Videos for this assignment are found in the Instructions of Child Observation at the beginning of this Module. all 6 videos.

Child: Seb (use videos provided in this module)

Age: Seb 3.7 years old 

Place:

Others Present:

Time & Location	OBSERVATIONS - Running Record, (part 1)   (objective- not influenced by personal feelings or opinions)
	Physical: 2 Fine motor and 2 Gross motor
	Language: 2 Receptive and 2 Expressive
	Social/Emotional: 3 entries
	Cognitive: 3 entries

 

Child ObservationThis module is designed to tell  everything you need to know to complete the Observation Assignment.Overview

The purpose of this assignment is for you to observe a child and to interpret your observations from a developmental point of view. The experience of observing a child will help solidify  understanding of physical, emotional, social, cognitive and language development and how these different areas are interrelated. 

Part 1:  Watch/Observe  assigned Video's of Seb  (their are 6 video clips on Seb) and take notes  (see following pages for 'how tos') - This is the Running Record.  Although the videos are titled Physical, Language, Cognitive, Social/Emotional use entries from any video for any part of the observation.

watch videos and observe Seb, a 3.7 year old boy, noting the developmental milestones that he is achieving in the different domains at his given age.  Use the Running Record format to  observation notes as  Part 1 - Running Record.  While watching these videos, your detailed running record notes will help you do Part 2 - the analysis for your report. 

Child Observation - Seb - 3.7 year old boy

 Introduction video: 

Introducing SebLinks to an external site. 

(Keep scrolling down to find the rest of the videos of Seb.)

Part 2:  Analyze and write the different developmental skills that you have observed

After your video observation, you will analyze your running record notes to report on the child's physical, cognitive, language, and social-emotional development in a written report. .  Compare the child's development to milestones that are typically achieved in the preschool years. It is important to remember that individual differences exist when it comes to the age at which children meet these milestones. Milestones should not be seen as a rigid checklist to judge children's development, but rather as guides for when to expect certain skills or behaviors to emerge in young children. Think of these milestones as guidelines to help you understand and identify typical patterns of growth and development in children. Although developmental milestones develop in a predictable sequence, always keep in mind that each child is unique.

Each paragraph should include an observation - from your running record, a milestone - from the milestone charts and an evaluation - your opinion, comparing the observation and the milestone. Use observation (running record) notes, information from the Developmental Milestones resources provided in this module.  Feel free to use additional resources as well.

Organize your paper as follows:

Seb's Physical DevelopmentLinks to an external site. 

1. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT: 

1 Fine motor example: What fine motor skills did you observe the child using?  How does the child's development in this domain compare with typical milestones for this age?  Be sure to description of Seb from your running record, a milestone from one of the charts and your evaluation of Seb when you compare this example to the milestone.

1 Gross motor example:  What gross motor skills did you observe the child using? Be sure to  description of Seb from your running record, a milestone from one of the charts and your evaluation of Seb when you compare this example to the milestone.

 

(Remember - Each example includes: 1) A brief scenario of Seb from your running record, 2) A milestone from the appropriate chart, and 3) Your evaluation of Seb. Is he at standard, above standard or below standard for his age. Or you may prefer to use the word typical, above typical or below typical.

 

Seb's Cognitive DevelopmentLinks to an external site. 

2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

2 cognitive development examples.

Describe 2 activities in which the child demonstrated cognitive abilities such as problem solving, simple reasoning, understanding cause and effect and other conceptual understanding.

Remember - Each example includes: 1) A brief scenario of Seb from your running record, 2) A milestone from the appropriate chart, and 3) Your evaluation of Seb. - Is he at standard/typical, above standard/typical or below standard/typical for his age.

 

Seb's Language DevelopmentLinks to an external site. 

3. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: 

1 Expressive Language example (child's ability to communicate to others) Discuss your observations of the child's language skills and compare them to typical milestones for this age. How many words and/or length of sentence should the child have for his or her age? Did you see evidence of this? Give 1 example. Remember - Each example includes: 1) A brief scenario of Seb from your running record (must have the quote you are analysing),  2) A milestone from the appropriate chart, and 3) Your evaluation of Seb. Is he at standard/typical, above standard/typical or below standard/typical for his age.)

1 Receptive Language examples (child's ability to understand what is said to him/her by others) Did the child understand what was said to him or her by others? How do you know? Provide  1 example. (Remember - Each example includes: 1) A brief scenario of Seb from your running record (you must have the quote you are analysing),  2) A milestone from the appropriate chart, and 3) Your evaluation of Seb. Is he at standard/typical, above standard/typical or below standard/typical for his age.)

 

Seb's Social/Emotional DevelopmentLinks to an external site. 

4. Social Emotional Development:

2 specific social-emotional skills and behaviors you observed the child using. How does the child's development in this domain compare with typical milestones for this age? (Remember - Each example includes: 1) A brief scenario of Seb from your running record (needs quotes),  2) A milestone from the appropriate chart, and 3) Your evaluation of Seb. Is he at standard/typical, above standard/typical or below standard/typical for his age.)

 

Following is one last observation for  use as additional examples for any of the above areas (physical, cognitive, language and social/emotional) of development. 

Additional observations of SebLinks to an external site.

 

 

Part 3:   Reflect on  Learning

 answer the following questions:

Reflection:

a. How did this assignment contribute to  understanding of child development?

b. What are some insights gained about the individual child you observed in the video? For example: his particular strengths, abilities, interests, personality, temperament etc

c. What was the most meaningful thing  learned from this assignment and why?