Observation

independent living meeting that took place in our office this week but I didn’t get a chance to sit in on it. Lastly I attended court with my supervisor because she had to testify for a custody battle. B. I honestly didn’t really feel anything about my observations this week because I didn’t see much. However, I did enjoy shopping for children this week. I’m sure they are going to love all of the clothes we bought for them.…

The purpose of a child observation undertaking is to understand the human developmental process; to practice observational skills and to improve information-gathering technics as well as to illustrate the ability to analyze and apply learnt developmental theories. On Friday, 10/2/15, from 4pm to 5:45pm, a naturalistic observation method was utilized to observe a child for 60 minutes at her residence. Then the child’s mother was interviewed for 30 minutes. Goodwin and Goodwin (2012) defined…

My observation hours took me to a public school in Queens, NY 4th grade classroom. During my observation I came across some notable issues some that concern a single child, a small group of children and some relationships among children or between children and adults. Some of these observations were positive and some negative as everyday there is space for improvement in a classroom. As an observer each day can provide a new opportunity to learn how to better manage a classroom. ???? The…

Before I began this observation assignment for my SPED class I was nervous and a bit skeptical about how everything was going to be, because I have never observed an inclusion class. After my first day of observation I felt more confident about my career choice. In this reflection paper I will talk about the assignment and all the things I found interesting, important, and challenging. I will also talk about how I overcame the challenges, my misconceptions prior to observing, and how this field…

1. Age and gender: Amy is a 15 year old sophomore in high school. 2. Relationship to the child: Amy is a neighbor of mine. I will be observing her getting tutored for an hour. 3. How I got permission to observe: I spoke to Amy’s parents and asked if I could observe her getting tutored for a class assignment. I showed her parents the assignment and all the details. They reviewed the assignment and agreed. We also checked with Amy and asked if she would be comfortable getting observed. Since…

The school I visited was castle bridge school. The age of the children I observed was 3 and 4 years old and they were in preschool. In the classroom, they have four teachers and 23 students during my observation. The children were in the meeting area. in this activity, only 11 students participate it because the other students were working on a different project. The materials were arranged in a way that makes easy for a student to draw and focus on the particular project. In this…

Each day we are partake in various interactions with other people. Often times, we are not aware of how we participate and cooperate in these interactions. When we step back from our daily interactions we are able to observe the way others interact with each other. We can see these interactions through gatherings or “Sets of two or more individuals whose members include all and only those who are at the moment in one another’s immediate presence” (Goffman 18). Interactions can also be seen…

Choose a place where you can sit and observe people. This might be in a busy mall or office building. Watch how people communicate with one another and take notes. I observed the Secret Service as they prepared to sweep the office space where a high profile person was to attend a meeting. • What tone of voice do they use? They were not very talkative, very professional from the moment they walked into the building and announced who they were and where their destination was going to be. •…

His height is likely due to familial short stature as his mother’s height falls a couple inches below the national average (Cloe, 2015). His pediatrician shows no real concern for his physical health or development. Upon my arrival for the observation, Paxton was…

On Wednesday, February 15th, I observed one of the three 4th grade classes at Thomas A. Edison Elementary School in Port Chester, New York. There were twenty-four students in the class that day, 99% of the students were Hispanic, six of them were English Language Learners, eight of them had IEPs, and one child had a 504 plan due to a lost limb. Class started with their morning routine; Ms. Simmons greeted the children as they walked into the classroom, they hung up their backpacks in the closet…