Case Study Part 1

Case Study Part 1

Educators must be able to gather information about a child before creating informed strategies to support them. In the case study below, you will be introduced to Alexa. For the first part of this assignment you will focus only on answering the questions provided in this template 

to observe and gather information about Alexa. Alexa is a 2-and-a-half-year-old in your care. She is interested in scribbling with crayons on every paper she can find and seems interested in looking at books. Alexa displays a slow-to-warm temperament and can often be found alone in a play space. When other children enter the same space, Alexa rarely looks up or makes an attempt to communicate with her peers. You have noticed that when another child in the classroom is upset, classmates gather around to see what the commotion is and how they can help, while Alexa looks on expressionless.

You have also noticed that any type of redirection or request of Alexa (such as waiting a turn or helping to clean up) from an adult sends her running tearfully for a specific chair in the program furthest from the rest of the group. She will stay in this chair for long periods of time, ignoring your attempts to interact.

During meal times, Alexa becomes more vocal. She frantically piles food on her plate as the platters are passed and then insists on eating from her preferred chair, away from the group.

You know Alexa was placed in the permanent care of her grandmother after reports of repeated neglect were confirmed. Alexa’s cries or needs were rarely attended to by her mother, who would also leave her strapped into a car seat in front of the TV for long periods of time. Food was often withheld as a form of punishment or was not offered out of neglect. Alexa has learned that she cannot count on others to meet her basic needs and, with the exception of the TV, has experienced many days in solitude.

Use this template 

To reflect on how Alexa’s experiences may have impacted her.