Observing Children with Attachment Difficulties in School: A Tool for Identifying and Supporting Emotional and Social Difficulties in Children Aged 5-11

Improving Learning through Dynamic Assessment
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Introduction: How to use this resource
	1.1	Summary of what is contained in this resource
	1.2	With what age range of children can this resource be used?
	1.3	How long does it take to put into practice?
	1.4	What materials should be used when undertaking the assessment phase of Improving Learning Through Dynamic Assessment?
	1.5	How are teachers involved in Improving Learning Through Dynamic Assessment?
	1.6	How long does it typically take to run the intervention programme?
	1.7	Can this resource be used when doing group work?
	1.8	What are the optimal conditions for using this resource?
	1.9	Conclusion
Section 2: Theory and Rationale
	2.1 	Why do educational psychologists assess?
	2.2 	Dynamic assessment and formative assessment
	2.3 	Dynamic assessment and empowerment
	2.4 	Dynamic assessment and the perceived advantages of including assistance in an assessment
	2.5	Dynamic assessment and assessment in education
	2.6 	Conclusion
Section 3: Staged Process
	3.1 Overview
	3.2 	Assessment
	3.3 	Feedback
	3.4 	Intervention
	3.5 	Review
	3.6 	Summary
Section 4: Intervention
	4.1 Bank of Strategies: Cognitive
	4.2 Bank of Strategies: Affective
	4.3 INSET training and group work
Section 5: Materials
	5.1 Checklist of Cognitive Learning Principles
	5.2 Checklist of Affective Learning Principles
	5.3 Learning Profile for
	5.4 Child-friendly Cognitive Learning Principles
	5.5 Child-friendly Affective Learning Principles
	5.6 Bank of Strategies (cognitive): Resources
	5.7 Bank of Strategies (affective): Resources
	Dynamic Assessment
Appendix
Case study
References