Why is observing preschool children so important?

Question

Why is observing preschool children so important?

Answer 1

So you can gain an understanding about where the child's development is at. To see if they have any dispositions in their learning. Observations help you to make inferences on the child's learning, this helps you with programing and planning activities which enhance children's development.

Answer 2

Children in the classroom need to be observed . To get to know them, their temperaments. Their personalities. Observation is a key tool if you know how a child behaves and their behavior changes the you know that something might be wrong. Also it helps you know how to handle an help the child as an individual.

Answer 3

Are you a student?  I would say your instructor wants you to observe to see how children like to play and how they interact with each other.  also observe how the staff interacts with the children and the appropriate things they say.  Children can be quite amazing in what they think and why.  Observing is a first step and then interacting with them yourself and finally leading a class.  If I am understanding your question correctly, that is!

Answer 4

Observing preschool children is important to the teachers so that they can plan according to a child's stregnths and weaknesses.

A lesson plan that's too detailed for the class's developmental level is a waste of time and energy.

Answer 5

When you observe a child you can see what they know and if they are able to apply their knowledge to various situations. If you try to assess what a young child knows by asking them questions they often freeze up and don't appear to know much. When you observe them you see them in a much more relaxed setting. You can use what you learn to see what needs to be taught.

Answer 6

When you say observing, do you mean watching them to see how they learn? Or do you mean observing as in supervision? I don't quite know how to answer your question.

Answer 7

When you observe children you are discovering what their abilities are, how they best learn, what they know now and what they need to learn next.  These observations will then inform your planning so that you can plan activities according to what they are interested in and what will motivate them to learn.

Answer 8

When you observe children you are seeing how that child interacts with his/her environment, what they are capable of, and what they need to work on. You can look for signs of things they need to work on, and also for "red flags". You might spot a developmental issue, maybe the child isn't where they need to be developmentally and they might need intervention, the earlier you spot these "red flags" and get appropriate help, the better!