OBSERVATION NUMBER: 2 DATE: 21/2/2011 METHOD USED: NARRATIVE OBSERVATION MEDIA USED: PEN AND PAPER TIME OBSERVATION STARTED: 12:20 FINISHED: 12:30 NUMBER OF CHILDREN PRESENT: 2 NUMBER OF ADULTS: 1 PERMISSION SOUGHT FROM: MOTHER DETAILS OF SETTING: SITTING ROOM AREA - HOME IMMEDIATE CONTENT: THE OBSERVATION TOOK PLACE IN THE SITTING ROOM AREA OF THE HOME. TC IS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE LAUGHING AND HAVING FUN WITH C. NAME OF CHILD OBSERVED: TC DESCRIPTION OF CHILD: T.C IS 2 YEARS 11 MONTHS
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Reflection on Applied Development Kiandra McLean 5/30/2010 Child Development Katie Bradd Reflection on Applied Development There are several ways in which behavior can be viewed. I personally believe that it is important for teachers to have behavior boundaries in order to maintain a successful classroom. It is important for me‚ as a teacher to provide opportunities for a child’s behavior to develop appropriately. Behaviorism focuses on events that are observed and responses influenced by
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My Virtual Child My Virtual Child has been a fun and interesting experience. In order to raise a child a person has to be patient‚ calm‚ and prepared for any situation. Raising a virtual child prepares and gives you tips for the real world. However‚ this essay will discuss and compare how my virtual child and I are similar by using specific examples while referring back to the child development concepts and research and also the similarities between my middle childhood and my child’s and how it
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Parent Child Observation The setting is a home environment of a friend; the environment is clean‚ warm and sunny. It is not set up for children however‚ there are no toys‚ the child does not have other children to play with‚ and there are about eight other adults present for a get together. The situation seems like it could be possibly boring to a four year old child as there are not any toys‚ he can not run around in the house‚ and is expected to sit still for a while. In terms of safety everything
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2.3 The Theories of development There are many theories of child development and each one has influenced practice in schools. Skinner’s theory of ‘Operant Conditioning’ suggests that behaviour which is reinforced tends to be repeated. In schools we reinforce good behaviour by rewarding it (house points‚ merits‚ Headteacher awards etc) and we “punish” poor behaviour to discourage it (warnings‚ sitting out‚ missing Golden Time etc). Piaget’s theory of ‘Cognitive Development’ has helped shape the
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with the teacher. It was this one child who stood out to me‚ her name is DW she was sitting by herself as if she didn’t want to participate with the other children. The teacher would go sit by DW and talk to her to try to get her to interact with her peers. So as they transition from circle time to block area DW would go get the blocks off the shelf and pour them on the table. I notice another child trying to sit at the table with DW; she pushed the other child away. The teacher asked her “DW is
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By Brandi Smith and Melody Wooten The Child Development Project (CDP) is a schoolwide improvement program that helps elementary schools build relationships between teachers‚ students‚ home and community. This is all set in order to promote positive development before antisocial habits occur. The central goal of CDP is to help schools become "caring communities of learners" by offering an environment of caring‚ supportive‚ and collaborative relationships to build students’ sense of community in
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reaction. I am intrigue to learn more about the behavior of autistic adolescents. Moreover‚ typical children ranging ages 12 to 18 years old‚ go through the different stages of maturity and responsibility. However‚ for autistic children this process could prolong due to the effects of their condition. Therefore‚ in order to evaluate the behavior improvement in a child with autism‚ other factors are consider‚ such as‚ puberty‚ societal interaction‚ family
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Guidelines For The Theory Of Child Development Paper There are many theories of child development because we have been studying the field for so many years. Each theory has their different factors; biology‚ sociology‚ genetics‚ environment‚ relationships are just a few of them. “Thank you for making me so wonderful and complex”! (Psalms139:14). When one theory is formulated and used for awhile someone else may come behind that particular theorist and add some new points to expand the
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Learning and development theories are conceptual frameworks that are looked at how information is absorbed‚ processed and retained during learning. Through using different learning theories you are able to teach children in the classroom and develop and strengthen them as a person not only intellectually but socially as well. Theories provide information that can help teachers influence children’s learning by providing developmentally appropriate practice. In practice theories help to improve‚ enable
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