1. Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment
Chapter 2
Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment

2. CLASS LIST LOG Separation/Adjustment to program
List of all children in the class/group
Alphabetically by first name
To record one short, specific piece of information on all children present that day
Uses:
Separation/Adjustment to program
Any specific developmental task
Participation in an activity or area

3. Class List Log

4. Uses of the Class List Log
Advantages
Quick and easy
Information on each child
Can be used for later comparison
Disadvantages
Outdated form when a child leaves or joins the class/group
Rewriting or separating notes is time consuming
Limited information

5. Using the Class List Log
Uses
Separation from family
Large or small muscle
Language or literacy
Math, science, art, blocks, or dramatic play
How to Find the Time
Using Tools and Technology
Clipboards
Index cards
Mailing labels
Date stamp
Tablet or smart phone

6. What to Do with It
Because all the children’s names are on the form, it must be filed in a Class File, not in individual children’s files
Information can be separated by copy/paste, mailing labels, copy-over

7. Reflective Journal
Teacher’s diary for personal thoughts, comments, questions, complaints
NOT for gathering information on individual children
NOT for others’eyes
KEEP IT PRIVATE!

8. TOPICS IN OBSERVATION Why Not Use a Diary or Daily Journal?
Written at end of day
Only on “memorable” children
Details are lost in memory
Subjective

9. LOOKING AT SEPARATION AND ADJUSTMENT

10. Looking at Separation and School Adjustment
Attachment
Stranger anxiety
Separation anxiety
Good-bye rituals

11. Preparation for Entering Programs and Schools
Gather information from the family
Conduct personal meetings and home visits
Visit the school/open houses
Formal family orientation

12. Arrivals and Departures
Building trust
Child orientation
Comfortable arrivals and departures
Handling separation anxieties

13. SIGNS OF SEPARATION DIFFICULTIES
Eating
Sleeping
Toileting
Participation
Social interaction
Acting out

14. Observing Separation & Adjustment of Infants and Toddlers
Behavior between child and family member
Facial expressions or verbal protests on family member’s departure
Reactions to the receiving caregiver
Child’s mode of finding comfort

15. HELPING ALL CHILDREN WITH SEPARATION AND SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT
Children with Special Needs
Diverse Cultures
Helping Professionals

16. Standard Related to Separation and Adjustment
Caring for Our Children American Academy of Pediatrics
Standard 2.004
The staff of the facility shall help the child and parents cope with the experience of separation and loss….