Visit 3 Child Development Date: 24.11.04 Time: 4:45 - 7:00 Age: 4 years 4 months Place:Zack's house People Present:Zack and I Aims and planning ----------------- From what I have seen of Zack, reading is a very important and enjoyable part of his day, which will help him develop intellectually, so today I am going to observe Zack's listening skills and his reading skills. I will observe these skills by monitoring him whilst I read him a story called "Billy's Beetle" (which has been read to him on numerous occasions by his father) and an unknown story called "Our Puppies Holiday." I will observe his reading skills while he reads a book called "Ben's stories." Expectations ------------ According to "Child Care & Education" by Marian Beaver, young children in particular, derive great pleasure in being told stories and I have no doubt that Zack will enjoy the story. It also says that, children will want the same books repeated over and over again. Therefore I expect him to be more enthusiastic about "Billy's Beetle." During my introductory visit I found out that Zack vastly enjoys reading. I consequently expect him not to lose concentration especially with the story he is familiar with. According to "A Practical Guide To Child Development," by Ian Hudson, children tend to concentrate more on things in which they are interested in. Thus Zack should concentrate more on "Billy's Beetle" than "Our Puppies Holiday" and I will find out how much he enjoys reading by analysing his concentration levels. Observations I told Zack that we would be both reading books today and he instantly stress... ... middle of paper ... ...im to feel pride and satisfaction rather than disappointment and frustration, this was recommended by "Child Care and Education" and increased both his confidence and self esteem. I observed his fine motor skills while colouring, which he didn't manage immensely and failed to meet "A Practical Guide To Child Development's" hypothesis that a 4 or 5 year old child should be able to express their knowledge accurately using a picture. While monitored his imaginative skills throughout, I was intrigued that he was experimenting and exploring with colours as expected according to "Child Development." I think that his imaginative skills are quite well developed for his age, possibly because he watches his two older brother's draw on regular bases. I will observe Zack again to see if his imaginative and physical skills develop.
Kiefer points out in her essay that when children vocalize what they think about a story and the pictures, it helps them to become more cognitive thinkers. She also stated that “the children I observed seemed to be intent on making meaning regarding the picture books …” (Kiefer 66). I, too, can see this when I am ...
In this assignment I am going to describe a child observation that I have done in a nursery for twenty minutes in a play setting. I will explain the strengths and weaknesses of naturalistic observation through the key developmental milestones based in Mary Sheridan (2005) check-list and provide a theoretical explanation to support the naturalistic observation.
Even if a parent reads to his or her child often, the child’s cognitive development is likely to be affected by his or her teacher. If the teacher does not succeed in inspiring the child, then it is likely that the rate of cognitive development will be lower than a child with a successfully inspiring teacher, regardless of parent to child reading rate.
Where a child is thought to be suffering or likely to suffer considerable harm, the local authority is requisite under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 to make enquiries. Every Child Matters was enacted as a green paper alongside the Laming report (Laming 2003) emphasising on exploring a preventive approach pertaining to social work as opposed to reactive child protection methods. Amie Newton (4 yrs) has been brought to the hospital casualty department by her mother. On examination she is found to have a newly broken left leg. She also has an old, fading bruise at the back of her right thigh, measuring about 15cm by 1cm. She is slightly underweight and has a miserable appearance. The case study will approach its remit by exploring Furlong and Cartmel (1999)’s school of thought; their study set out to determine that many crimes are committed by adults. Amie Newton appears as a child subjected to ‘normal’ crime and victimisation of children behind closed doors according to (Brammer 2010). The study will undertake a design to explore the traditional parameters and how relevant they are to the guide of the legal framework and substantive law pertaining to social work. The study will further give in-depth analysis into Amie Newton’s family background and discusses the anti-discriminatory practice and the growing influence of the Human rights Act of 1989. As for the hypothesis posed, it will be possible to comment on the ‘Big Picture ‘approach to multi agency problem solving and the practical implications.
The second area is cognitive development, and "there are basic operations as- sociated : (1)observing; (2)comparing; (3)classifying; (4)hypothesizing; (5)organizing; (6)summarizing; (7)applying; and, (8)criticizing. Children's literature is especially effective for developing these operations."(Norton,13)
Adulthood is a stage of life that most humans confuse. Some people believe that they do not reach adulthood until they are completely independent, and others think it all depends on the age they mature. In this case study, I interviewed five college students to see how much knowledge they had on adulthood. Some of the students did relate to the “Child Development Ninth Edition” textbook by Laura E. Berk and others thought more about their experiences from childhood to now. The textbook by Berk states that adolescence start to develop into adulthood when they are 18 to 25 years old (Berk, p. 6). The book also points out that on adulthood stage, we tend to have a high self-esteem, consider love, career, and job competence.
The piece of work I have choosing to reflective upon is an Initial Assessment of a family of asylum seekers from Pakistan. The family consisted of a father, mother and their five children ageing from 12 years old to 2 years old. “An Initial assessment serves as a blueprint it will be mortified as ideas are tested out and new data and information is gathered. The social workers will continually reassess the nature of the problem, and the need for support when doing an initial assessment” (Pincus and Minahan, 1973 p 116). This essay will examine and reflect on my organisations practices and policy procedures when dealing with service users SU also discussing my own personal reflection whilst on placement.
In this essay, I am going to reflect on my learning and the way it has informed my practice in developing a positive learning environment. I am going to demonstrate my understanding of the need of promoting enabling environment in early years and the changes in my practice since attending university. I will critically evaluate on my own reflective and evaluative skills and I will offer examples of implementing these skills into my practice. I will explain why I decided to nurture the areas from the action plan and how I can achieve the recommended proposals. I am going to evaluate other modules and I will identify the areas I found interesting and would like to study in more depth. At the end of this essay, I will reflect on the learning journey and the way it helped to shape my personal and professional life. I will include references, which review related issues, where eligible.
Cody has demonstrated that he is able to learn. He has picked up many science concepts from listening to stories. According to the psychologist his IQ has been identified in the low average range. Books appear to be natural reinforces for Cody. He would enjoy being able to read to himself. It is f...
Children who are in preschool are generally between the ages 3 to 5. During this preschool age, children go through many different changes and stages of development. The development that occurs in this stage, just as in other stages, supports the child and sets a foundation for future development. The child goes through physical, psychosocial, cognitive, moral, and various other types of development during this stage of life.
I observed Mrs. Linscott’s classroom with three year olds at the East Lansing Child Development Laboratory. Along with the children, there were a few adults to help in the class. I focused on seven main things while observing the children. First, I focused on one child for 15 minutes and took note of their motor, language, and social development. The second thing I observed was how the adults in the classroom interacted with the children. Third, I payed attention to the children’s emotional development. Next, I took notes on the children’s communication and language skills. I also observed the children’s behavior from a Piagetian perspective. Then, I observed how the children’s learning could be shaped by the interactions with the adults.
Child development and growth observation can be quite fascinating considering the uniqueness of each child. As children grow, they normally develop and acquire new skills whether complex or not. The abilities experienced by each child progresses differently that is it depends on the nurturing given by the parent or guardian and on the characteristics that they inherit. Proper development and growth of the child occurs when basic needs are provided by the reliable adult guardians, including such things as love, food, encouragement, shelter and warmth. The essay evaluates child development and growth through observation conducted by myself on my nephew. The essay will include physical development, general health, emotional development,
Recently, I went to The Happy School, a preschool in my hometown of Smallville, California, to pass the morning with the students there. In the time I spent there, the children, ages 3 to 5, engaged in unstructured play, and sat in a circle for calendar time and reading aloud. The preschool is primarily child-centered in terms of its organization, meaning it incorporates a lot of child directed activity, and less structured, or adult directed, learning (Berk, 2008). I watched the group of about twenty children with the intention of studying them as a whole, but I found myself compelled to watch two children in particular, Addison and Jack, because they displayed particularly intriguing behavior. (p187) THESIS, what behavior, theories etc.
Child development is study and research on children from conception to age 20. There are many different factors in defining what and why a child does something. For example if a mother has a disease or toxin while pregnant that causes damage to her fetus, this can affect the child’s abilities to properly develop. With my daughter being born at 26 gestational weeks I knew her chances of being delayed mentally, cognitively and physically, were greater than a child being born at full term. Family is another factor when looking at a child’s development. Did the child come from a blended family, a nuclear family or is the child living with relatives? These are all questions we as teaches and facilitators need to be aware of when evaluating a child. We also need to be aware of the child’s economic status. My youngest daughter went to a title one school, her teacher never her gave her homework. Her teacher explained that some kids in her class do not have computers, or internet, and others didn’t have electricity. “Teachers must be both theoretically knowledgeable and inventive.”...
As I personally take the time to have a reflection over the course of “Child and Adolescent Development” I find myself intrigued with the amount of knowledge I gained during this course this semester. I wanted to take the time to concentrate on three specific areas in which I felt I had the most growth, but also came as a challenge to me as well. It is important when reflecting over a course that I look at what I found to be challenging, as this was an opportunity of growth for me individually. In this paper I will review some of the main topics that I found to be interesting but also resourceful for my future aspiration not only as a family life educator but also a mother one day.