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3: Naturalistic Assessment

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Kid Watching: A Naturalistic Assessment Technique
An in-service presentation for K-6 teachers by Dr. Helen Gill of Central Michigan University. Offers guidelines for observing students in the classroom and gathering anecdotal and structured systematic recording data.

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Bagnato, S.J., Neisworth, J.T., & Munson, S.M. (1997). LINKing assessment and early intervention: An authentic curriculum-based approach. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Barnett, D., Macmann, G., & Carey, K. (1992). Early intervention and the assessment of developmental skills: Challenges and directions. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 12(1), 21-43.

Grisham-Brown, J. (2000). Transdisciplinary activity-based assessment for young children with multiple disabilities. Young Exceptional Children, 3(2), 3-10.

Rule, S., Losardo, A., Dinnebeil, L., Kaiser, A., & Rowland, C. (1998). Translating research on naturalistic instruction into practice. Journal of Early Intervention, 21(4), 283-293.

Watson, L.R., Layton, T.L., Pierce, P., & Abraham, L. (1994). Enhancing emerging literacy in a language preschool. Language-Speech-Hearing Services in Schools, 25, 136-145.





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