This report regards the secrecy of the people and places recorded. All names and areas are camouflaged as nom de plumes. The subject of my contextual investigation is Michael Smith. He is a seven-year-old, Black, male tyke in the second grade.…
On September 10 2015, 15 students attended the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Developmental resource center to complete an assessment on children. The center is located near FAMU on 459 FAMU Way, Tallahassee FL, 32301. Upon arrival, the occupational therapy students signed booklet to be accounted for and for safety reasons. The center divides children based on their needs and age. The adults supervised the children that are limited to playing some games, and interactions with their peers.…
The bell rings again and the day begins. A few class periods go by before any teachers spark up a conversation. By 3rd period the teachers are talking. Mrs. Flo, Mrs. Beth, Mr. Green, Mr. Mathew, Coach Kenny, and Miss Morre all are down the same hall, and we know that these groups don’t mix. Mrs. Beth had paid Mr. Green to grade some of her papers from a few weeks ago, as Mr. Green was returning the papers for an exchange of $35.…
Both children appeared to be on target developmentally and academically. Ajaray was very outspoken with the worker. The worker assessed the home and noticed the family is need of furniture. The worker told Mrs. Halley she could refer her to salvation for furniture however Mrs. Halley declined services from salvation and said she prefer new items. The worker noticed the children were sleeping on a bean bag mattress on the floor (similar…
On 01/24/2018, I observed one of an Early Head Start classroom at Kidango, Eden Palms. At 9:30 AM there were four children and one teacher inside of the classroom. At the sand box, Chanel sits on the chair next to the sand box. She uses a red measure cup to scoop the sand from the small sand box. She grasps a wooden square cutout shapes, she holds it and look at it.…
Observing a child has always been a fascinating experience. It is amazing to see how differently children act in regards to child development theories. I recently observed a 4 year old little girl who I babysit periodically. My observation was conducted after school at the school I am contracted at. For the purposes of confidentiality the name of the little girl has been changed to Kaiya.…
The main room I stayed in all week was the one-year-old room. The one-year-old room has a pleasant atmosphere. The child’s artwork and crafts line the room, filling it full of color. The classroom consists of two primary center areas.…
Douglas is a 5 year-old boy referred for evaluation due to concerning behavioral issues. He was adopted from a Romanian orphanage at the age of 2-1/2 years old. Prior to adoption, Douglas’ adoptive parents visited him in the orphanage. The facility appeared clean, orderly, and well run, which comforted the couple. Upon medical examination Douglas was found in excellent health.…
The world around a child is a wondrous and expansive place in which many queries and faults can arise, I observed this very situation on Thanksgiving night with my younger cousin Sebastian Otenti. Sebastian is 3 years old and his mind reflects the inexperience he holds, this inexperience makes him special and garners amazement from me at every turn. I began observation of Sebastian about an hour before dinner was served to everybody so at this point appetizers were still being displayed and people were just mingling around him. I kept my observations to myself, never interfering with what he was doing and never informed him I was watching, although I did tell his parents. Sebastian is young boy with two younger sisters, one of which has cerebral palsy.…
Student has not been serviced as of yet, no new notes to add. From his previous IEP it is noted that Jonathan is able to progress well in his reading class when he is focused. He was able to read 100 words per minute at the third grade reading level.…
My two out of three APE visits was on Challenger Middle School (CMS) at San Diego. Throughout the three visits, I had the opportunity to shadow and learn from Mrs. Linde Forte, an APE teacher of 19 years. I learned two different types of classroom structures and had the opportunity to observe the interactions of many students. Before my first visit, Mrs. Forte explained via email how she primarily works in a push-in model, where she along with her staff works with the general PE teacher to incorporate their students into the mainstream PE class.…
I had the opportunity to observe Mr. Billy Mitchell on Monday, February 8th, 2016 and for a short while again on Tuesday, February 9th. Mr. Mitchell is a teacher at the Joseph K. Lumsden (JKL) Bahweting Charter School located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Mr. Mitchell’s first grade classroom that I will be attending consists of 22 children from a rural community.…
Observing a child is an interesting experiences. I can find that the differences between the children real behave what I think about they behave before I observed. I observed a three year-old girl who is in preschool at California State University, Sacramento at around three in the afternoon. For the purpose of confidentially, I would call her Lina. There are couple teachers in the class, and each teacher has a group of children that they are responsible for.…
The first location observed was at Westgate in Glendale, Arizona at 3:30 in the afternoon. Many families were in attendance, but I chose to focus on a family of four: mother, father, son and daughter. The female child was around two and a half years old, and her little brother was about 12 months old. Both of the children were dressed in stereotypical gendered clothing. The little girl had on black tights, a leopard print sweat shirt, and boots, while the little boy was in jeans, a navy jacket, and sneakers.…
For the purpose of this study, I identified 3 children (who are brothers and sister) named Eric, Mike, and Emily (all pseudonyms) who live in the shelter that I work at. I recognized that Eric, Mike, and Emily would be good participants for this fieldwork assignment. Also, I believe having three participants would provide me with the opportunity to gain more insightful knowledge about the learning process of students. First, however, I asked for and received permission from the three participants mother named Jill who is Caucasian. Eric is 8-years-old and is in the third grade at a local charter school.…