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Results Matter Video Library - Practicing Observation, Documentation and Assessment Skills - Page 1
We wish to thank the families and early childhood education teams who have partnered with us to create the videos in the Results Matter Video Library. CDE produces these videos for professional development activities and obtains voluntary written permission from all parties who appear in these video clips.
How to Access the Videos
You can watch the clips online as they are embedded on the webpage or open them in YouTube. You have the option to download the videos for use in professional development activities. To download the .mp4 file, select the Download Video link located next to each video.
- Open the video file in your browser by clicking on the link
- Select the three dots on the lower right corner of the video for the option to download
Limitations on Video Use
- You may not use any of the videos on this site for commercial purposes.
- You may not edit, alter, transform or build upon any of the videos on this site.
- You may not download and re-upload a video file on this site to any website. However, you may use the YouTube share option to link to or embed the video on another website.
NOTICE
These videos were produced and posted to this website with voluntary written permission from all parties who appear in the videos including program staff, volunteers and parents/guardians on their own behalf and that of their children.
These videos are NOT extracted in any form from child assessment records but rather were produced by CDE for professional development activities.
For more information about the video library, please contact:
- Marcia Blum, Preschool Special Education Specialist - Email Marcia Blum
Video Categories
(Click on a category below to view a list of videos)
» Clips for Practicing Observation, Documentation and Assessment Skills
(View Only Practice Clips in Spanish)
These clips were developed to be used in professional development activities to give early care and education providers an opportunity to practice observation and documentation skills.
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Gabby (Runtime: 1:38)
Gabby and Nicholas (Runtime: 2:20)
Toddlers Gabby and Nicholas demonstrate a variety of cognitive, social, and physical skills as they engage with objects and with one another. This video is not captioned. The children engaged in play are not speaking or vocalizing.
Lilly (Runtime: 1:38)
Lilly, just learning to crawl, demonstrates physical and communication body as she interacts with materials, peers, and a caregiver. This video is not captioned. The children engaged in play are not speaking or vocalizing.
Profitt (Runtime: 3:43)
Profitt, a toddler, demonstrates a variety of physical skills as he explores his classroom and materials. This video is not captioned. The children engaged in play are not speaking or vocalizing.
Samantha and Sara Building Towers and Castles (Runtime: 6:45)
Preschoolers Sara and Samantha demonstrate a variety of imaginative, manipulative, gross motor, communication, and social skills in the block area.
Samantha on the Playground (Runtime: 1:46)
Preschooler Samantha demonstrates a rich variety of gross motor skills over a short period of time on the playground. This video is not captioned. The children engaged in play are not speaking or vocalizing.
Joy and Johna Working on a Puzzle (Runtime: 6:04)
Preschoolers Joy and Johna demonstrate a rich variety of fine motor, communication, social, play, and problem-solving skills while working together on a puzzle.
Joy on the Playground (Look out for monsters!) (Runtime: 3:18)
Preschooler Joy demonstrates a variety of gross motor, imaginative, communication, and social skills on the playground with her classmates.
At the Breakfast Table (Runtime: 3:07)
Preschoolers Mariyam, Mical, and Asli demonstrate a variety of self-help, manipulative, communication, and social skills at the breakfast table.
Alexa and Ulysses Order Pizza (Runtime: 4:15)
Alexa and Ulysses demonstrate a range of imaginative, social, and communication skills while playing together in the dramatic play area. In Spanish.
Four Boys Talk About a Garbage Truck (Runtime: 2:04)
During choice time, four boys watch a video of a recent visit by sanitation workers and talk about their experience.
Real Conversations During a Pretend Lunch (Runtime: 6:17)
Preschoolers Bih and Kennadi demonstrate a variety of imaginative, play, communication, and social skills while talking with their teacher in the dramatic play area of the classroom.
Praptee at the Breakfast Table (Runtime: 4:03)
Preschooler Praptee demonstrates a rich variety of self-help, communication, social, and manipulative skills at breakfast.
Praptee’s Self-Portrait (Runtime: 6:57)
Preschooler Praptee demonstrates a rich variety of artistic, fine motor, communication, social, and literacy skills while producing a life-size self-portrait.
Cameron and Alexis Playing with Blocks (Runtime: 4:25)
Cameron and Alexis demonstrate a rich variety of communication, social, problem-solving, motor, manipulative, imagination, and play skills in the block area.
The Puppet Stage (Runtime: 3:20)
Jenniah, Cameron, and Evelynn demonstrate a rich variety of imaginative, communication, social, motor, manipulative, and play skills while playing with puppets.
Jadyn Writing and Drawing (Runtime: 3:13)
Jadyn demonstrates a variety of skills while writing her name with a pencil and drawing a picture with crayons.
Building with Legos (Runtime: 5:04)
Gavin, Aiden, and Emiliano demonstrate a number of fine and gross motor, imaginative, communication, problem-solving, self-regulation, and persistence skills while building with Legos.
Joseph Reading The Three Little Pigs (Runtime: 2:10)
While reading a book with his teacher, Joseph illustrates a variety of communication and literacy-related skills.
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