A child observation case study of one kindergarten age child

Topic: A child observation case study of one kindergarten age child Order Description Observe one child (between ages 3-5) Observe this child over a period of three weeks across the cognitive, linguistic and social/emotional and physical domains Your observation will focus on: The child’s involvement in child initiated play experiences The child’s involvement in teacher initiated learning experiences Section 1: Background information on the child (family, interests, learning preferences etc.) Comments from parents, if possible Section 2: Anecdotal examples of the child’s learning in the physical, cognitive/linguistic and social/emotional domains Section 3: Discussion of areas of strength and areas requiring strengthening with a plan of how to support each child’s learning and development Your observation is an opportunity to provide grounding for interpreting theory. You should relate what you observe to the theories we have discussed in our sessions: Maturational Behaviorist Psychoanalytic Cognitive-developmental Sociocultural Ecological systems