Observation of Development and Learning

K is the 24-month-old son of two married college students. He is their first and only child. Parents have arranged their class schedules so that they are the
primary care givers, only occasionally needing to acquire additional assistance, a babysitter who comes to their home. K has had an opportunity to occasionally
interact with other children between the ages of 1 month and 3 years of age, when his parent’s friends bring their children to their home, and when they have
visited friends and relatives. He has just begun to participate in a group experience with children his age, once a week at his parents’ church. When his mother
leaves him at the church group, (which primarily consists of playing, singing, and listening to stories) he cries, screams, and clings to her vocalizing “ma, ma, ma”
over and over. If his mother leaves him there, he will stop crying after about 10 minutes. K usually plays alone but seems interested in other children. He will
watch them play, but doesn’t generally interact with them. K is possessive of his toys. When other children are at his home he will take toys from them and
refuses to share. When K mother asks him to do a simple direction (“put your car in the box”, or “shut the drawer”) he will generally comply. He will walk up
and down the three steps entering their apartment (holding onto the hand rail or an adult’s hand), runs, and likes to climb on top of the table, pulling himself
from a stool, to a chair, to the table top. K vocalizes sounds, jabbers, and produces single syllables, but does not say any identifiable words. K is not toilet
trained and does not seem interested in learning. He does not show an interest in the toilet or give any cues that he needs to urinate, although sometimes after
he has soiled his diaper he will hide from his parents.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

no Concern Concern
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Social skills - sharing X
Children at this age do not share well. He does have an interested in
other children and watches them play.

Social skills - playing X K plays independently but is interesting in watching other children. He
hasn’t started to play with children, but he is at the beginning on this
continuum.
Separating from mother X Separation anxiety is common with this age and it is expected. I choose
moderate because this is something that the mother and father can work
on his emotional regulation.

Responding to oral language X K will comply when his mother asks him to do a simple direction.

Gross motor skills X K is developing appropriately in this category because he runs, climb, and
can balance on the furniture while climbing.

Expressive language skills X K is not communicating in sentences that are two to four words. He is a
bit behind on the continuum and it is something that should be looked at
more.
 Toilet training X K is not interesting in toilet training but
I chose this because children usually start to gin interest around 18
months but children go at their own pace and he will eventually gain
interest.

Observation of Development and Learning

H is 4 ½. It is her first semester in preschool. She has younger siblings and some friends who come to play. When at preschool H likes to play in the dramatic
play area where she wants to play by herself. She will tell the other children “no” when they try to enter the area. When prompted to include others, she will
grab things from children and say “that’s mine”. She uses 4-5-word sentences, “Look I made an apple pie”, “These are my babies”. When asked to draw herself,
she draws a person with arms and legs coming out of the head. She can rote count to 10. She counted some plastic bears “one, two, three, four, five, seven,
eight/nine, (while touching one bear), ten.” She does not name any numerals. H can put her coat on and zip it herself. She can hop on one foot, but does not
skip. H went to the bathroom area to wash up for snack after the teacher told the children to wash their hands and sit down at the snack table. She needed two
prompts and a physical assist to go to the area and then just rinsed her hands, shook the water off, and went to look out the window.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

no Concern Concer
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Following verbal directions X H does not follow three step commands. She needed two prompts and
physical assistance to follow through with directions.

Playing cooperatively X
H should be involved in group plan and at this age children usually has a
preferred friend that they mostly interact with.

Counting objects X H understand the idea of counting objects, but she does not do 1:1 when
counting.

Naming numerals X H does not name any numerals. At this age she should does not point to
numerals when named.

Transitioning from one X This is great concern because she did not follow directions and needed
 activity to another physical assistants to transition to the next activity.
Dressing skills X H is very competent in this area. She is able to put her coat on and zip it
herself.

Drawing a person X
H is in the preischemic stage. Her drawing represents human figure with
human features.

Using words in a sentence X H is in her development level in her language.

Observation of Development and Learning

K is 7 years old, approximately 50 inches tall and weighs 75 lbs. He was anxious about starting second grade, but has made some friends and is not resistant to
going to school. He independently get himself ready for school, but has a difficult time getting up in the mornings, and must frequently be reminded. He
generally gets eight hours of sleep each night, but will sometimes wake up during the night because he has had a bad dream. Once he is up, K selects what to
wear to school, dresses himself, and can tie his own shoes. He likes to read simple books, especially about sports and animals. He can write simple text, but
letters are not always formed correctly and sometimes he misjudges how much space is needed and crowds the letters to get them all on the page. When this
happens he is frustrated with himself and will sometimes say, “I can’t write good,” then rips up the paper. He is a cub scout and enjoys spending time with the
boys his age. He will come home from a scout activity and tell his parents stories, in great detail, about what they did at scouts that evening. K wants to be
helpful and likes to help his mother make dinner. He likes to play computer games, will brag about his scores, and sometimes exaggerates his skill. He has
stopped riding his bicycle, because he is unable to balance on it without still needing training wheels. He cannot skip and misses more often than catches a ball
thrown to him from four feet away. He does not enjoy outdoor physical activities, but prefers to play computer and video games with his friends.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

no Concern Concer
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Physical Skills – height/weight X On average, children his age are around 49.5lbs. He is higher than the
average which could be due to lack of exercise and gross motor activities.

Sleeping routines X If he usually gets around eight hours of sleep, he should be where he is at in
his development.

Gross motor skills – riding a X This is of great concern because by his age (unless he’s never been taught)
bike, catching a ball he should be able to ride a bike without training wheels and has more
developed gross motor skills.
Dressing independently X K is where he should be in this developmental area

Reading skills X K is capable in his reading skills

Writing skills X He could use guidance in this area to help him develop better print skills.

Expressive language skills X

Regulating X
emotions/understanding self K could use some work in this area because when writing, he got frustrated
and ripped up his paper which was a overreaction.
Interactions with family X No concern here because he has a good relationship with his parents where
members he tells them about his exciting time during cub scouts/
Interactions with peers X He has created friendships and enjoys being around other boys his age.

Reference

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/checklists/all_checklists.pdf

https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds/Screening%20Tools/Devt%20Milestones%20Table%20(B-6y)%20PIR%20(Jan2016).msg.pdf

https://www.rsd.k12.pa.us/Downloads/Development_Chart_for_Booklet.pdf