Hope I helped anyway...
Answer:
Thornton saved Buck from being beaten by Hal and he saved Buck from falling through the ice and drowning. At the end of chapter 5, the statement is made: "The bottom had dropped out of the trail." What does that mean?