# Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

- By: Gina Peterson and Emily Elam
- Publisher: College of the Canyons
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/General_Child_Development/Observation_and_Assessment_in_Early_Childhood_Education_(Peterson_and_Elam))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/General_Child_Development/Observation_and_Assessment_in_Early_Childhood_Education_(Peterson_and_Elam)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-42484/pdf

This text focuses on the appropriate use of a variety of assessment and observation strategies to document child development and behavior. Child observations will be conducted and analyzed.