This paper will discuss a child that was observed on a number of occasions in their family setting at home. It will explore the student social worker’s understanding of child development linking theory and reality. . A critical account based on six observations sessions of the child development on….. drawing on what has been seen and student knowledge on appropriate milestones‚ literature research and social work theory. The student will reflect on their role as an observer and what has been learnt
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Child Observation Essay Child Observation Essay Observing a child can be the key to understanding a child’s development. In an effort to further understand early childhood‚ I observed a boy named Matthew‚ who is five years old. He is currently in kindergarten and a very energetic‚ happy child. Matthew is the fifth child in a family of three girls and two boys. The observation took place at his home‚ where I was able to look closer at how he interacts in his own environment. It was outside
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Social Development Checklist for 3 -5 year old children (taken from: A Teacher’s Guide to Using The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment System LISTENING AND SPEAKING (Lemisha Moss) 1. Hears and discriminates the sounds of language Forerunner examples: Checkpoint dates A. Plays with words‚ sounds‚ and rhymes | | 05/23/2011 | | B. Recognizes and invents rhymes and repetitive phrases‚ notices words that begin the same way | | 05/23/2011 | | C
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Carley Agliata and Claudia Hill Developmental Psychology March 20‚ 2012 My Virtual Child 4 Year Old Paper 1. What signs indicate that your child is still in preoperational thinking and what signs indicate s/he is starting to move into concrete operational thinking. Give examples. One of Snooki’s favorite games to play is Hide and Seek‚ which shows preoperational thinking‚ even if she needs guidance to a hiding spot. Sometimes Snooki needs help finding the place to put her toy‚ but for
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Sonia Solano Professor Adams Child Development 01 April 2015 Observation Paper Part I- Description of Child/Setting A. Description of child: Eve is a six year old little girl born on April 3‚ 2009. She has hazel eyes and short brown‚ curly hair. Eve weighs approximately 45 pounds and is about 38 inches tall. She lives with her younger brother‚ Michael who is two years old and younger sister‚ Rose who is six months old‚ and both her parents. Eve ’s mother is currently unemployed and her father is
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Describe the Expected Pattern of Children and Young People’s Development from Birth to 19 Years Question: 1. Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years ‚ to include: a) Physical development. b) Communication and intellectual development. c) Social‚ emotional and behavioural development. Answer: Physical development: At 0-3 years New born babies have little control over their bodies. Their movement depends on series of reflexes‚ as
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An observation was conducted with Mr. Gallardo and Gabriella‚ in the evaluator’s office. The child appeared comfortable and relaxed with her father. However‚ during the observation‚ the child began shaking each of her legs. This continued intermittently during the observation. The father begins the discussion by asking about Gabriella about going to the museum with Justine and dad’s girlfriend. The father asked about going to a singing class with Justine. He reported that he was going to sign her
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Project #2: Child Observation February 24‚ 2011 Observation Write-up: For this project I observed a 6 year old boy named Michael. Michael is a good friend of my son Dylan and our families are somewhat close‚ it had been sometime since our last visit together when we arranged a play date for the purpose of this project. We chose to go up to the mountains to play in the snow. Our two families drove in separate cars and upon arriving at our destination we greeted
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organization? What type of activities and materials were available to the children? what were the adults doing? The first observation I did was at my friends house. Alishaba was coming over on sunday. the house itself was pretty big but since no kids lived there it was pretty boring if I look at it from a kid’s point of view. the sitting room where this observation took place was attached to the kitchen so we are all sitting on the sofa (me‚ my friend‚ and his dad.) and my friend’s mom was
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Child Observation Assessment #2 Part One: Observation Observer: Date of Observation: 20th April 2003 Fictitious Name of Child: H-Hayden Identity Key: M-Mom H-Hayden D-Dad Setting: Child’s Home Child’s Age: 2 years months Physical Description of Child: Hayden is 2 years old and weighs a little over 32 pounds and is 3 feet and 3 inches tall. Hayden has dark black pupils and is of Spanish descent. H is light skinned and has jet
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