She smile when she sees the teacher and her classmates, and like very much interact with the roommates, but especially with Rachel. Dineris is laughed in the classroom, she likes magazines and play with puzzles for about 5-10 minutes. The details during this observation, she shows interact and play without any conflict. These 20 minutes she was all the time smiling in the classroom with every one. Dineris is fast and she can move from one side to another.
What evidence did you see of visual preference? Does he/she turn head to locate the source of the sound or voice with eyes? If yes, describe the incident. Kelsey tends to look mostly at the toys for a few minutes, and when she hears the caregiver’s voice, she turns her head around to locate her; she tends to smile when she sees the caregivers. Another thing to point out is that there’s evidence of visual perception, because there’s about twenty toddlers and pre-school ids playing around, and Kelsey tended to look at the kids.
As I entered the area designated for observing the toddlers, I was able to notice that the majority of the toys were very inclusive. It was twelve thirty at the time and there was only three children so I had a relatively easy time choosing the subjects. From what I heard two of the children were related, therefore I chose two unrelated children. I chose running sampling because to me it seemed like the most efficient way to capture the most vivid detail about the children. In the first five minutes I simply observed the children and the environment they are in.
We have all grown up with the well-known set of nursery rhymes, such as “Humpty Dumpty,” “Rock-a-Bye, Baby”, or “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”. It has been said that if a child knows eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are four years old, they are usually among the best readers and spellers in their class by the time they are in third grade. Being an advocate of the advancement of children learning to read and write nursery rhymes is one of the greatest methods to enhancing children’s literacy. Nursery rhymes are a basic cultural literacy and are known to be the gifts of language that all children deserve to own. Nursery rhymes can be used as a great way to enhance our children’s ability to hear, recognize and use letter sounds.
Chirag Arora CHD*001*12300 OBSERVATION 2 The name of the site visited was Child Development Center of Associated Students, San Jose State University on November 7h, 2011 at 10:00am. The child I observed was a girl of 4 years and I will call her Jenny. Physical development: Average 4-year-olds gain the ability to cut straight lines and cut out shapes with scissors. They usually have a noticeable preference for the right or left hand. They are able to participate more in self care by brushing their own teeth and, for the most part, dressing and undressing themselves.
A strong sense of attachment and belonging was shown in that Pre-K class between the teacher Miss Samantha and her children. Attachment theory made a strong relation between teacher and her children this made grasping information and learning much easier and controlled. It also increased the communication between teacher students and student with each other’s. Attachment theory was known as the Lasting psychological connectedness between human being (Bowlby, 1969, p. 194). The sense of belonging to that place made children behavioral observation more interest.
All of the classrooms vary in size that reflects the age of the children it services. Each classroom has its own bathroom, which are required to be cleaned daily, a teaching area as well as a special place where the students nap, which for toddlers and preschoolers is between 1 and 3. I got a warm, welcoming feeling throughout the building. The caregivers at the center were welcoming, I witnessed them greet each student and their parent with a friendly smile and. The center’s lead teachers; Sammy, Kayla, Angie, Amie, and Cloe all have their CDA’s; furthermore, Amie, Sammy, and Cloe are getting their Associates in Early Childhood Education.
Does it stimulate verbal, written or reading development? The LeapPad2 is a very good tool to help children learn how to read. The LeapPad2 Learn to Read Phonics is designed for 4 to 7 year olds. The toy builds upon the child’s reading skills and helps them move at their own speed as they move forward to reading by themselves. It also helps the child recognize how letter sounds come together to form words.
Infant Perception Why do babies love to stare at me? Having worked at a daycare for many months, and being a person that loves to play with and be around small children, I have spent hours and hours around infants, toddlers, and older children. While I do love playing with the older kids, I especially love when I am at work and I am assigned to the “baby room.” What could be more fun than hanging out with infants ages 6 weeks to 18 months—especially when these infants seem to be completely and entirely fascinated with me! The baby room is filled with lots of toys designed specifically for infants. One wall of the room is lined entirely with mirrors, which babies tend to love to look at, even though most of them do not recognize that the image in the mirror is a reflection of them.
Within the early months a child will make eye contact and be able to turn their head to the smell of their mothers breasts, they will listen to voices, develop co-ordination, they enjoy colourful and shiny objects they should also be able to play simple games such as peek-a-boo. By age two a child will be amusing themselves with “pretend” play and favourite toys they have, by age three their concentration grows and they are able to control pencils and paintbrushes, at age four their memory will develop quickly, and should be able to build things with