false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180250135m/1015754.jpg 1015754 1 <p>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.</p><p>Gretchen Owocki and Yetta Goodman are the perfect pair to guide teachers through the kidwatching process. Yetta coined the term in her seminal article in 1978 and has spearheaded the use of miscue analysis as a window into the reading process. Gretchen, Yetta's former graduate student, is an outstanding educator and published author on the ways young children develop literacy. Together, they have written a book that will serve as a professional development tool as well as a kidwatching handbook. In each chapter, they provide</p><ul><li>a clear description of how kidwatching enhances teaching and learning<li>specific guidelines and suggestions for kidwatching<li>practical tools and resources to be used in documentation and analysis<li>empowerment for childrena chance to <i>evaluate</i> and <i>revalue</i> themselves by partnering with teachers to document and reflect on their knowledge.</ul><p>Kidwatching provides a framework for engaging in systematic, yet very personalized, data collection in all areas of literacy. High-quality kidwatching gives teachers the information they need to teach effectively and to share detailed, factual information with families and administrators. Kidwatching can also be used to strengthen school reform, to develop a common set of principles and practices that are in tune with local needs and interests. Learn to watch kids and see how effective you can be on these fronts.</p> 1001879 1 8 2002 Kidwatching: Documenting Childrens Literacy Development total:2|4:1|3:1| 2 7 4 0 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 16:15:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 16:15:33 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 03 14:13:18 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 14:13:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 03 10:41:31 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 06:20:47 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 29 22:08:45 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 22:08:50 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1015754