Infant Observation Essay

I observed a classroom of four-year-old students who are enrolled at the Child Development Center on the George Mason University campus. This observation lasted about fifteen minutes with a total of twelve students in the classroom. At the time of my observation the students were engaging in free playtime where they are allowed to play games, make crafts, and interact with their fellow classmates. I was seated in the corner of the classroom where the children could not easily see me or get distracted by me. I stayed seated throughout the whole observation so the students would not be affected by my presence. Many different activities were happening at the same time, but a couple standout situations reminded me of many subject areas we

During my observation at the preschool here at Harper, I looked around and realized a lot of similarities and differences it has; compared to other daycare and preschool centers. The age of children in the room I observed was ages 3-5 with one lead teacher, and depending on the ratio of how many kids showed up on that day, about three or four helping teachers. The program was set up to a very open, happy and overwhelming setting. Every furniture and object in the room had a sign saying what it was, and then underneath the typed out word was the children’s way of writing what the object was. For example, a book shelf was in the corner of the room; on the book shelf was the word printed out “Book

Research with infants and hearing has determined that infants are primed to hear human speech and will attune to those sounds rather than others. This can be identified as a biological imperative in order to assure they are cared for by adults. This manner of behavior may not be consistent if there are other sounds that are louder and above the threshold of human language. This researcher hypothesizes that if an infant is presented with two sounds, one of a person saying their name at a low volume and the other a dog barking at a higher volume, the infant will respond and attune to the louder sound. This attunement is due to safety and possibly a startle reflex to protect themselves rather than a drive to learn and respond to human speech.

For this assessment I chose to observe my six- month old daughter, Abigail, interacting with her mother, Melissa. Abigail is our third child and Melissa is comfortable with her role as mother. Abigail was born full term and is a healthy baby. All developmental milestones have been reached up until this point. She is a happy baby.

Since my observation took the course of three days I have several findings. So day one’s observation begin with Regina and Gabriella who appear to be accompanying Annabel to what appears to be a building of great interest. While the exterior looked plain the inside does not the walls are lined with these brilliant garments the walls are also adorned with several looking glass. When they enter Annabel begins communicating with another human who then leaves and the three appear to sit on these rectangular prisms. The human from earlier comes back and she is followed by four other humans who each appear to be bringing a square on wheels and in these squares each appear to be carrying five brilliant garments. When I first entered the building there

I observed the two year old baby that I often baby-sit throughout the week. His name is Lincoln and he his at my house from seven til around four every weekday. Although he is very small and seems to be behind on development, he is very smart. He loves to play with his toys, and always has to be doing something. He is very aware of what goes on around him and he interacts with these things very well. He likes to repeat things that are said and done. Especially things I say or do. He calls my mom pretty often, but he seems to know the difference between her and his own mother so I think he does it out of habit, because he’ll usually do it when he is pouting, being ignored, or tired. He talks very well, but sometimes he’ll say something and

The preschool that I observed is the Twelfth Baptist Church. The school has an outdoor playground surrounded by fence and has a gate. The playground is a grass floor and there are two plays' equipment with thick outdoor rubber flooring. The teacher went with children and they took a back bag with them, I asked her why she took this bag and what is inside it? She told me this is like an emergency bag it has tissue, plastics bandage and first aid materials for the kids and we cannot go out to outdoor playground without it. The teacher divided the children to three groups, kindergarteners 2 and some from kindergarteners 1 to play some race and running games and the rest of the children can play on the games then they will change. On one of the

In the Houston newborn photography studio recently, we had Archer James. He was 9 days new at the time of the session. His parents welcomed him into the world on November 18, 2018. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 inches at birth. The couple had been in the studio prior to this session for their maternity photos. That session was flawless and incredibly beautiful. I couldn't wait for their little guy to arrive, so I could photograph him.

During infancy, development occurs at a rapid pace. Within the first year, four core cognitive abilities exist that are unique from each other: attention, speed of processing, memory, and representational competence (Rose, Feldman, and Jankowski, 2004). A rapid development of visual attention manifests within the first 3 months alone (Geva, & Gardner,1999), and as a result, one aspect of infant visual attention that is commonly examined is look duration among infant populations. Look duration is related to infant cognitive performance such that infants with shorter looking behaviors are able to process information faster and more efficiently than infants with longer

Substandard work: On 2/24/2014, you were given a warning on your poor performance as manager of Kensington Heights with details of your actions or lack thereof. The behavior have continued without any lasting improvement.

Recently, I went to The Happy School, a preschool in my hometown of Smallville, California, to pass the morning with the students there. In the time I spent there, the children, ages 3 to 5, engaged in unstructured play, and sat in a circle for calendar time and reading aloud. The preschool is primarily child-centered in terms of its organization, meaning it incorporates a lot of child directed activity, and less structured, or adult directed, learning (Berk, 2008). I watched the group of about twenty children with the intention of studying them as a whole, but I found myself compelled to watch two children in particular, Addison and Jack, because they displayed particularly intriguing behavior. (p187) THESIS, what behavior, theories

Leroy is a 2nd grade African American student at Martin Luther King Elementary School. He is 8 years old and lives with his mother and two older brothers. His favorite school subject is math. He likes to play video games and basketball, especially when he is playing with his friends. Leroy’s favorite holiday is Christmas, for he gets to visit his grandma and enjoy all the delicious foods that his mom and grandma cook. When asked where would he go if he can go anywhere, he responded with Skate Park. He likes to skate around the park with his brothers. Leroy wishes to be like his older brother when he grows up.

Standards/Foundations addressed: Self- Awareness; Social Emotional Understanding; Interactions with Peers; Language Use and Conventions; Vocabulary; Concepts about Print; Number Sense

Tykesha and I observed the CA, Brandon Davidson. He is on 5 South Oncology and Renal. He had a total of 25 patients on three hallways, which he considered a slow day. He had around thirty-three patients last week. His schedule consists of twelve hour days with two days on and two days off. The hospital recently implemented using tablets with a shoulder strap, but his was not working correctly, so he had a laptop on a desk with wheels that he used. We went to different patient's rooms, where he knocked on the door and called them by name to ask what they wanted for lunch. They had an option of tomato soup with a turkey sandwich or beef lasagna. The allergy list is on the tablet, but since he was using the laptop he had a paper that listed

The other location we visited was the Great Expectations Day Care, also In Southbury. Jackie did her presentation with the first group since they were small kids and Olga needed older kids for her lesson plan. We all help Jackie to prepare, the activity while she was addressing the students. The kids had a good time and they learned that they have 20 teeth, need to brush two times a day, and brush their teeth in circular motion. Then it was the turn for Olga to do her lesson plan. She brought her laptop, and made a PowerPoint presentation with the characters of Spoon Bob. During her presentation, she discussed the difference between healthy and unhealthy food, brushing and flossing. She gave every students the opportunity to go up to