Case Study
ASQ Case Study
6.13.13
I have chosen to observe a twin; this child is the youngest of a family of 6. The family lives in the Park Hill area of Denver County. The family breakdown is a single family household and mom is the primary caregiver. This family is part of the Child Care Assistance Program; this program supports and enables families to attain childcare with little to no cost to them. Upon my reaction with this family mom allowed me to work with her twins since she is worried about being able to meet the needs of her young twins since they are so much younger than her other children. I decided to go into the classroom this afternoon to observe the child I will identify as Twin1.
This classroom that the twins attend has a unique structure; the twins are 18 months and enrolled in an Early Head Start program. They attend school for 7 hours a week; 3.5 hours, 2 times a week. In the classroom there are 8 children in the class ranging from 16mo-3yrr with 2 teachers. The class eats 2 meals in this time frame of being in the classroom. The time frame’s Twin1 is in the classroom is 8-11:30am.
During my interaction with Twin 1, mom was present for modeling purposes. One of the things I enjoy about the ASQ is that we have the opportunity to model for families the importance of various interactions while playing with children. Showing that play really does give us the insight to development. Before entering the room to conduct our observation, the mother and I went through the assessment so we were able to conduct more of an authentic assessment together. We also went through the questions and explored if there were any concerns. Mom did mention that biting is something that the teachers are telling her is happening a lot in the classroom, but she feels as though since Twin1 has gained more language since coming into the older classroom – he has been in this classroom for 2 months now and the family maintains a 92% attendance rate.
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6.13.13
I have chosen to observe a twin; this child is the youngest of a family of 6. The family lives in the Park Hill area of Denver County. The family breakdown is a single family household and mom is the primary caregiver. This family is part of the Child Care Assistance Program; this program supports and enables families to attain childcare with little to no cost to them. Upon my reaction with this family mom allowed me to work with her twins since she is worried about being able to meet the needs of her young twins since they are so much younger than her other children. I decided to go into the classroom this afternoon to observe the child I will identify as Twin1.
This classroom that the twins attend has a unique structure; the twins are 18 months and enrolled in an Early Head Start program. They attend school for 7 hours a week; 3.5 hours, 2 times a week. In the classroom there are 8 children in the class ranging from 16mo-3yrr with 2 teachers. The class eats 2 meals in this time frame of being in the classroom. The time frame’s Twin1 is in the classroom is 8-11:30am.
During my interaction with Twin 1, mom was present for modeling purposes. One of the things I enjoy about the ASQ is that we have the opportunity to model for families the importance of various interactions while playing with children. Showing that play really does give us the insight to development. Before entering the room to conduct our observation, the mother and I went through the assessment so we were able to conduct more of an authentic assessment together. We also went through the questions and explored if there were any concerns. Mom did mention that biting is something that the teachers are telling her is happening a lot in the classroom, but she feels as though since Twin1 has gained more language since coming into the older classroom – he has been in this classroom for 2 months now and the family maintains a 92% attendance rate.
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