Week by week : plans for documenting children's development / Barbara Ann Nilsen

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : getting started -- Using the class list log to look at separation and school adjustment -- Using anecdotale recordings to look at self-care -- Using checklists to look at physical development -- Using running records to look at social development -- Using frequency counts to look at emotional development -- Using conversations to listen to language and speech -- Using time samples to look at attention span -- Using standardized measurements to look at cognitive development -- Using rating scales to look at literacy -- Using work samples to look at creativity -- Using technology for documentation of dramatic play -- Using documentation for child abuse suspicions and looking at self-concept -- Using program assessments to look at children in groups -- Using the portfolio for communications with families and looking at the child's interactions with adults -- Using the yearly plan to observe and record children's development.