Yilda Solano Child Observation #2 11/15/2011 Psy 122: Child Growth and Development Middlesex Community College Kimberly Kinsella Observer: Yilda Solano Date of observation: 11/15/2011 First name of child: Gina Setting: Inside Family Day Care Child’s age: 5 years and 8 months Physical Description of child: Gina is a girl with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a pink shirt and blue pants with black shoes and white socks. Time observed: 9:50 to 10:00 Gina was in the playroom
Child Observation Observing a 4 year old is a fantastic experience . I could not believe how a child changes his or her behavior according to environment around himself or herself. A child behaves very different when he is home then when he is with his friend. It is just amazing how they know to socialize at that young age. What we think of children is very different then what they actually do. At my home, my brother was playing in the living room while I was reading a book. Meanwhile,
Running Head: OBSERVATION Child Observation Childhood Observations This observation describes two children in childhood over a period of two weeks. The children were observed in their home environment, work, and a restaurant setting. This paper records the observations of the children, observing to see if they are following the principles of development as discussed in, Human Development Across the Lifespan, by John Dacey, Lisa Fiore, and John Travers. The first child that was observed
practice: Observation, Assessment and Planning Key messages Observation,assessmentandplanningallsupportchildren’sdevelopmentandlearning.Planning startswithobservingchildreninordertounderstandandconsidertheircurrentinterests,development andlearning. Observation Observationdescribestheprocessofwatchingthechildreninourcare,listeningtothemandtaking noteofwhatweseeandhear. Assessment Weassesschildren’sprogressbyanalysingourobservationsanddecidingwhattheytellus
CHILD OBSERVATION CHILD OBSERVATION SHEET AGE OF CHILD: _____4____ SETTING OF OBSERVATION: ______Playground_________ PHYSICAL DOMAIN (height, weight, athletic ability, fine/gross motor skills, medical conditions, hair color, strength, complexion, etc.): I went to my local park and observed a 4 year old little boy. I will call him Jimmy. Jimmy is an energetic, average sized 4 year old with brown hair and brown eyes. He is very energetic as most four year old little boys are. When
Your Observations o Include time, setting, whom you observed, verbal and non-verbal communication and specific events observed o Do not include judgements or interpretations, only describe what you see. For example, if you saw child A grabbing a toy from child B, who in return hit child A, you would not say, “Even though child A was wrong for grabbing the toy, child B had no right to hit child A.” You would describe the facts by saying, “After child A grabbed the toy from child B, child B hit
Analysis guide and questions for Observation Paper 1: • Did you mange to keep all description of intent out of your record? Were you able to remain objective? (comment on your experience and level of success with trying to do this) • Since you probably could not write down everything that the children did and said, think about what you left out, and add any additional notes to your observation notes. • Did you find that you paid more attention to some aspects of behavior than others, such as
Child Observation Observation Assignment Description of children: All the children at Gerber Preschool are between the ages of 3 and 4 years old and mainly consist of lower to lower middle class Hispanic and Caucasian families. Mya is a small statured 3 year old Hispanic Caucasian female, with light olive-toned skin, long brown hair, and large brown eyes. Toby is an average statured 4 year old Caucasian male, fair-skinned, blue-eyed, short brown hair. Toby and Mya both seem to be in good physical
Title: Infant & Toddler Observation................. This is a Sample Observation.... Anne A. Student Infant: Development of Trust My first subject is Ana, my neighbor who is 6 months old. Her father is African-American and her mother is Asian. It has been very interesting to see the cultural differences we have. Tyler, the father was born and raised in the United States. Marcie, the mother, was raised in the Philippines and has only been in the states about 5 years. I have been amazed at
Observation Example Here's what I expect to see in your papers. My editorial comments are in blue. Please note - this is NOT a complete observation paper. Jamie Jones (your name) Observation A (which observation this is) Michael Jones, 6 months, birthdate 3-12-04 (child's name, age, birthdate) Sept 30, 2012 (date of the observation) I am sitting on the floor of my living room with my son, Michael. He is lying on his stomach on a blanket with a few toys in front of a sofa