Project #2: Child Observation February 24‚ 2011 Observation Write-up: For this project I observed a 6 year old boy named Michael. Michael is a good friend of my son Dylan and our families are somewhat close‚ it had been sometime since our last visit together when we arranged a play date for the purpose of this project. We chose to go up to the mountains to play in the snow. Our two families drove in separate cars and upon arriving at our destination we greeted
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Alex Fox Oxford Community Park Sunday‚ November 9th at 2:00 P.M. #10 Child Observation: 2:00 – Two children are playing at a playground with their parents in Oxford‚ Ohio. Child B is wearing a red shirt and long pants. Child S is wearing a hoodie and long pants as well. 2:03 – Child S is climbing on the playground equipment with her friend Child B‚ they move around the playground. 2:06 – Child S yells for her mom to look at her walking across a balance beam and her mom tells her to be careful‚
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This paper will discuss a child that was observed on a number of occasions in their family setting at home. It will explore the student social worker’s understanding of child development linking theory and reality. . A critical account based on six observations sessions of the child development on….. drawing on what has been seen and student knowledge on appropriate milestones‚ literature research and social work theory. The student will reflect on their role as an observer and what has been learnt
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Child Observation Essay Child Observation Essay Observing a child can be the key to understanding a child’s development. In an effort to further understand early childhood‚ I observed a boy named Matthew‚ who is five years old. He is currently in kindergarten and a very energetic‚ happy child. Matthew is the fifth child in a family of three girls and two boys. The observation took place at his home‚ where I was able to look closer at how he interacts in his own environment. It was outside
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minutes of observing a child a significant amount can be determined about their personality and skill sets. More specifically‚ their physical and motor development‚ cognitive and language processes‚ social and emotional skills‚ and the environment they could be surrounded by outside the observation time. The development of these processes can be observed through the actions and interactions a individual does or does not have with other people. The environment of which the child I observed occurred
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Observation is very important in young children because that is how you get to know a child better. While observing how a child interacts with their peers‚ adults‚ and how they behave in different settings‚ you are getting to know the child without speaking to them. It may be important to observe a child but at the same time it may mislead you into being judgmental‚ to soon. For instance‚ if you observe a child misbehaving‚ not getting along with the other children or talking back to the teacher
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Child Observation Methods 1. Anecdotal Record Thursday‚ September 6th‚ a little girl ”M“ comes to daycare in the morning a little bit late‚ at 10:15am. When she arrived her classmates were about to have a snack and she was very excited to see everybody. “M” gave her teacher a hug with her two arms. Then she turns to her mom and says: “Bye‚ Mommy!” and ran to the classroom. “M” was trying to grab the chair with her left hand to sit down and have a snack with her friends. 3 boys and 2 girls
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Child Observation Paper Barbara A. Shaw BSHS 361 August 23‚ 2010 Alma Armendariz Child Observation Paper Jeremy is an 18-month-old boy of Jemez Pueblo decent. Jeremy currently resides with his mother‚ grandmother‚ great grandmother‚ great grandfather‚ 3-year-old sister and 2-week-old brother. Jeremy lives on the Jemez reservation that is located about one hour away from Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. The reservation is very poor. This tribe consists of about 5‚000 members and does not receive
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Running Head: CHILD OBSERVATION REVIEW Child observation review Lisa Doars Child observation review Children come in all shapes and sizes; each one is different and special in their own way. The development of children at this stage would fall into the pre-operation stage as founded by Piaget‚ as well as fulfill Vygotsky ’s four basic principles. Both children observed were in the approximate same age group‚ Christian‚ a five year old male‚ and Amyia‚ a six year old female. Both children
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Child Care Observation I observed children at ABC Child Development Center in the 3 year old classroom on March 1‚ 2010 from 8am until 11am. The classroom had a very diverse composition in the classroom‚ Hispanic‚ African American‚ Caucasian‚ Native American‚ and Asian (Vietnamese). In addition to diversity the ABC child development focus on maintaining a child centered environment that allows children to learn at their own pace. The classroom had 2 teachers and 24 children in attendance during
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