Creating Portfolios with Kids in Out-of-school Programs

In her latest book, Creating Portfolios with Kids in Out-of-School Programs, Roberta Newman gives staff new tools for tuning in to the needs and interests of school-age children. The book includes: Developmental Checklists for three different age groups (5 to 7 year olds, 8 to 10 year olds, and 11 and 12 year olds). Guidelines for conducting and documenting observations of individual children and youth in school-age programs. Tips for collecting representative items to build individual Portfolios with children Ideas for using Portfolios throughout the year to build a representative record of individual of children s work and play for use by staff, children and youth, and parents. Ideas for sharing Portfolios with parents who don t have an opportunity to see their children in action in programs. Suggestions for using Developmental Checklists and Portfolios as tools for enhancing and improving program quality. A supplementary section that provides examples of completed Developmental Checklists for two different children and sample items that could be included in Portfolios for these children. If you want to stay in touch with the needs, interests, talents, and abilities of children and youth in your program, this book is for you! Use it to help ensure that individual children in your program don t get lost in the crowd.