Observation Of Toddlers

shy and reserved * Does not feel confident to speak to teachers and classroom fellows but very chatty at home

Based on her reaction it appears she has developed deferred imitation. According to Piaget, deferred imitation is defined as ¨a sequence in which and infant first perceives something that someone else does and then performs the same action a few hours or even days later¨ (Piaget 166). According to table 6.1, stage six intellectual accomplishment, involving both thinking and memory appears at around 18-24 months. Based on this information, Isabella, at 20 months of age, would be within the age range for development and therefore within the norm for her age (Piaget 162).

Physical development: Babies turn their head towards sounds and movement’s .They like to watch the face of adult at feeding time. They start sitting with support and gradually sit

| By this age the child likes to begin to explore and they are able to respond to the simple directions that they are given, can group objects by category, are able to stack rings on pegs in the order of the size (big to small), able to recognize themselves when looking in the mirror and finally they still like imitating more complex adult actions for example housekeeping play.

The physical development of a baby in its first six months of life shows limited range of movement but the beginnings of an ability to respond to stimulus around them. They show their reaction to people, sounds and movement by turning their head toward whatever attracts their attention. They will watch an adult’s face whilst feeding, but have already begun to shows signs of recognition as they will smile when familiar people are around them either because they can see them

A child at 18 months – The word toddler is often used as the children start to walk with a side to side movement. They start to move quickly and enjoy the freedom it gives them. They are keener to interact more and play with adults and are fascinated by other children of their own age and older like friends, brothers or sisters. They start to want their own independence as they have learnt they are separate from their carers they cry in protest if they want something and do not get it. Their language skills are still developing they can use several words and will understand a lot of what adults are saying. They do not yet know the need to share, cooperate and wait many parents take this as developing minds of their own. They can become restless and change moods quite quickly and often need to be around a familiar adult when not with their main carers.

The development of a child in the first year of life is extremely intense; in just 52 weeks’ an infant goes through major physical, cognitive and social and emotional developments.

Goes through physical changes at this age, as this happens they become more mature, and as they begin to show interest and skills in different subjects as their confidence grows through communicating effectively with adults.

At children start to join word e.g. “mummy gone” “my toy” and at 3/4 generally children’s speech is understandable and children are starting to form sentences. Children can communicate feelings and emotions.

Baby is very attached to main care and can become very upset at unfamiliar handling. Baby needs routine, reassurance and security.

2 months, a child will start to self soothe, show boredom, and visually search out the primary caregiver. You will notice they start to smile at this age also.

Using the information from this week, how might you begin using observation to help you plan appropriate environments for the infants/toddlers in your care? I would first need to collect all of my sources of observation. Whether that is an anecdotal note, participation chart or a rating scale. Then I need to reflect on all of this information. “Reflection is the process you use to look for patterns in what you see. You may see a pattern in how a child continuously uses a specific skill.” ("Assessment Strategies 02 Effective Observation," n.d.) Then I would use this information to plan individual activities for specific child. I would make a plan about how best to share observational data with my parents. I would also see if the furniture in the classroom needed to be adjusted because in an infant and toddler class children are immobile and becoming mobile at the same time. Lastly I use the information to plan the curriculum for the coming

will be strongly affected by the way they are feeling. For example, a child that is feeling unwell, will

| At age of one month: * Raise their heads slightly when lying on their stomachsAt age of three months: * Show vigorous

Infancy is far from what some have assumed – a time for rigidly and mechanically handling the baby because he seems to have so little capability as an adapting human being. The following developmental tasks are to be accomplished in infancy: