Child Observation #4

A-TYPICAL
Location: Classroom Time: 10:40-
11:05
Date: August 20
th
2012 Child: Jane*
Observer: Kara St.Hilaire Age: 4 years 10
months
*Name has een
!hange"
Comments Jane is sitting at a table with a teacher
playing with blocks.
# $#ea!her%: Creates a one-dimensional
design using 6 blocks. &Can you ma'e this
(ith your lo!'s)*
J $Jane%: Proceeds to copy the design,
accurately competing it in 3 minutes.
+: Continues to ga,e at ules.
S#: &-es)*
*Signs yes
+: &Sssss*
S#: &-es. +oo" /o.* Continues to lo(
more ules in +reg0s "ire!tion
+: 1a'es !ir!le sha2e (ith his arms in
3ront o3 his stoma!h. &4a.* 5ollo(e" y
the sign 3or song.
S#: &-ou (ant the ule song again)
Sure. Here is a ule6 here is a ule6
ig an" roun"6 ig an" roun"6 see it
7oating gently6 see it 7oating gently6 to
the groun"6 to the groun".. 898.*
+: No"s hea" u2 an" "o(n.
S#: &9' +reg (e are all "one (ith
ules. #ime to 2lay (ith 3arm animals.
*8la!es arn on tale.
S#: Hol"s u2 a shee2 an" a horse. &+reg6
ta'e shee2.*
+: :ithout loo'ing6 +reg rea!hes u2 an"
attem2ts to gras the horse.
S#: 1o;es !loser to +reg6 loo'ing "ire!tly
in his ga,e (ith animals in han"6 &+reg6
ta'e the shee2.*
+: <oo'ing 2ast her6 gras the shee2 out
o3 her han".
S#: Hol"s the !o( an" the horse. &+reg6
ta'e the horse 2lease.*
+: =yes are >?e" on the arn in 3ront o3
him6 rea!hes o;er an" gras the horse.
S#: &Neiiiigh. #han' you +reg.*
S#: Hol"s u2 a !hi!'en an" a !o(. &+reg6
ta'e !hi!'en*
+: +lan!es u2 an" gras the !hi!'en.
&Cla6 Cla* $!lu!'6 !lu!'%

Attem2ting to say &ule*
Smmar!
"otor: +reg e?hiits early signs o3 gross motor "e;elo2ment. :hile he
still nee"s some hel2 (al'ing an" getting out o3 a !hair6 he (as ale to
(al' >;e 3eet in"e2en"ently6 an" turn his o"y a22ro2riately to get
into his !hair. 9n!e he (as in his !hair6 +reg maintaine" 2ro2er u2right
2osture. +reg sho(e" his e?tension an" rea!h in his arms through
2o22ing ules an" rea!hing 3or the animals. He use" his >ne motor
s'ills through gras2ing the animal toys6 an" gras2ing the a"ults0
>ngers 3or assistan!e in (al'ing. 5ine motor !om2onents (ere also
use" (hen +reg signe" @more0 an" @song0.
Cognitive: Asing au"itory an" ;isual 2ro!essing +reg hears his s2ee!h
thera2ists reBuest to ha;e a seat6 then lo!ates the tale an" !hair to
sit "o(n at. He remaine" ;ery attenti;e an" 3o!use" on the ules.
He (as ale to re!ogni,e (hen his s2ee!h thera2ist sto22e" lo(ing
them6 an" then imitate the sign @more0. :hen he signe" 3or the ule
song6 he use" his short memory y reBuesting 3or the song he ha"
hear" minutes earlier. He 2ro!esse" in3ormation using his long-term
memory y rememering the sign 3or @song0.
Social#$motional: +reg0s "esire 3or the ules (as a22arent as he
maintaine" eye !onta!t (ith the ules6 rea!he" 3or more6 an"
reBueste" the song. #his 2ro;es he is sho(ing interest in the ules.
+reg0s s2ee!h thera2ist yelle"6 &898.* at the en" o3 the >rst song6
+reg let out a s!ree!h sho(ing his e?!itement. +reg also seeme" to
ta'e an interest to the !hi!'en. He glan!es u26 ma'es a !lu!'ing noise6
an" hol"s itCe?amines it 3or a 3e( minutes- all o3 (hi!h he "i" not "o
(ith the other animals he (as sho(n.
S#: &4eauti3ul +reg6 you li'e the
!hi!'en "on0t you.*
+: +reg hol"s the toy !hi!'en in
oth o3 his han"s6 intently
e?amining it 3or D minutes.
S#: &9' +reg6 it0s time to go 2lay
outsi"e.*
*8ulls out his !hair6 hel2s him out
o3 !hair an" stan"s him u2.
+: +ras2s his s2ee!h thera2ist0s
>ngers an" (al's to(ar"s "oor.
See'ing assistan!e 3or hel2 (al'ing.
Commnication: +reg is (or'ing on his re!e2ti;e language s'ills as
he uses a ;isual s!he"ule (ith 2i!tures. He re!e2ti;ely 3ollo(e" ;eral
"ire!tions (hen he sat "o(n at the tale6 reBueste" ules6 an"
grae" animals. +reg un"erstan"s an" is using the eginning soun"s
o3 (or"s su!h as: &sss* 3or yes6 &a* 3or ule6 an" &!la* 3or !lu!'.