anecdote paper

Anecdotes

Date:

Beginning:

When, Where, Who

Middle:

What did the child do?

What did the child say?

Category and/or Specific Development

#1

3/12/12

Afternoon. Room #2. Toddler (18 months)

Child is just learning to speak, and when I repeated “Auntie” to him, he tried to say it.

Language (steadily adds to vocabulary)

Language (joint attention with caregiver becomes more accurate)

#2

3/13/12

Afternoon. Room #2. Toddler (18 months).

We watched a video and when the movie ended an upbeat song came on. Both boys got up and danced around the room.

Physical (walking is more coordinated)

Emotional/Social (joins in play with familiar adults, siblings, and peers)

#3

3/12/12

Morning. Room #2 Toddler (18 months)

Comforted his friend when he cried as his mom left for the day.

Emotional/social (realizes that others’ emotional reactions may differ from one’s own) and (shows signs of empathy)

#4

3/13/12

Morning. Room #2 Toddler (18 months.)

To help him stop crying I picked him up and showed him pictures of my kids and asked him to tell me their names, which he did successfully.

Language (steadily adds to vocabulary)

Emotional/social (complies with simple directives)

#5

3/12/12

Late afternoon. Room #2. Toddler (18 months)

His parents put him in a pack and play to take a nap when he arrived. He cried for a while so I decided to rock him to see if he’d nap. He sat with me for 20 minutes before joining the other boys to play.

Emotional/social (joins in play with familiar adults, siblings, and peers) and (uses caregiver as a secure base for exploration) and (separation anxiety appears)