Scenario: William - Cognitive Development Concerns

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Jasmin24
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Scenario: William - Cognitive Development Concerns

Post by Jasmin24 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:08 pm

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William
William (4years 4 month ) has been attending the services three days per week for the past two years next year he goes to school William has poor concentration and is easily distracted he finds it difficult to follow two or three step directions and will often stop mid-way through a task because he has forgotten what he is supposed to be doing he still calls his peer hey boy/girl he has not managed to learn their name in two years.he finds it difficult to stay on -task when attempting puzzles or playing games that I love matching colour or shade William builds quite elaborate structures with blocks and enjoy outdoor play

What concerns would you have about Williams cognitive development ?

Plz I need help with this question I don't have any nothing in my mind


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Re: Scenario: William - Cognitive Development Concerns

Post by Lorina » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:12 pm

Maybe you should start by going through the cognitive development milestones typical for a 4 year old and compare it to William in the scenario:

Cognitive Development - Preschoolers

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Re: Scenario: William - Cognitive Development Concerns

Post by TheLishWish » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:40 pm

Would it be that william is showing signs of, lack of concerntration, memory and attention span.
So resorting back to two instructions while doing an easy activity (maybe with blocks?), making sure you sound clear and not rushed this may help over time in a routine but if no changes in the child are present they may then need to be assessed for further help.

This is on the right track?..

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Re: Scenario: William - Cognitive Development Concerns

Post by Lorina » Fri Dec 18, 2015 5:19 am

TheLishWish wrote:QR_BBPOST Would it be that william is showing signs of, lack of concerntration, memory and attention span.
So resorting back to two instructions while doing an easy activity (maybe with blocks?), making sure you sound clear and not rushed this may help over time in a routine but if no changes in the child are present they may then need to be assessed for further help.

Yes... You could also remind and encourage William to start using his peers names through group games or songs. Create a "class" book, with each chikd;s photo and name that William could use. When he uses blocks to build his structures enable and encourage him to discuss what he is building, record and detail what he says so he can refer back to them....

Hope this helps,

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