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Documentation typically includes samples of a childs work at
several different stages of completion: photographs showing
work in progress; comments written by the teacher or other
adults working with the children; transcriptions of childrens
discussions, comments, and explanations of intentions about the
activity; and comments made by parents (Lilian G. & Sylvia C.,
n.d.)
 Displaying childrens work
How to document? Why document in Who is involved and
this manner? how they benefit?
There are different we to Displaying childrens work They can be used to
displaying childrens in the classroom can make teachers, parents,
work in the classroom for support the children and and visitors aware of the
example, paste their let the children feel proud childrens potential, their
works on the bulletin of them, and in this developing capacities,
board. classroom, students share and what goes on in the
their work, learning from school. (Kuhnert, 2014)
each other. (K. Clayton,
2010)
 Children's one page profile
How to document? Why document in Who is involved and
this manner? how they benefit?
The way that we A one page profile is a One page profiles are
document childrens summary of what matters also a way for
learning, and it include to the young person and parents/carers to share
the things we love about how to support them their knowledge and
the student, what makes well. (Sanderson, Smith, expertise on how best to
the children happy and & Wilson, n.d.,p. 5) support their child.
how the children like to (Sanderson, Smith, &
be supported. Wilson, n.d.,p. 5)
 Checklist
How to document? Why document in Who is involved and
this manner? how they benefit?
The checklist include The checklist can help Checklists can help
many details and through the teacher to know the communicate the details
this details the teacher abilities for each or goals of an
can evaluate childrens students and identify the assignment or project to
learning and from the capabilities and the level other teachers, parents,
checklist we can know of child development. or relevant community
the positive and negative members. (How a
aspects of procedures. Cimple, 2013)
 Weekly Report
How to document? Why document in Who is involved and
this manner? how they benefit?
Weekly reports are sent Weekly report include the Easy ways to increase
to students parents each days of the week and parent-teacher
week via email. (Sends what the children do communication and keep
weekly reports to parents through the days so it parents informed about
with childrens progress, help the parents to know behavior and
n.d.) about them children in the academics.
classroom and what (Daily/weekly behavior
he/she do. reports, n.d.)
 Photographs
How to document? Why document in
this manner?
Taking photo for the Some Parents prefer and
children when he/she ask the teacher to
works or play is a simple document the student's
way to document the work through pictures
childrens learning in the because it may help them
classroom. to know about how there
children do in the class or
through the activity.
Who is involved and
how they benefit?
Taking photo during
childrens interaction with
the classmates or doing
the activity required of
him and then show
students pictures to
interact a lot and feel
proud or send pictures of
each student to the
parents so that seeing
their children's interaction.
 References
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14, 2017, from Responsive classroom website:
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/displaying-student-work/
Kuhnert, M. (2014). Displaying Childrens Artwork. 4.
Sanderson, H., Smith, T., & Wilson, L. (n.d.).One page profiles in schools a
guide(Vol. 5) [PDF]. Retrieved from
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onepageprofilesinschoolsworkbook.pdf
How a cimple checklist can improve learning. (2013, December 8).
Retrieved
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http://www.teachthought.com/
pedagogy/simple-checklist-can-improve-learning/
Sends weekly reports to parents with childrens progress. (n.d.). Retrieved
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to-parents-with-childrens-progress
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Lilian G., K., & Sylvia C., C. (n.d.). The contribution of documentation to