Project Observation Assignment Cognitive and Language Development Update

EDU 144

Kathleen Rowell

Cognitive and Language Development

October 21, 2020

Running Record -Cognitive and Language Development

Running Record Form
Child: Mary Jackson	Date: 21st October 2020
Time	Setting	Observation
40 MINUTES 40 MINUTES 40 MINUTES	Classroom Classroom Classroom	· Mary, (4 years, 2 months) lays on the ground while the teacher traces her full body. Mary then looks at the portrait then she begins to draw the eyes with the eyelashes. After that, she then draws the nose followed by a mouth where she draws the lines in the mouth representing the teeth and other lines on the tip of the hands representing the fingernails. · Thereafter, Mary then focuses on counting the buttons on her dress by touching each one of them. She then draws the same number of circles as the number of buttons on the portrait dress representing the buttons on her dress. · After that, Mary then focuses on drawing the headband on the head of her portrait as well as the shirt. Looks at her outfit then draws the collar like the one on her shirt on the portrait. · Mary then says to the teacher, “look at mines, I did my nails” The teacher then assist Mary to draw the shoe and then may say “I need my socks), Mary then checks her feet and she then draws her fit on the paper. · After that, Mary then paints her portrait using a similar color of her outfit. · Mary is sitting on a chair and then she tells the teacher “It’s me,” in this statement, she refers to the portrait. then the teacher askes who added the information, Mary then says, “I did” The teacher then asks her to tell what details she added, Mary then takes a good look at the portrait after that, she says “my eyes, added my rubber band, then the teeth, and also added my eyes”. · The teacher then tries to know how she knows the details to add. Mary then says, “I looked at my clothes and know,” she is then asked by the teacher the sentence to be written based on the portrait Mary created. Mary then says “This is my starfish” then she laughs, · Mary then writes on a piece of paper while being helped by the teacher, “this is me”. After that, she then spells the words loudly, then she looks at the teacher while writing the words down on the, she says, “help me, teacher”.

Anecdotal Record #1

Using your running record, choose one incident from your observation then, in 3 to 5 sentences, write what happened in the space below.

Child’s Name: Mary Jackson Date: 21st October 2020 Time: 10:00am

Location: Classroom Activity: The Teacher Having a Conversation with Mary

Anecdotal Record:

Mary is sitting on a chair and then she tells the teacher “It’s me,” in this statement, she refers to the portrait. then the teacher askes who added the information, Mary then says, “I did” The teacher then asks her to tell what details she added, Mary then takes a good look at the portrait after that, she says “my eyes, added my rubber band, then the teeth, and also added my eyes”.

Developmental Domain Observed
	Cognitive Development
	Social and Emotional Development
	Language Development

Goal Number	Goal Description
1	To observe her language development · Goal LDC-1: Children understand communications from others. · Goal LDC-2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions. · Goal LDC-3: Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

“I Wonder” About _____ (Mary Jackson) _____ Worksheet

Instructions: After completing your observation, write two or three “I wonder” questions below.

“I Wonder” About Child’s Development

1. I wonder what factors affect the Language Development of the child

2. I wonder how long language development take

Write one or two “I wonder” questions about the child’s development below.

“I Wonder” Questions

1. I wonder how long primary-school children can concentrate on a listening task.

2. I wonder if there are official recommendations for a maximum task length.

3. I wonder whether children around the age of 4-6 years can already normalize acoustic differences between speakers as well as adults.

Using the responses from the Gathering Information from Families Hand-out determine which developmental domain is reflected in the gathered information and write that information in the corresponding spaces below. Then using the NC Foundations charts below, put an X in the circle in front of the domain goal represented for each statement.

Connecting Information Gathered from Families to Developmental Domains
Cognitive Domain
Social Emotional Domain
Language Domain	Language development is the skill of learning to express self in order to associate with others. Involving the child actively help her language development. Parents as well as teachers should involve the children in various activities such as singing songs, reading, playing et cetera. Some of the information collected from the family that enhances language development of Mary include: Playing with the kid Having a conversation with the kid The kid playing with other kids outside Reading with the Kid Cognitive Development (CD) Construction of Knowledge: Thinking and Reasoning · Goal CD-1: Children use their senses to construct knowledge about the world around them. · Goal CD-2: Children recall information and use it for new situations and problems. · Goal CD-3: Children demonstrate the ability to think about their own thinking: reasoning, taking perspectives, and making decisions.

Emotional and Social Development (ESD)

Developing a Sense of Self

· Goal ESD-1: Children demonstrate a positive sense of self-identity and self-awareness.

· Goal ESD-2: Children express positive feelings about themselves and confidence in what they can do.

Developing a Sense of Self with Others

· Goal ESD-3: Children form relationships and interact positively with familiar adults who are consistent and responsive to their needs.

· Goal ESD-4: Children form relationships and interact positively with other children.

· Goal ESD-5: Children demonstrate the social and behavioral skills needed to successfully participate in groups.

Learning about Feelings

· Goal ESD-6: Children identify, manage, and express their feelings.

· Goal ESD-7: Children recognize and respond to the needs and feelings of others.

Language Development and Communication (LDC)

Learning to Communicate

· Goal LDC-1: Children understand communications from others.

· Goal LDC-2: Children participate in conversations with peers and adults in one-on-one, small, and larger group interactions.

· Goal LDC-3: Children ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

· Goal LDC-4: Children speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

· Goal LDC-5: Children describe familiar people, places, things, and events.

· Goal LDC-6: Children use most grammatical constructions of their home language well.

· Goal LDC-7: Children respond to and use a growing vocabulary.

Gathering Information from Families

1. What are some activities that your child likes to do on a regular basis?

Playing with other kids

Talking to herself

Housing chores

2. What are some of his/her favorite toys or things that he/she likes to play with?

dolls

skipping ropes

Empty vessels e.g. bottles, boxes etc.

3. What type of activities or things do you and your child like to do (e.g. hiking, going on picnics, playing games at home)?

Playing games at home

4. Who are your child’s primary caregivers or important people who he/she spends time with?

Babysitters

5. Are there any places that you go with your child on a weekly basis? (The library, a playground, a park, or a museum?

yes, playground

6. What routines and/or activities does your child not like? (Bathing, dressing, mealtime, bedtime, school drop-off, etc.) What makes this routine and/or activity difficult? What does the child usually do during this routine? How does he/she behave?

Mary does not like mealtime

7. What types of books does your child like to hear you read? Does your child try to read books to you?

Yes, Mary likes reading books to me. She also like reading animal story books.

8. Does your child have a library card?

No

9. Who does your child play with outside the home?

Other kids from the neighborhood

10. Where do the children play together? What kinds of things do they play?

Playground, play hide and seek

11. Are there any activities or places that you go that occur on a weekly basis? What are the activities or places?

We go to church every Sunday and some of the activities that occur in the church include, singing, memorizing verses et cetera.

12. What are some activities or experiences that occur less often than once a week?

Her Birthday

13. What are your child’s interests? What things does your child enjoy doing and what holds your child’s attention? (e.g. people, places, toys, animals, being outside)

Mary’s interests include: Toys, being outside, places talking to adults

14. What makes your child happy, laugh and/or smile? Or cry, be scared or frown?

What makes Mary happy is when she shouted at, she becomes angry, scared and sometimes even she cries.

However, what makes Mary happy is when she is given gifts, and when I play with her.