Case Study: Play and Development Kim Doe is almost three years old. She has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that is oftentimes found in early childhood. It affects muscle coordination by voluntary movements, exaggerated reflexes, and tight or stiff muscles. Cerebral palsy also affects one’s body movements (“What is Cerebral Palsy,” 2015). Mrs. Doe would like to get Kim special education. After reading the case study, I would provide recommendations for using play to attain the developmental goals that were expressed in the study. According to Kennedy (2008, p. 15), “years of research has confirmed the value of play”. Even though Kim has been in early intervention and her mother is looking …show more content…
Dramatic play allows someone to pretend and dramatize actions and situations that are parallel to what they are playing (Cecchini, 2008). During dramatic play, there is no right or wrong answers. Hopefully by using this type of play, it will allow Kim to express herself with her actions and not get upset if she cannot express herself verbally. Some ways to provide Kim with this type of play would be to provide her with the appropriate play equipment. This can include a play kitchen set with play dishes, cashier for a grocery store and plastic foods, or different clothes for dress up. Since Kim has a hard time dressing and cannot dress herself yet, I would recommend clothes that are big and can easily slip on without having to take her other clothes …show more content…
First, since Kim likes to play in the water, I would use water to help with sound recognition by playing a game called “Plop it in the water” (Hill-Patterson, 2010). To do this, fill a bowl half full of water and get toys that start with the letter sounds in the alphabet. Since this is something new, I would start out with only a handful first and do little by little until Kim learns all of the sounds. I would then say a sound and have Kim match it with the correct toy. If she is right, she gets to “plop” it in the water. Another play idea would be to put toys that Kim knows inside of a box and describe the toy to her and have her guess what toy is it. When she gets used to this type of play and gets better in her language development, she can be the one to describe the toy to you. Lastly, I would play a game of following directions. Since Kim is already good at following 2-3 step directions and we are working on her language development, I would have Kim repeat every direction I say to her while she is following through on the direction. This will allow her to make the language connection to the direction. For instance, I might tell her to put the doll behind her back. Not only would Kim have to follow the direction, but she would also have to say the direction back to me which would work on her language
Early Childhood is marked by a time in children’s lives when they develop “a confident self-image, more effective control over their emotions, new social skills, the foundations of morality, and a clear sense of themselves as boy or girl” (Berk, Kauffman & Landrum, 2011, pg. 45). According to Erik Erikson, early childhood is a period of “vigorous unfolding,” one where children have a sense of autonomy and a new sense of purposefulness or initiative (Berk, Kauffman & Landrum, 2011, pg. 45). Play is a means for children to learn about themselves and they begin to adopt the moral and gender-role standards of the society in which they live (Berk, Kauffman & Landrum, 2011). A negative outcome of early childhood is the guilt children feel as a result of excessive punishment and criticism by the adults in their lives (Berk, Kauffman & Landrum, 2011)....
After reading Kim’s case study I noted that at 17 months she was referred to an early intervention program called 619. Kim was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and seizures; she also suffers with toilet learning. However, according to Kim pediatrician, she no longer suffers from seizures, but can use improvement with gross motor and language. Kim’s mother Mrs. Doe feels early intervention has assisted Kim in becoming more independent, although she still struggles with balance, mobility, and undressing. To better assist Kim with her development I came up with four assistive
Many theorists have tried to define play as a concept, however, no two agree on a set definition. Their backgrounds and induvial lifestyles influence the way they see the importance of play. Reed and Brown also believe that there isn’t an agreed definition of play because is something that is felt rather than done (Reed & Brown, 2000 cited in Brock, Dodd’s, Jarvis & Olusoga, 2009). In spite of this, it is clear that most theorists uphold the ethos that play is imperative to a child’s learning and development. There is a wide range of different studies and theories which helps us develop our own perception of what play is. In my personal experience I have found play to be a way of expressive our emotions, exploring and learning new things, thus
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The effects of multiple disabilities are often both multiplicative and interactive. Cerebral Palsy is a disability that originates from damage to the central nervous system, but which is often accompanied by sensory, communication, orthopedic, learning and cognitive abilities. The complex nature of cerebral palsy is related to differences in causation and the nature and degree of motor involvement. In this paper, Cerebral Palsy will be defined and described, followed by discussion of conditions that frequently occur with this disability. A description of the impact of cerebral palsy on physical and communication development will also be discussed.
Play is instrumental in the healthy development of children. The development of play throughout an individual life is essential in providing the necessary methods to foster growth and development in critical developmental areas. According to Davies (2011), play is instrumental in providing a bridge for the child to transition from a toddler with a limited capacity to understand the world into a child in the middle years who can think logically. Play is also important in fostering cognitive development, social development, language and communication, moral development, self-regulation, and sense identity.
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... play has a strong impact on a child’s emotional development as well (Hjelmstedt & Collins, 2008).
An Article by Dr. Leong and Dr. Bodrova (2016) stated that play is beneficial to children’s learning especially when it reaches a certain degree of complexity. When they engage in play activities most of their early years, they learn to delay gratification and to prioritize their goals and actions. They also learn to consider the perspectives and needs of other people and to represent things significantly to regulate their behavior and actions in a cautious, intentional way.
Play supports children’s physical development as when they are playing they are being active and exercising their body. It is important that children develop strength and stamina from a young age and through
Play is such an important part of the learning and growing, especially for children. Children engage in many different types of play, but the play I saw the most when I observe the children of my daycare is sociodramatic play. The book Understanding Dramatic Play by Judith Kase-Polisini defines sociodramatic play as “both players must tacitly or openly agree to act out the same drama” (Kase-Polisini 40). This shows that children play with each other and make their worlds together as equal creators. Children also work together without argument. There is also some personal play involved in their sociodramatic play. The children involved in the play worked to make a family having dinner, which is great example of how this will prepare them for
The book, Exploring Your role in Early Childhood Education, defines play as, “any activity that is freely chosen, meaningful, active, enjoyable, and open-ended.”(pg. 140) Play has many positive characteristics such as freedom to explore and create. Suppose when a child enters his/her classroom and has various self-selection activities available, the child can become engaged in something of interest specifically to that individual child. The book also states, “Play is active and is natural process of mentally and actively doing something.”(pg. 140) When children can act out or explore experiences they are having hands on experience and learning by actually doing. Without knowing it, children are practicing body movements as well as mental processing though acting imaginary games out.
Play directly influences how children develop both emotionally and socially. Children learn how to express their emotions and cope with their feelings as they experiment with different characters in their play. Play gives children a “harmless outlet to their built up aggression” (CHETN). This is displayed when a child becomes angry, upset, or stressed about a situation in their lives; these young children may not be old enough or have the proper communication tools to communicate what they are feeling. Therefor they may choose to play with objects that depict the emotions that they are feeling and attempt to cope. Simply said, a child will use play to explain how they are feeling rather than acting out in a negative fashion (Wehrman 351). This not only works for the child when expressing emotions, it can also be effective for whole families in coping with emotions. When families come together and play they may be “less analytical and intellectual and more ...
Before diving into my research, I reflected on the knowledge I already knew regarding play and play based learning. From experience, I know that play is an enjoyable activity for children, and even some adults. I know that there are different ways one can play. For example, playing with others is known as cooperative play and playing alone is considered solitary play. There are different types of play. For example, there is dress up or pretend games, which is considered dramatic, play and there is playing with building blocks which is constructive play. After my reflection I realized that I was more knowledgeable on the action of playing rather then the benefits of it.