Child Observation 9 - The Two Year Old - Siren Films - Child Development and Observation DVD resources for child care training

Observation Series

Introduction

Child Observation 1
The Young Baby

Child Observation 2
Three Year Old

Child Observation 3
Reception Group

Child Observation 4
Pretend Play

Child Observation 5
Communicating and Socialising

Child Observation 6
Exploratory Play

Child Observation 7
Event and Time Sampling

Child Observation 8
Learning through Play
3-4 Year Old

*New for 2007
Child Observation 9
The Two Year Old
At Home & at Nursery

EYFS Principles Index

Child Observation 9 - The Two Year Old

This comprehensive production provides observation sequences that illustrate all areas of child development.

Filmed throughout a whole year of a two-year-old girl’s life, it consists of 18 sequences including:

At home
Domestic routines
Playing with mum
Playing alone
Going shopping
Exploring outside
Playing with peers
At nursery
Arriving and leaving
Snack/meal times
Exploring
Playing alone
Playing with key person
Playing with peers

Each sequence can be used for formal or informal observation of development.

To observe the dramatic change in language and social development, choose a sequence from the beginning of the year and one at the end.

120 mins

Includes user notes

£89

Links to EYFS principles:

• A Unique Child: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4
• Positive Relationships : 2.1, 2.3, 2.4
• Enabling Environments : 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
• Learning & Development : 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

*Show 4 professional reviews of this DVD title



		Early Years Update Resource Review Life at Two: Attachments, Key People & Development DVD and user notes (72 mins) The Two Year Old at Home and at Nursery: Child Observation No.9 DVD and user notes (120 mins) These two DVDs are new additions to a comprehensive series of child observation videos produced by Siren Films in Newcastle upon Tyne. The two films follow a little girl called Ava from her second to her third birthday and focus on the key experiences she encounters and the relationships she develops during this important phase in her development. In Life at Two the voiceover emphasises the role of the key person in helping Ava to make a successful transition from her home to her early years setting, and is supported by an interview with Peter Elfer, which highlights the link between the practice seen in the film and the current theories on child development which support the Birth to Three Matters framework and the Early Years Foundation Stage. The Two Year Old at Home and in the Nursery draws on the same footage of Ava but is arranged to provide a series of 18 observation sequences without commentary, illustrating all aspects of development. The accompanying notes provide the context for each of the observation sequences. Observations can be used individually to focus on particular aspects of learning or they can be viewed in sequence to follow the progress of particular aspects of development throughout the year. As well as providing invaluable material to use with students on childcare training courses, the film sequences and notes in these two videos are a wonderful professional development resource for staff teams in all childcare and early education settings. Other titles, covering different age groups and aspects of young children’s development are also available.



		EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICE: THE JOURNAL FOR MULTI-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Volume 9, No 1 – 2007 DVD Review In the last issue of ECP Journal there was a review of some of the DVDs developed by Siren Films. Since then, two more have been completed, and they feature a year in the life of two year old Ava. It is invaluable to see her across time, and the separate sequences help practitioners to see her in the round, at home and in the group setting. The viewer can see her as a unique individual, and also how adults can plan to meet her interests and needs. One DVD (Child Observation number 9: The Two Year Old at Home and at Nursery) includes twenty four sequences showing all aspects of development, including emotional and social development and play. This is an invaluable resource, as the filming is skilled in showing Ava, her family and the staff in the group setting in natural ways, and apparently not overwhelmed by the camera upon their every movement and interaction. The second DVD is a must. It focuses on Attachment and Separation. Again, we see two year old Ava at home and follow her preliminary visits to the group setting, and how she develops her relationship with the key person. Peter Elfer, one of the leading experts in the age group (Roehampton University), talks with clarity, in very accessible ways, about the importance of the key person. He emphasises that Elinor Goldschmied helped our understanding of the importance of the triangle of relationships that needs to positively develop between the child and the key person, the child and the parent(s), and the parent(s) and the key person. This DVD also demonstrates the importance of observation… this is one of the most helpful resources I have ever been able to use for inservice training and initial training in the way trusting and close relationships develop through the key person. As the English EYFS (early years foundation stage) is implemented (becoming statutory in 2008), and with developments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this DVD will be a core resource for any library. I have used it with several groups, and found it excellent in promoting reflective, sensitive practice benefiting children, parents and practitioners. I think every staff-room should have this.



		JENNIE LINDON, EARLY YEARS SPECIALIST AND AUTHOR “Life at Two is an excellent record of a year of important early childhood.” “So far I am regularly using the sequence of Ava playing with the farm animals set with her mother. This is a really good way in to remind early years practitioners of the wide range of kinds of words that a just two year old can be using. The other sequence I use quite often is from the other DVD (Child Observation 9 – The Two Year Old) where Ava is at home with her mother, with the lovely scenes of Ava 'reading' her book, 'writing' her shopping list, going to the shops and so on.”



		JEAN McALEER, TEACHER, SEATON BURN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Life at Two I thoroughly enjoyed watching the film and I am looking forward to using it as a teaching aid with my GCSE Health and Social Care group next term. The film is very well presented and interesting just to watch in its own right! It allows students the opportunity to observe child development in a focused way. I found the film particularly useful for introducing the role of the nursery staff in the way they cater for the needs of the child in the Early Years setting, including all aspects – physical, social care and early years provision. The film is also a very good introduction for students who are to visit a nursery as part of their work placement, to allow an insight to the activities they may see and the type of work they could be expected to do. I like the way in which the film is split up into section that can be accessed as required. The supporting information and questions are very useful for the teacher and for the students to focus onto the information given. For advanced students, the contribution an interview with Peter Elfer, helps the student put the theoretical aspects of child development into context. Child Observation 9 – The Two Year Old This is a very useful teaching aid that can be used in conjunction with ‘Life at Two’ It displays very clearly how much development takes place in such a short time and allows comparisons to be made in specific aspects of development. It underpins the theory work in Unit 3 Understanding personal development and relationships.

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