...multi-step process of gathering data, determining goals for instruction, and then implementing those goals into our work with children. For this Final Project, you are asked to do the first two steps of this process. You will develop a partial portfolio for the child you observed and, with that information, you will develop instructional goals for that child. This assignment has three parts: The first part of this assignment requires you to develop a mission statement. Using your completed Assessment Purpose KWL Chart from the Week Five Reflection Journal, create your mission statement outlining: The purpose of assessment Your plan for including assessment when working with children How you can use assessment to document children’s work How you will use children’s interests and ideas when assessing. This statement should also include your position on working with children with developmental delays. This mission statement will be the introduction to this Final Project. The second part of this assignment requires you to create a partial portfolio for the child you have been working with. Remember, you must maintain the confidentiality of the child. For this partial portfolio: You will need to observe the child you have been working with using the document “Developmental Checklists Birth to Five” from...
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...Writing Assignment #1 Child Observation Ashley Novo Child Development 30- Human Development I observed a male child between the ages of 5-6 who I will be calling Sport. I observed Sport at O’Donnel Park in Carmichael which is about 25 to 30 minutes from Sacramento State. Most of the activities that I had observed was Sport going on the playground and running around playing with his parent, and I spent a little over forty five minutes observing the child to try and get as much observation data as possible. I chose to do my observations at a park rather than somewhere like a school or daycare for 2 main reasons: children at school are more likely to notice an unknown person observing them since they are familiar with their school and the people who frequent it, possibly causing a sub conscious shift in their actions. Secondly, parks have no authoritative force other than the parent, meaning that children are generally freer in how they can express themselves. Physical development refers to the ability of children to use their physical bodies and physical skills along with physical growth, characterized as motor development. One large aspect of physical development I found in my observation was under factors related to childhood injuries. Sport had hit himself in the face three times, said “ow”, and then started laughing to his parent. After this happened Sport ran across the playground to the swings and fell face first into the bark before getting up again to continue...
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...languages at home and in public can create a barrier between the family members because the use of two languages makes it harder for parents to communicate with their children. From my observations in families where English is spoken as a second language, it can be difficult and challenging for parents to be involved in their children’s school classes and activities. They may not be aware of of what is expected throughout the school year so the child could potentially not be doing what is required in school. For example if a family has Spanish as their first language but the child’s second language is English then the parents will face challenges when their child needs help with a homework assignment. The child could try to translate it but their parents might not understand which can lead to problems within the family. This lack of communication can lead to frustration between the parents and their children because they do not understand each other. This can then consist of challenges within a household. Speaking two languages within a home creates difficulties within families when communicating and creates barriers as well. It can affect the bond of the family in a negative way but it can also have a positive effect on the family. The observations in families where English is spoken as a second language can vary depending on the families themselves. Children...
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...Title: Toddler Observation Project Syeda Hiba Qasmi Ivy Tech Community College INTASC Standard, Description and Rationale Standard# 6 Assessment The teacher understands and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the teacher’s and learner’s decision making. Name of Artifact: Toddler Observation Project Date: February 13, 2014 Course: EDUC 121 Brief Description: For this assignment, I observed a 36 months old child. This assignment will help me to better understand the toddler’s physical development process. In this observation the topics I have covered for the toddler’s observation are his physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. Further in this observation we are going to discuss whether the toddler’s growth is typical for his age group, the difference in his behavior, and the signs of independence, if any observed. Rationale: To document my understanding of Standard# 6, Assessment, I decided to include the Toddlers Observation Project because the toddler is observed under naturalistic observation in which the child engages in various activities and reacts to certain situations spontaneously, or naturally. This project will help me better understand the typical growth and development for toddlers of this particular age group. Introduction Toddler years (1 to 3) are a time of great growth and change, and a typical toddler will gain...
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...1) First impressions of child within initial 15 minutes: The child was very friendly to me right when I came into the classroom she greeted me saying hello. My target child is very quiet she did not speak at all to anyone she would just do her assigned class work. Indeed she is very neat. She had no papers on her desk and inside of her desk was very organized. 2) Describe the activities the child participated in during your observation. During my observation for my first time visit she was seeing her occupational therapist. The first assignment she told me target child to do was to get four marble balls out of silly pudding. She completed this lesson fully and this was a great hands activity. The next activity she did with my target child...
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...mother’s verbalizations towards the child? Or was the task selection hindering the child’s attention ability or producing uncharacteristic non-compliant behaviour? Are these issues affecting causality? Can you think of any way in which this difficulty could be addressed in future? With regard to the previously stated initial difficult aspect of the task being coding...
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...Saint Leo University PSY325 Developmental Psychology Course Description: A survey of the major areas in human development with an equal emphasis placed on child, adolescent, and adult development. The course examines developmental changes over the entire life-span and the processes underlying these changes. All major areas are reviewed including biological, cognitive, language, personality, emotional, moral, social, and career development. This course is an upper level elective course in the major. It is a course that is highly desirable for students in Social Work, Education, Human Services, Pre-Med, and Pre-Nursing. The sub-discipline of Developmental Psychology also draws heavily upon almost every other field in psychology. Prerequisite: PSY121 Textbooks: Berk, L. E. (2014). Exploring lifespan development (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-205-95738-5 Course Objectives: Developmental Psychology is perhaps the most interdisciplinary field within psychology. It encompasses genetics, learning, physiological psychology, perception, cognitive psychology, intelligence, personality, gender issues, social influences, and psychological disorders. It uses a similar methodology as other fields but also utilizes some innovations specific to human development research. This course is a lifespan development course. That is, it will examine in detail how we develop physically, mentally, morally, and socially from the moment of conception through adulthood and old age...
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...Texas State University Child Development Center Guidelines for Family and Child Development students State legal requirements In order to help ensure the health and safety of children, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) Child Care Licensing sets minimum standards for people who work with children in child care programs. These standards apply to all Texas State University students who enroll in child development classes that require either observation or participation at the campus Child Development Center. To meet the TDFPS standards, students must * Provide a copy of a Social Security card * Provide a copy of a government issued photo ID (state issued drivers’ license or passport), * Complete a criminal history statement and have this affidavit notarized, * Complete a request for a Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Child Care Licensing background check * Provide verification of an annual TB test (Must have tested negative for TB within the last year. TB tests take 48-72 hours to process) Follow these guidelines to complete the required documentation: 1. Download and legibly complete the Request for Criminal History and Central Registry Check form and Affidavit for Applicants for Employment in a Licensed Operation or Registered Child-Care Home form posted on your class TRACS site. For these documents, please use your home address—consistent with that on your government issued photo...
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... Assignment: Clinical Assessment Pre-consultation is the first initial contact with the potential clients, the documents of Clara’s medical history must be submitted for review, along with a documentation from her teachers at the pre-school pertaining to their observations with Clara. At this point any other documentation obtained prior to the adoption that may give further insight to evaluating Clara. In meeting with Clara and her adoptive parents the issue of Clara’s age and environment is the beginning process in evaluating the issues surrounding Clara. I recognize that questioning a four- year old child could appear to be very intimidating and frightening; therefore, the interview will be addressed in several phases to avoid overwhelming Clara. The first phase will initiate Clara be taken to a playroom, and observed by my associate and recorded while playing with dolls. This will give insight into whether Clara demonstrates anger, or touches the dolls in inappropriate places suggestion perhaps sexual abuse. The second phase would be to speak individually with the parents to gather data that will give insight to Clara’s behavior and environment. In asking the pertinent question of whether or not, they have spoken with Clara in terms...
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...My name is Jordan and I am a freshman at Westminster College. I am an out-ofstate student from Idaho and I plan on having a career in Mechanical Engineer. I came to Westminster College to play for the soccer team and well as for the skiing in the area. I live in Hogle Hall and throughout my experiences living in the dorms I have observed many different things that I have written about. My observations are about the general dorm life, students study habits, setup of college, and roommate relationships at Westminster College. I will discuss these topics in the same order that I observed them, from the first month, to the second month, and then finally to the fourth month, the end of the semester. Dorm Life at Westminster College I have experienced once a month and three days of college. I have observed and analyzed the dorm life at Westminster College and will present my observations that pertain to the overall design of the dorms, the significances of the dorms to students social lives, and the difference in the design of upper classmen to lower classman dorms. The Hogle Hall dormitory is three stories and has a main common room in the middle of every floor. There are dorm rooms all down each side of the hall way and the community restrooms are conveniently located in the first doors down the hall from each of the common rooms, boy’s and girl’s restrooms are on opposite sides of the common room. The doorway, for the only stairwell in the building, is also located in the common...
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...Chapter Assignment 1 Template Name: Liberty University Email Address: Assignment 1-1: Select five translations that we talked about in this chapter. Select a passage from the Bible (it must be at least two verses long) and write out how the translations render this passage. Next, mark or highlight the differences among the five translations. Write a paragraph summarizing what you have observed by comparing the translations. (p.38) (10 Points) 1 Corinthians 10:13 Translations Used: NLT, KJV, NIV, NKJV and ESV NLT – 1 Corinthains 10:13 the temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. KJV – 1 Corinthains 10:13 there hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. NIV – 1 Corinthains 10:13 no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. NKJV – 1 Corinthians 10:13 no temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with...
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...other adult that was not his mother, father, grandmother, or aunt. While Jazmine was friendly with both children and adults and did not mind not being with her mother. Although my observation did consist of mainly the three children’s interaction with each other, I also observed their interactions with their parents and other adults. For my second observation, I observed a thirteen-year-old boy named Will and his interactions with his peers during school lunchtime and recess. I chose to observe him during lunch and recess because this was the time during the school day that he could be the most social. The three first children were children I observed during my visit to Northern Virginia of mixed race (Latino and African American), while Will, was a middle school student at Saint Patrick’s Catholic School of Caucasian decent. Physical Development in Early Childhood Bryce, the eldest of the four, seemed to be at an average height and weight. Damen, who is three, seemed to be at an average height, but more on the thin side, while Jazmine seemed to be a little below the average height for her age and “chubby.” Both their fine and gross motor skills seemed to be functioning properly since they could pick up and hold on to their toys while they were running, jumping, and throwing. According to Kid Sense Child Development Chart children from birth to age 6 develop both fine and motor skills such as picking up their toy and running to kick a ball Cognitive Development in Early Childhood...
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...freshly printed senior edition of the newspaper, I can’t help but wonder why I won this superlative. Do my fellow classmates actually think I write well enough to become a famous author or is it my title as Editor-in-Chief that creates this stereotype? Either answer makes me laugh a little because I was the only Editor-in-Chief in years not pursuing a journalism career. Now don’t get me wrong I love to write, but my future goals don’t include a best seller (for now). I’m an observer by nature, so when psychology came up on a career inventory in high school I knew it was the field for me. The more I studied psychology, the more I could see myself doing research and observations. This combined with my passion for working with kids is why I plan to major in psychology and go on to graduate school to specialize in child or developmental psychology....
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...The aim of this assignment is to study children in their natural environment just as Piaget and gain first hand evidence of their developmental process. The procedure for this experiment is to document the actions observed and to use the observations as evidence for the child study. To gain an efficient amount of evidence the observation must consist of at least 20 hours but the hours must be spread out within a 2-4 month time span. The student is observed in the same setting, so he is comfortable enough to “act natural.” The first class I observed was Ms. Alison’s class which consisted of 12 boys and 2 girls, age 4. Ms. Alison is a new inexperienced teacher. The second class I observed was Ms. Corney’s class which consisted of 9 girls and 8 boys, age 5. Ms. Alison is an experienced teacher, of whom has been teaching for 5+ years. During the instructed time in each class, observation will be taken of the students peer to peer communication, academic ability during curriculum activities and each child’s individual progress within their own development. The student I observed is an African American/Hispanic, male age 5. He can understand Spanish and is learning English. For the sake of this experiment I will refer to the student as “Michael.” He has black hair and dark brown eyes. Michael is high energized, happy boy whom enjoys playing with toy cars. He is learning to communication with his peers as his English is progressing. He became the focus of this child study because...
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...Contributing Inquiry and Research in Education Danielle A. Hayes Capella University Abstract [The abstract is a summary of every main point in your paper. For this assignment, include a brief description of background information, action research purpose, inquiry design, and reflection.] Table of Contents Introduction ## Background Information ## Purpose ## Inquiry Design ## Reflection ## Conclusion ## Contributing Inquiry and Research in Education Introduction The subject of my wondering would be literacy with an emphasis on reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is the overall goal when it comes to the multiple facets of reading. Students must be able to decode the words on the page as well as comprehend them. Reading comprehension becomes a huge issue for children who are labeled as “struggling readers.” The label of the struggling reader means the student may be having trouble decoding the semantics of any given sentence. The negative label of being a struggling reader highly affects a student’s attitude towards the subject of reading. Once a child has been labeled as such, it becomes difficult for the child to motivate himself or herself to read, especially if there is very little assistance given. The problem I have identified in my classroom/school is that the negative labels that are placed on struggling readers at the elementary school level are highly affecting a students’ attitude towards the subject of reading. Therefore...
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