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Title: Fetac Level 6 -Child Development - Observations Inform Programme Planning
Description: These notes are from Fetac Level 6 Child Development Module. They contain information on how childcare observations Inform Programme Planning in the pre-school setting. These notes were submitted to Early Childhood Ireland as part of my Child Development Module. I received a distinction for the full module of which these notes form a part.
Description: These notes are from Fetac Level 6 Child Development Module. They contain information on how childcare observations Inform Programme Planning in the pre-school setting. These notes were submitted to Early Childhood Ireland as part of my Child Development Module. I received a distinction for the full module of which these notes form a part.
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Kerry Ferris
Child Development 6N1942
August 2014
Observations Informing Programme Planning
How can observation be used to plan for a child’s learning
Observations are a part of our daily practise in the early years setting and in our work with
children
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Observations are carried out on the
child’s daily interactions and activities and to specifically target and record areas of a child’s
development and progress
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We can only
support a child when we get to know them, their personality, dispositions, learning styles,
stages of development and when we identify their individual needs
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Our observations need to reflect an accurate picture of what we see and hear, the child’s true
behaviour and responses
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“Observing children is equally informative whether the observation
takes place indoors or outdoors” – Welsh Assembly Government – Department for
Children, Education, Lifelong learning skills
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We use the Learning Story
method which shows in pictures the step by step learning taking place
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We
use Sociogram observations to record interactions between children and their peers and
adults
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The EEL observations inform us of the level of involvement a child has in an
activity and the child’s ability to interact with the environment and what it has to offer
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Kerry Ferris
Child Development 6N1942
August 2014
After our observations on children we draw conclusion from what we have observed, we give
a summary of the learning and development taking place, we give recommendations for
future learning experiences to further promote the development of the child
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We share our observations with staff, parents and the children themselves to ensure a
consistent approach to further learning opportunities
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This will empower Oisin
and give him some responsibility to further help with his maturity
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Oisin has a huge interest in the outdoor area and I would like to involve him in
setting up an obstacle course to further promote his imaginative skills
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To find out their interests, their individual needs, their culture and background, their
individual abilities and ages and stages of development
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We can then use our records to build on the child’s prior learning
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This is why our observations and records need to be consistent, effective and
accurate as they are a very important tool used to inform us in our future planning for the
child
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Therefore it is important for us to include the child
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A meaningful, ongoing and reflective assessment and planning strategy is
integral in compliance for Regulation 5 so that we may fully respond to the
needs of each child in our care
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Within these plans we would show the themes we are going to use to teach the children
through, any important dates and holidays to be celebrated
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Finally our Short Term Plans would show the
activities and learning opportunities we want to cover in any given week
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Aistear is the
curriculum framework in Ireland from birth to six years
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The first area looks at children’s
lives and their early childhood, the second area is about children’s connections and
interactions with others and the third area is about how children learn and develop
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Our planning needs to be flexible and open to change according to the children’s needs and
accounting for the children’s individual interests
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We should make clear what our learning
intentions are
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Regular reviews of our planning
needs to take place so as to evaluate the effectiveness of our plans and to ensure that they
continue to reflect the child’s interests and meet their needs
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Kerry Ferris
Child Development 6N1942
August 2014
At the start of our planning process it is important to take into account the rights of the child
and to ensure that each child has access to quality learning experiences
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Our response to the care of the child must be reflected in our planning and
we need to be open and willing to change our plans to ensure we are responding to the needs
of the child at all times
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When planning we need to look at the activities and experiences we are going to provide to
ensure that they are appropriate for the age and stage of the child and that they will promote
meaningful learning
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Do we have the resources available to carry out our plans and we also need to ensure
adequate time and space
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Title: Fetac Level 6 -Child Development - Observations Inform Programme Planning
Description: These notes are from Fetac Level 6 Child Development Module. They contain information on how childcare observations Inform Programme Planning in the pre-school setting. These notes were submitted to Early Childhood Ireland as part of my Child Development Module. I received a distinction for the full module of which these notes form a part.
Description: These notes are from Fetac Level 6 Child Development Module. They contain information on how childcare observations Inform Programme Planning in the pre-school setting. These notes were submitted to Early Childhood Ireland as part of my Child Development Module. I received a distinction for the full module of which these notes form a part.