Observe

• Your final observation should be literally what you saw with no interpretation; only what you saw.
• All sentences should use descriptive language with no interpretation. Do not use the word “playing” or “happy” or “because she wanted to…” Those are examples of interpretation and will bring your grade down..a lot. If you have those words in your observation, I want you to take those words out and describe what you saw that made you think the child was playing or happy instead.
• Don’t forget to write down what the child said (at least one quote, even if it is a baby) The child’s voice (perspective) is important.

Use the past tense.

• This section is written in PAST SIMPLE tense from the teacher to the child. Generally, past tense words do not have ‘ing’ at the end of them. If you have -ing words here, it is probably in the wrong tense and you need to make changes before you turn it in.
• To make it easier for you to spot the interpretation, start with the subject of the sentence, then add the modifiers. For example, instead of writing,”Holding the ball in his hand (modifier), he (subject) went (verb) down the slide.” A better, more clear, way to say the same thing is, “He (subject) slid (verb) down the slide, while holding the ball (modifier).

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