Observation of Child at Play Essay

The author of Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure is Deborah Stipek and Patricia Byler. They published in 2004. They practice this measure in 127 kindergarten classrooms. Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure is to observe and assess a normal day in the classroom. (Stipek & Byler, 2004, 2005) are made using a three-column format along the following areas: (1) Child-Centered, (2) Teacher-Directed, and (3) Child Dominated. These three areas are evaluated along the following…

importance of play in early learning and have led to the use of play as pedagogy in early learning programs. Piaget, Vygotsky, Dewey and Bruner all stated the importance of play in child development (Karia, 2015). As stated by Karia (2015), “scholars such as John Dewey, one of America’s most famous educators and philosophers, believed that one learns by doing and that children’s play is a primary vehicle for mental growth. Therefore, child-initiated, child-directed, and teacher supported play is…

It is important that play is based on the child’s interests as they will be carrying on playing if they are interested in it. I have learnt this since researching about Reggio Emilia, Reggio believed that children will remain on task if they are interested and motivated in it. It is also important that practitioners work closely with the child’s parents as they are the child’s first educators. This could be done by having meetings with the parents or speaking to them at the end of the day, this…

My second observation at Rose Rock School commenced at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, I was let in through the front door and as I entered the room, I noticed that Shanah and another caregiver were in the room. Some of the older children were already in the room and one girl was in the rocking chair as she was tired. When I sat down in the small inner part of the room, I noticed that the 1 ½ year old child was playing on toy pony that was blue. After the children went outside in the playarea, I…

(4.1) Explain how to plan a play based approach to learning for early years children You can plan a play based approach to learning for early years children by looking at their needs and interests and planning according to what they like doing, by using the space, if the space is big then make sure that the activities are spread out so that all the activities are not crowded in one place, by making sure that the setting is inclusive so that people of any country and culture are welcome and…

Anecdotal Notes Due to confidentiality of the child observed, the child will be referred to as “John”. John is a three year old Hispanic male. John’s teacher shared that this is his first time in child care. John resides with his mother, in the home of his maternal grandmother and three aunts. John’s home primary language is English. The first observation of John occurred during family style breakfast. The teacher called on the children sitting at the teacher assistant’s table to stand…

demonstrated. I will be using the naturalistic observation and experimentation methods to answer this hypothesis. According to Openstak (2014) “the greatest benefit of natural observation is the validity, or accuracy of information collected unobtrusively in a natural setting.” (p.44) During the naturalistic observation we chose people who bought 10+E, M, and R rated games for nine year olds and under. We then came in under cover and observe the child inconspicuously. One disguise was an air…

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. I observed Kaiya the week of February 15-19 after school from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Kaiya has two older…

assigned to observe children during activity at a daycare center, which would provide an appropriate environment to witness the interactions that children have between their teachers and peers. Place of observation is located in Sugar Land, TX and named Creative Minds Child Development Center and observations were held on October 30, 2105 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. The ages of children observed ranged from 6 months to 3 years old. Upon arrival, the toddlers were taking a nap; therefore, infants were…

Introduction: Why is socialization important for child development? There are many types of child development. Three main area of child development are physical development, emotional development and social development. These three are of development are important for every child to be develop fully. One of the most important development areas is social development because socialization is important for children’s development of interacting with peers. Socialization does not begin at birth but…