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Documentation Panel
Documentation
Panel
Created by Morgan Lynch for Discovery Days Learning Center
Main Points of a Documentation Panel
- A: Observation
- B: Application of Goal Areas
- C: Developmental Analysis
- D: Personal Notes and Records
Main Points
A: Observation
- No opinions, only facts (Ex: He had a smile on his face vs He was happy)
- No identifying details about the child (No hair color, eye color, physical descriptions)
- Date, time, location, age of child, and name of child
- Step by step observation, with attention to detail
- Observe from anywhere until five minutes or until the activity highlighting the area of development has been observed
- Record both language of child, other children involved, and teachers
Example
On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 9:30AM, circle time was coming to an end for three year old Westley in his preschool classroom. At the end of circle time, each child took turns writing the week’s theme letter “H”, on the board for the teacher. It was Westley’s turn to write the letter “H” on the board. With his right hand, he pinched the fat marker with his thumb adducted. The teacher reminded Westley that he needed to hold the marker the right way, to which he replied, “I am. Watch!” He then proceeded to stick out his tongue, and open his eyes widely while he adjusted the grip of the marker in his right hand by using his left hand to move everything around. Westley placed the base of marker between his pointer and middle finger, and shifted the writing end under his pointer finger while using his thumb and pointer finger to pinch the writing end. He wrote an “H” that was about six inches long and on the right line of the letter, about four inches long on the left line of the letter, and the center line was relatively close to the middle. The “H” was slanted towards the right, and the lines were more squiggly than straight. After Westley completed his letter, he slowly lifted the marker from the board and looked at his teacher with a smile.
B: Application of Goal Areas
- What area of development are you observing: Gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, social/emotional development
- What do you notice being applied toward the goal? (ex: fine motor; hand dominance, hand eye coordination, etc.)
- To determine goals, check the Early On Milestones paperwork provided to your classroom or visit https://www.mottchildren.org/posts/your-child/developmental-milestones
C: Developmental Analysis
- Using reliable information or resources to determine if what you have observed causes the child to meet expectations for this point in their development.
C: Developmental Analysis
Example
From the period of time I spent observing Westley, he is where I would expect him to be in his fine motor development. On the second page of Fine Motor Development 0-6 years provided by www.skillbuilders.com, the text states that 3-4 year olds with a writing utensil “will be pinched between their thumb & index finger & resting on their middle finger. This is called a tripod pencil grasp & is the manner in which most adults hold a pen or pencil. It is also called a mature or efficient pencil grasp.” Westley did prove to demonstrate the technique of holding his marker this way when he was writing his letter “H” on the board, thus causing him to meet the expectation of his age group for writing.
D: Personal Notes & Records
- Your opinions!!
- What does this child need to do, or what activities could be done to improve this area of development?
- What could you do differently to make the child more engaged or more successful?