I was able to go to the Child Development Lab and observe a little girl that looked to be the age of two. She was wearing a really cute outfit that consisted of a polar bear sequence long sleeve‚ black leggings‚ and some really nice nike’s. Her hair was in a really well done braid that started from the top of her head to the middle of her lower back. When I arrived she was playing at the train track station with an aid and a little boy. I noticed right away that she had to always have the aids attention
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My goal was to observe children interacting in a natural environment at the Strong Museum. I observed children’s play and learning in four different areas of child development: social‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and physical. In Strong Museum‚ I observed three different natural environments: Super Kids Market‚ Field of Play‚ and Reading Adventureland. First‚ I observed the children interacting at Super Kids Market aka Wegmans. The children had the opportunity to be a shopper or be an employee of the
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I went to lunch with my nephew and niece and observed their behavior with their parents. The setting was very casual. The kids were very excited because I was visiting them for the weekend in New York. They were not paying attention to eating and were behaving poorly. My brother and sister in law tried to get them to eat. They used negative punishment to help them eat. The kids were only drinking their juice‚ so my brother removed the juice and would not let them have it until they ate. The parents
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In order to start the process for my observation I had to first speak with the parents of the child Mr. and Mrs. Pretty (not their real name). I spoke with Mrs. Pretty because her husband was unavailable at the time and I know her very well. I informed her about the assignment and discussed the outline of it with her to ensure that she knew exactly what the observation entail as well as the fact that I might need additional information from her or her husband. She informed me that she would inform
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Child Observation I recently observed a "child" involved in two different types of activities‚ at different times of the day. The first activity was "Teacher-Initiated"‚ and the second "Child-Initiated". The purpose of this observation is to compare and contrast the child’s development and behavior between the two different contexts. Through observation I found that although both activities were rich in challenge and learning opportunity‚ the child’s behavior is different‚ but demonstrates
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PSY 122 Child Growth and Development *Key Assessment: OBSERVATION *OF A CHILD and GROUP OF CHILDREN (This key assessment will be in 2 parts; *a total of 4 separate observation papers*) NAEYC Standards and Supportive skills: Standard 1 Promoting Child Development and Learning 1a Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs 1b Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on development and learning Standard 3 Observing‚ Documenting‚ and Assessing to
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Observation 1 Checklist method “TC” – Target child Child observation details Date of observation: 28th December 2011 Time observation started: 19:30 pm Time observation finished: 20:00 pm Number of children present: 1 Number of adults present: 2 Permission obtained from: child’s grandmother Description of setting: home setting Immediate context: The observation took place in the kitchen. “TC” was watching television when I entered the room. Brief description of
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Introduction & Child Description Ava was born to Kim C. and Rob M. in August 2006. At the time‚ Kim had a 10 year old daughter‚ Sofia (an old friend of mine)‚ and a 13 year old son‚ Danny from a previous marriage. Rob had no other children and had never been married. Kim and Rob married about a year after Ava was born‚ and divorced about a year later. Since a very young age‚ Ava has spent her time moving between her parents’ and grandparents’ houses‚ like many children of divorced parents. Kim
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Portfolio of Child Observations | 1 The Brief: Observation report instructions: carry out three observations of the same child‚ one must be timed‚ one written and the other your own choice. In all the observations you must look at the child ’s physical‚ language‚ and social skills and ultimately their overall cognitive development. The report must be written up in the format: abstract‚ introduction‚ method‚ results‚ discussion and analysis. In the discussion and analysis you must tie together
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role of observation in early childhood care and education. It will discuss and examine this role throughout. To work effectively and successfully with children‚ you must know how to understand them. Developing the skill of observing children and interpreting what you have observed by using reference to your knowledge is the main task. It is by closely observing behaviour that you come to understand the theoretical information derived from research studies into children and their development. The individual
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