this is babli,and i m in great trouble pls help me out in this assignment
Assignment overview
We have spent a lot of time making sure that the children are safe, that they have nutritious food, that the premises are hygienically clean and secure and that staff know what to do in various situations. Now we should look at the children themselves, at their interests and needs. How do we find out what a child’s interests and strengths are? The following tasks will help you develop and practise the basic principles and methods of observing children in order to develop an understanding of their interests and developmental needs.
For this assignment, you will have to use children you know, and not the children from the Summerville site.
Select a child aged between six months and five years who you will be able to see and observe on several occasions. This child may be a neighbour, relative or a friend’s child. You may not use your own child, or a child you know very well (as this will make it harder for you to record only what you see, and not what you already know about the child). You may observe the child in their home or while they attend a children’s service. You will need the permission of the child’s parents to gather and document information about the child. If the child is old enough to understand, you will also need to explain the task to them and ask for their permission and cooperation.
The purpose of this assignment is to practice your newly developed skills in observation and documentation to really get to know one child well. You will also practise the skill of displaying this information for sharing.
Question 1: Interview questions
Design an interview sheet that you could use with this child’s parents as a way of gathering information about their child. You will need to include questions about their child’s friends, favourite foods, toys, games, people, as well as their routines, habits and interests. Remember the aim of the interview is to gain as much information as possible about the child, their experiences, their families expectations, anything that will let you get to know the child better.
When you are happy with your interview questions, carry out the interview with one of your chosen child’s parents. You will need to include both the questions and the answers you receive.
Question 2: Direct observation
Over a few days, observe the child when he/she is engaged in both play and routine experiences. Record your information using the following methods. Provide at least one anecdotal record (15 marks) one running record (15 Marks) one checklist with dated evidence, focusing on at least two areas of development (10 Marks)
Please ensure you head all written observations with the following background information:
Child’s first name:
Child’s date of birth:
Observer’s first name:
Date:
Setting:
Question 3: Communicate and interact with children
If the child you have selected is old enough to understand, you should explain what you doing and ask for their permission.
Briefly write a short report on how you approached the child and how interacted with the child to get their cooperation in your project.
Question 4: Using photographs to gather information about children
If you have permission to take photos of this child, take a series of photographs of the child engaged in an experience. These photographs needs to show a progression in exploration, discovery, curiosity or understanding through play.
Write a commentary that provides some sort of explanation about each photograph. Focus on how the child completed the activity, and on what development is being demonstrated through these activities.
If you cannot photograph the child, perhaps you could photograph or collect some of their constructions, paintings or drawings, and add commentary.
Question 5: Share information about children with family members and other interested parties
Now we will share the information we have found out about the child with the parents. This needs to be done in a professional manner, both in terms of presentation and language.
Put all of the information you have gathered from Task 1 in a display folder or scrapbook to show to the child and to their family members. Take care with the arrangement of this information and try to display it in an interesting and aesthetically pleasing way. Remember that your audience is the child and their family. However, also remember that this portfolio is a representation of your professional ability. If family members or the child have comments, photos or anecdotes to add at this point, incorporate them before finally handing it in to your teacher for marking.
Question 6: Use observations to plan for children’s services
Using the child profile format below, list the child’s strengths, needs, and interests (5 Marks Each). This summary needs to be drawn from and clearly linked back to the observations you have recorded. You can not include any comments which are not recorded in one of your observations. Your comments need to be based on child development, and be specific to this individual child.
Now, based on the information you have gathered about the child’s development briefly describe four play experiences that the child may enjoy.
You need to explain why the child will want to participate, and what development the activity will support or extend. These need to be clearly linked to the child’s profile you have completed
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