...For my middle childhood observation I chose a 10 year old female by the name of Mycah Landry. Just to give you a bit of a background, Mycah attends a magnet school and makes straight A’s. She is a very smart young girl. We will start off by comparing Mycah’s physical development to that of Berger’s in the text. As documented in the text “Unlike infants or adolescents, school-age children’s growth is slow and steady. Self-care is easy –from brushing their new adult teeth to dressing themselves, from making their own lunch to walking to school. In these middle years, children depend less on their families and do not yet need to cope with the body changes and impulses of adolescence. Muscles become steadily stronger.” From my observation I gathered that Mycah is a very independent individual. She is the middle child, and the only girl so she has a nurturing side to her and wants to take care of both of her brothers. She is able to dress herself, clean, and cook simple meals. Berger goes on to discuss health problems in middle childhood. Asthma was one of the topics covered in the text and coincidently, Mycah has suffered from asthma. Simply put, asthma can be defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that makes breathing difficult. Of course she uses an inhaler as needed to cope with her asthma, but according to her parents she also had to get steroid injections at one point because her asthma attacks would become more frequent. Now that her asthma is under control...
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...For my middle childhood observation I chose a 10 year old female by the name of Mycah Landry. Just to give you a bit of a background, Mycah attends a magnet school and makes straight A’s. She is a very smart young girl. We will start off by comparing Mycah’s physical development to that of Berger’s in the text. As documented in the text “Unlike infants or adolescents, school-age children’s growth is slow and steady. Self-care is easy –from brushing their new adult teeth to dressing themselves, from making their own lunch to walking to school. In these middle years, children depend less on their families and do not yet need to cope with the body changes and impulses of adolescence. Muscles become steadily stronger.” From my observation I gathered that Mycah is a very independent individual. She is the middle child, and the only girl so she has a nurturing side to her and wants to take care of both of her brothers. She is able to dress herself, clean, and cook simple meals. Berger goes on to discuss health problems in middle childhood. Asthma was one of the topics covered in the text and coincidently, Mycah has suffered from asthma. Simply put, asthma can be defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that makes breathing difficult. Of course she uses an inhaler as needed to cope with her asthma, but according to her parents she also had to get steroid injections at one point because her asthma attacks would become more frequent. Now that her asthma is under control...
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...Early Childhood Observation Lilly is a 4-year-old girl. She has dark brown hair, a darker complexion, and green eyes. The observation took place at a preschool in Neenah. The classroom was a four and five year old classroom with one lead teacher and other adult helpers. Observation: Lilly plays in the kitchen; she opens all of the cupboards and piles the plastic plates on the kitchen table. She then aligns cups in a row (according to their size) and later hands out the cups to the other children without asking them if they want the cups. Lilly receives praise from her teacher for sharing with others. The ability to place objects in a certain order begins to develop in children from the age of four or five. This skill is perceived as a difficult conceptual achievement that requires the development and comprehension of spatial relations. Lilly has illustrated through the arrangement of cups that she understands the basic concepts of size and how to place them in a descending order. Lilly’s choice of kitchen as a place to play may be due to the gender-role stereotypes that she has been exposed to from an early age. Children learn about gender stereotypical behavior through diverse media and observation; this leads to the development of a certain gender-role behavioral model, which the child internalizes and exhibits later in life. Therefore, Lilly may have internalized the stereotypical female role that she had observed in her environment. Therefore, she attempts to model the...
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...Within the stage of infancy a teacher needs to first remember that each infant will develop at their own pace. Each teacher is required to provide excellent care for all infants in the classroom in order to meet each of their individual needs. While making certain to be responsive to each infant and their family. The classroom’s physical layout should foster each infant’s level of curiosity as they discover their immediate surroundings and the objects in it without any limitation (McDevitt & Ellis Ormrod, 2013). Throughout the early childhood stage a teacher should be considerate of each student’s inquisitiveness to try out different new things. A teacher should also take into consideration that of them is capable of learning an abundance...
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...[Kelly Koss was a junior Art major and Psychology minor at Kalamazoo College when she wrote this Observation Report (Spring 2003). Observation Report Kelly Koss Note to the reader: The names within this paper have been modified to protect the identities of the children involved in my observations. Observation #1: “John” and aggression Date and time: Wednesday April 16, 2003; 11:25-12:50 Setting: Playground for 1st/2nd grade recess 11:25-11:50, 3rd/4th grade 11:55-12:20, Kindergarten recess 12:25-12:50 Activities observed: Children climbing across the climbing rings, watching children pretend play at the tire mountain and under the large wooden play structure with the blue plastic slide. My interaction with the children: I spent a lot of time answering questions about my name and where I am from for the children. Example A: There was one child named “John” on the first recess who was racing across the rings with another child, lost the race and fell to the ground. He then started to cry and called himself a loser. I pulled him aside to try to talk to him to find out what was wrong. He kept telling me that he was a loser because he didn’t win the race and he never wins, and that “all my friends think I am a loser because I cry all the time. They make fun of me because I cry. They beat me up. I am a loser.” I tried to reassure him and tell him I did not think he was a loser. I explained how I thought one of the reasons he lost the race was because he had been climbing across...
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...Due: Spring, 2014 Assignment: Observation Paper: Head Start / Early Head Start Point Value: 25 points Directions: Now that you have a broader perspective on both the early intervention movement in general and the Head Start initiative, consider their impact on both society and the field of early childhood education. Responding to social inequities and global demands may not be motivations you previously associated with teaching. Consider these perspectives as you observe, reflect, and research on the following questions. You will search out a variety of avenues to offer free or reduced services in your community which meet the following situations. 1. Head Start is the primary model for Early Childhood Education here in the United States. President Obama supports Head Start with federal dollars. Discuss the advantages of your own personal child attending a Head Start Program. 2. What is the difference between Head Start and Early Head Start? Where is the local seat for Head Start located in your region? Who is the state Early Head Start seat? 3. Subsidized childcare assistance: What is the poverty level for income in your county? How many children in your county are on subsidized childcare assistance? Whom do they talk to? Where are they located? What is the number? 4. Who is your Healthy Start Nurse in your county? What is their job? What services do they offer to your parents? 5. Subsidized housing: What is the...
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...An Observation of Middle Childhood Monica Thomas University of St. Thomas EDUC 5339: Human Growth and Development Dr. Tera Torres The following observation is of my own child. Isabel is seven years old and on this day she was playing with best friend at home. The other child is the same age, yet Isabel is quite taller and looks as if she is older. She wears glasses for her nearsightedness. Berger (2011) states is myopia – nearsightedness vision is the most common problem in middle childhood. The girls decided they would swim first. They changed into swim suits and came out ready to go. They did not bother to cover or hide themselves. They were very unware of their bodies in swimsuits. They did however, comment on each other’s suit. Isabel told her friend she got it the suit. Her friend replied “Cool, I like it.” Isabel replied by say, “You can borrow it next time.” When they finally entered the pool, Isabel immediately suggested they play a game. Isabel told her friend how they were going to play the game and the “rules.” I believe she was making them up at that moment. Her friend told her that she didn’t like a certain part and made a suggestion. Isabel told here that was good too but suggested they do hers first then they would play again using the friend’s rule. The two clearly have agreed friendship. Berger (2001) explains that friend or peer relationships are formed when both individual have like each other’s personal qualities & respond to one...
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...I was fortunate enough to observe the same energetic four year old, Garrett, for all three of my observations. For the final observation, I observed on a Thursday from 11:45 to 12:20. The children were just coming in from their outdoor playspace when I arrived. They were instructed to hang up their jackets in their cubbies and wash their hands for lunch. Inside the classroom, the walls were filled with pumpkin artwork and other Fall posters and crafts. Around the classroom, there were also various stations and centers, all of which fit the Fall theme. The room had four lunch tables with five children chairs and one adult chair around each. For lunch that particular day there was waffles, ham, potatoes, pears, cheese chunks, and milk. After hustling over to the sink to wash and dry his hands, Garrett hopped over to the farthest table and sat in a chair at the end. He kept shouting things to himself such as, “I’m so hungry” and “I can’t wait to eat lunch” and “I’m going to take two of...
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...Introduction: November 1st, 2014 at Holden park located on the Southside of Chicago. An 8-year old boy, playing in the sand found several bones under the sand while playing in the sandbox. He brought the bones up to his parents thinking he found “treasure” however, the parents were more alert and scared about the findings. A Femur, and Humerus were found. By the time police were called, two other bones were found, a pelvis and the skull of the deceased. The bones underwent a full examination to determine who the victim's bones belonged to, using a caliper and rulers and a protractor to examine each bone. Summary of Findings: Furthermore, the victim was determined to be a male, the pelvis indicated a heart shape, displaying the sacrum and coccyx, a female would display a more circular and wide pelvis frame. Moreover, The skull indicated, all male aspects when taking a look at the skull, such as, squared shape of eye orbit rather than a more circular like indicating otherwise, the zygomatic process was expressed beyond external auditory meatus, a female's zygomatic process is not expressed. The femur also indicated all traits that leaded all conclusions to a male, the diameter of the femoral head was 47mm a male would average is greater than 44.5, a female would be less than 43.5. The maximum length of the victims femur was 435mm. The average maximum length of a femur is above 430. The Ethnic origin of the victim was concluded to be Caucasian. The nasal spine was prominent...
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...Through reading activity: I write sentences about what I understand. Summarizing the two chapters: After the honeymoon Francisco and Laura flight to New York. One of Francisco’s friends let them stayed on his apartment for a few days until they found a place to live. The apartment was very dirty the sinks had dirty dishes and pans with bad odor. The bad thing is that they fund cockroaches. They cleaned the apartment and leaved like new. The nest day they start to look for apartments to live. After many people did not want to rent them. Francisco had the feeling they were g getting discriminated. They finely get a studio apartment on Green Village; they went to the office to sing the lease. They were happy to have their own place. Laura was...
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...I observed my sister eating popcorn for this assignment. She began by taking a few pieces of popcorn, approximately 6 pieces, opened her mouth and put them in her mouth; this is the initiation of the oral-preparatory phase. Throughout this period, there is sensory input of the taste, and texture of the popcorn while saliva is also aiding in the breakdown of the food itself. There are moments where food is shifted to one side of the cheek (buccal cavity) to allow for room to chew other pieces. The stored food is then moved under the teeth where it is also chewed in preparation for swallowing. The chewing motion is done in a rotary motion which seems to allow food to be moved while simultaneously chewing. During this phase, the back of the tongue is raised to prevent food from moving too far back. Once the oral-preparatory phase is complete, a bolus is formed and is held in place by the tongue. The bolus is pushed upward against the top of the hard palate and backwards with the help of the tongue. The submental space moves outward during the swallowing; this may be a result of the tongue’s motion of moving the bolus back into the esophagus, and the pharyngeal system moving up and forward in preparation for the bolus to move down towards the esophagus. As the bolus is moved back, the posterior portion of the tongue depresses and “ramp” is formed as the cheeks and tongue cause anterior and lateral pressure to compress the bolus to move it anteriorly. The bolus is moved back...
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...After more than eighty hours of preparation, it all came down to ten hours of having to be adaptable, engaging, and organized. I was looking at four days of overflowing energy and enthusiasm with the daunting task of keeping the attention of thirty-seven children for an educational summer camp. My plan was to facilitate activities and experiments, but I encountered learning on a much deeper level. For my Girl Scout Gold Award, I organized and led a STEM in Action day camp for children grades K-6 during the summer. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest honor that a Girl Scout can earn. Because I fit the category of an introverted teenager, this project was breaking down the walls of my comfort zone like a wrecking ball. For this project, I would present a proposal to a committee to obtain funding, organize a group of volunteers, create a lesson plan, and collect all the supplies needed to keep children focused, learning, and having fun. These were just a few of the many ways I was able to show an extroverted side of me that I did not even know existed. The goal of this project was to develop children’s interest in STEM projects and apply concepts they have learned in school. We met this goal successfully; however, the children were not the only ones who learned from this experience. Throughout this project, I developed leadership and organizational skills that will help me throughout the rest of my life. My public speaking skills have increased dramatically, and I also now...
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... During my visit in my second grade placement I observed many aspects of instructional delivery. The first thing I noticed is that this teacher uses KWL charts which is what you know? What you want to know? What you learned. She has a laminated poster that she fills out with the students using the same expo markers used on the bord she does this at the beginning of each new story.Then she would have they students discuss what they learned from the story as well discussion is very important because it allows the student views to be seen. She also allows the children to work in small groups sometimes to complete their worksheets she assigns each person a rule one child gets the paper everyone helps one person turns paper in and so on. One time she even had the children present what they learned from a story by acting it out I think that this is very important because it allows the children to role play meaning that can learn through their acting experience and this could either be student based or instructional based. When we read a story about animals homes she had an expert from the local zoo come and talk to the class about more animals homes and how to say safe around certain areas at the end of this vist my mentor teacher had a question and answer time where the children could ask anything animal related to the special guest or even to her or to a classmate how had animal which I thought was really cool because we also got to here about some of the students pets and it incorporated...
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...Before I began the assessment, I had a casual conversation to get Alvin comfortable. Assessments can prove to be daunting to children. I wanted to set any possible worries Alvin may have, at ease. So, I first just asked him to tell me about his weekend, and what he did. He told me all about his trip to see his cousins. After this, I asked him if he was willing to help me out with an assignment I had for school. This of course excited him. He wondered how a second grader could possibly help a college student out with their homework. I explained to him, that I had a very important project, and all he had to do to help me was read a few words, a paragraph or two, and answer some questions. This got him excited about the CRI, and took away any potential nerves he may have been feeling. My assessment material was placed to my right. In addition, I had Alvin sit to my left. The purpose in this arrangement was to shield Alvin’s view of my notations throughout the assessment. I did not want Alvin to see me writing anything down, when he made mistakes on the reading lists or comprehension questions. This would most likely fluster him, and lead to more mistakes. In addition to the seating placement, I also took care to stand up a folder between the two of us. This way he could not see my forms, and he could not discern what I was writing down. 3) How did the child respond to you and to the assessment? What behaviors did the child exhibit? Alvin responded fairly well to the assessment...
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...Demographics I am placed at Tolbert Elementary in Resaca, Georgia which is part of the Gordon County School System in a fourth grade classroom. The school is located in a rural area with a 54% of the population being males and 46% of the population being females. Furthermore, my site teacher’s homeroom reflects similar percentages with 54.2% (13 students) of the population being males and 45.8% (11 students) of the population being females. Further, Tolbert is made up of 68.4% of Caucasian students, 25.7% of Hispanic students, 1.6% of African American students, 3.3% of Two Races, and 0.5% of American Indian students. In addition, 69.4% of the students at this school qualify for free lunch and 11.5% of the students qualify for reduced lunch. According to the Georgia DOE, “While females at Tolbert Elementary School have achieved a higher math proficiency than males (female: 47%; male: 37%), at most elementary schools in the Gordon County School District, males and females have achieved about an equal level of math proficiency (female: 37%; male: 37%).” In turn, “At the state level, females at elementary schools in Georgia have performed about equally as well as males on the math assessment (female: 39%; male: 39%).” After reading this statement, I found this to be interesting. The reason I found this interesting is because throughout my school career the generalization made by many was that females are more likely to be more proficient in English and Reading and males are more proficient...
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