- Anecdotal records: These are brief notes taken by early childhood teachers and educators to document a child’s progress, learning, dispositions or behaviour in a certain situation or activity. Anecdotal records can help teachers track individual children’s progress over time. They are written in the past tense.
- Learning stories: These are detailed narratives that describe a child’s learning and development in a particular area, such as social-emotional or cognitive development. Learning stories are typically written by teachers or caregivers and are based on observations of a child in action.
- Narratives: Narratives are simply stories that describe events or experiences. In an educational context, narratives might describe a child’s progress in a particular subject, or a teacher’s experience working with a particular student or group of students.
- Sociograms: Sociograms are visual representations of a child’s social relationships within a group or classroom. They can help teachers understand the dynamics of social interactions and identify potential issues.
- Running records: Running records are a way of documenting a child’s reading progress over time. Teachers record a child’s reading behaviour while they read aloud, and use the information to identify areas where the child may need additional support. It is written in the present continuous tense and is very detailed.
- Jottings: Jottings are quick notes or observations that teachers or caregivers make about a child’s behaviour or development. Jottings can be used to track progress over time, or to capture a particular moment of learning or development. I call jottings snapshots of learning or notes on learning.
- Time samples: Time samples involve observing a child for a specific period of time (e.g. 10 minutes) and recording their behaviuor during that time. Time samples can help teachers identify patterns in a child’s behavior or development.
- Event samples: Event samples involve observing a particular event or activity (e.g. a group discussion) and recording the behavior and interactions of the participants. Event samples can help teachers identify areas where children may need additional support or guidance.
- Samples of children’s work: These are examples of work that children have completed in various subjects, such as writing, math, or art. Samples of children’s work can help teachers track progress over time and identify areas where children may need additional support.
- Cultural maps: Cultural maps are visual representations of a community or group’s cultural practices and traditions. In an educational context, cultural maps can be used to help children learn about and understand different cultures and perspectives.
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