How To Write Jottings For Observations

[mummacharz]

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: cert 3
Your Assignment Type: Case Scenario
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Beginner

Your Question?
am i on the right track? also how do i do jottings? im so confused and have no idea what im doing!

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
HELP!

Description and Message:
Child’s name: Lilu Date:
Setting: at home in dining room Observer: Charmaine
Observation: Lilu is sitting in the dining room on the floor with dolls and a toy bottle, she calls for her mother to come into the room, her mother comes in a sits on the floor infront of Lilu. Lilu then starts showing her mother her dolls that she pretends is her makeup, Lilu then shows her mother her dolly and her dollys scarf. Lilu then tells her mum where her and her mother will hold the dollys hand. Lilu’s mother asks “are we going to hold hands now?” Lilu responds with “yes” lilu mother then asks “ready?” Lilu then says she has to put her eyebrow and lipstick makeup on first, Lilu then picks up her doll using her right hand she then starts to apply her eyebrow makeup on rubbing her eye then rubs her lips to apply her lipstick while her left hand keeps the doll steady. Lilu’s mother then asks “what else are we going to do with the doll?” Lilu responds with a “thats it, this and this is for all of us” she picks up her dolls and bottle and hands them to her mother, Lilu then refers for doll as the mother “then the mother can hold our hands” Lilu says Lilu then tells her mother “ i hold this side and you hold this side, mumma can you go this side” her mother then stands up and stands on the left side of Lilu. Lilu then says “now we go into our car” then they walk off to go to their car.
Analysis (interpretation):
Lilu shows a prefence for her right hand but useses her left hand aswell as her right when playing with her dolls.
Lilu can say a sentence to communicate but stutters her words if speaking fast, she understands a question asked and can demonstrate actions towards her mother. Her speech can be understood quite well for her age group.

Relevant Approved Learning Framework Links:
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
5.1 Children inreact verbally and non-verbablly with others for a range of purposes.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and onvoled learners
4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such a curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, pe4rsisitence, imagination and reflexivity.

[Lorina]

Rather than a jotting, your observation is more of a anecdotal record which is used to provide more of a detailed description of what happens during an observation. A jotting is usually short details of significant events, behaviours or conversations. It can be a couple of sentences to no longer than a paragraph at most. Jottings are a quick and easy way to record significant events and behaviours.

For example:

12.7.09: Rebecca (11 months) lies in her cot after waking up. P bends over her but she does not smile. H, her regular caregiver, comes over and Rebecca immediately starts to smile.

13.7.09: Rebecca is sitting on the mat playing with nesting cups. Toni (12 m) crawls to the rug and tries to take a cup from Rebecca’s hand. She squeals, holds on tight to the cup, looking around the room at the adults.

16.7.09: Rebecca enters the nursery with her mother. She hides her head in her mother’s shoulder and holds tightly to her shoulder. H comes over to her mother smiling. The two women talk in a friendly manner for two or three minutes. H then says 'time for Mummy to go', holds out her arms for Rebecca, who leans over and reaches out for H, smiling in return.

Interpretation
Rebecca is experiencing separation anxiety and stranger anxiety which is typical for infants at this age. It shows her growing awareness of others and her ability to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people. She is also showing her attachment to her mother and her primary caregiver—H in these jottings.

Ref: sielearning.tafensw.edu.au

Hope this helps,

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L.A