Kidwatching : Documenting Children's Literacy Development

This smart, practical guidebook shows preschool, kindergarten, and primary teachers how to refine their literacy evaluation practices through careful kidwatching. By observing and recording children's literacy development, teachers also develop new understandings of the ways children think and learn. Ultimately, through kidwatching, teachers plan curriculum and instruction that are tailored to individual strengths and needs. Gretchen Owocki and Yetta Goodman have written a book that will serve as a professional development tool as well as a kidwatching handbook. In each chapter, they provide: - a clear description of how kidwatching enhances teaching and learning - specific guidelines and suggestions for kidwatching - practical tools and resources to be used in documentation and analysis - empowerment for children - a chance to evaluate and revalue themselves by partnering with teachers to document and reflect on their knowledge.