Observation

The classroom was very organized for each area of study taught in the class. There was a book nook area and listening center available. The use of Smart Board and laptops were also available. During my observation I stepped in and observed a PE class of kindergarteners, they were doing four activities of jumping because they are learning the letter J in their general classroom setting. The PE teacher incorporates lessons from the general education teacher’s…

developmental capabilities, yet could not accomplish some of the activities that were considered to be at his developmental level. I conducted three separate observations for this assignment. One was in the lobby of Lowell, where I observed a toddler and his younger sister playing games. This observation occurred on Wednesday, October 14. My second observation occurred on Thursday, October 15 in a classroom where a bunch of energetic three, four, and five year olds were being watched by two…

This observation will focus on the child/child interactions of the Junior Preschool Room. This school is Pasadena City College Child Development Center and has students ages four-months-old to five-years-old. Within the Junior Preschool room, the teachers and assistant teachers there was Ms. Erika(assistant), Mr. Francisco(assistant), Ms. Nimfa, Mrs. Marisol (specialist teacher), Mrs. Erica(assistant), and Mrs. Oswald. During the time of the observation were 14 children in the classroom. The…

Observations of Brandon Lee Rice, 5 Years’ Old Introduction For this assignment in Psychology 221 I, Leslie-Anne Chevalier, observed by nephew, Brandon Lee Rice. Brandon is a 5-year-old Caucasian male, who was born on November 6, 2011 to Stephanie Cox and Brian Rice. Brandon is approximately 44 inches tall and weighs 56lbs. Brandon is currently enrolled in Pre-kindergarten at Rustburg Elementary School and comes from a middle-class socioeconomic background. Brandon was observed playing at his…

Preston Taylor Ministries: Final Observation The experience gained from observing and volunteering at Preston Taylor Ministries after school program was definitely unforgettable for a number of reasons. Preston Taylor Ministries is a child after school care program that facilitates a safe and fun environment to play in as well as help with homework and further instruction for all registered students grades k-5th. The Wilson Center, in which my observation was completed, is the biggest of six…

The subjects would chat for a minute or two, sometimes observe the dance move subject one was practicing and then leave, making the original two subjects my only permanent subjects for the majority of the time I was there. But after an hour of observation some other subjects began to show up an join subjects one and two for more than a short…

The age of the children I observed were around the age three to five years old, preschool age. I arrived at 3:30 pm, and the children were all sitting in the carpet. It was around reading time. Some children had books and were sitting on the carpet, while others were sitting on a couch reading, or picking out a book from the shelf. One girl on the carpet was talking to another girl about wanting to eat chicken nuggets, and imitated eating nuggets. After the childrens read for several minutes, an…

Data collection The data collection tool that the teacher utilized to observe Kyle’s behaviors was even recording or frequency recording. Event recording measures how long a behavior occurs and is appropriate when the goal is to increase or decrease the number of times a behavior occurs, in Kyle’s case the number of times during the week that he exhibits disruptive behavior such as yelling, profanity, and bullying. Kyle has a clearly observable beginning and end that occur at a specific time of…

which RTI is implemented. The observation was done in another first-grade classroom at the same school. At the period of observing the classroom, there were 18 students present. According to my host teacher, 20 students are enrolled in her class. There were 12 girls and 8 boys in the classroom. 25 % of the children are African-American 70% are of the Hispanics while 5% falls under other racial groups. Six of the students get RTI in different Tiers. During my observation of the class, I observed…

I completed three 30 to 45 minute observations at three different lunch times, in varying temperatures throughout the course of two week. I conducted my observation from 12:30 to 1:00pm on Wednesday, 12:30 to 1:15pm on Thursday, and 12:30 to 1:00pm on the following Friday. My observation location was located at a table that faced the machine, at this location I could see both what flavor, toppings, and vessel (what the subject put their ice cream in) of the person at the machine. I took field…