What Is The Mosaic Approach

The pediatric observation assignment allows me to observe not only about the children but also about myself. While doing this assignment, I have observed myself that I can understand the theories better when I can able to apply them practically. The developmental theories I have learned in class are reflected in this process of observation and documentation. Also, the observation assessment tool, Hawaii Early Learning Checklist helped me to observe specifically about developmental signs of the child of the assigned age range. Together with the knowledge I already have and the assist of HELP Checklist, I documented the skills, and patterns of development of the 30-months-old-preschooler-boy Isaac.

Toddlers and preschoolers are at different developmental stages, and therefore require their teachers to use different approaches and techniques to further learning. I completed my observations at the Bright and Early Children’s Learning Center where I observed a toddler classroom and a preschool classroom. My observations took place from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on the 21st and 28th of September. The first day that I observed I was placed in the toddler classroom which had two teachers, Miss Ashlynn and Miss Miranda, and six students, most of whom were two years old. In the preschool classroom there was one teacher, Miss Stephanie, and eight students, each of whom were 3 years old or 4 years old. While the rooms were physically similar, the teachers used different strategies and activities to appeal to the different age groups.

For a child to understand the world, he/she will understand that people have different beliefs, colour skin and religion, the world and technology. A child will also learn other children’s names, talk about family and friends. This has a huge impact on a child’s social development; they will have awareness of the world and the people around them, and therefore are able to confidently make new friends as they go through transitions such as moving schools. It is important that children and young people are given the opportunity to speak about themselves, their lives at home and also listen to others, and this gives them a perspective on the fact that everybody does different things, others’ lives differ to theirs and this is something that needs to be recognised and respected and not judged.

The observation of children is performed by teachers and educators, to help understand each child, and their characteristics. Along with assessment and evaluation, educators are able to understand each child’s development, and make decisions about appropriate activities and experience to offer each child, to help foster their individual development. (Veale, A. and Piscitelli, B. 1988) This essay will discuss the Value of the Observation Process in Planning for early childhood settings, and the role of each teacher in facilitating children’s individual learning and development.

After observing a nine month old child for this Child Observation paper, the author of this paper has taken copious notes during the session. The purpose of this paper is recognizing the biological, cognitive and psychosocial development of the child. The author of this paper identified the background history of the child, the observation made and the development process of the child.

The early childhood are the most vital time for learning, therefore observations, assessments, planning and evaluation are an important part of the curriculum for children’s

In reflection, I engaged in an exploratory discussion which I further researched the content and provided relevant examples to support my opinions, (Uzulner, 2007, p. 403). This makes me realise that it is true being educators, they need to reach out to families and build quality connections to explore children’s world. Bayetto (2009, p. 17) states the importance of gathering evidence and data about children to plan programs to meet their

In an early childhood setting, being observant gives professionals and family members a helpful portrait of the children in their care, and as future professionals it helps us see how intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development occurs in children. Observing, documenting, and assessing young children shows how they progress from one stage to the next or when there is a delay in progression. The reason we observe young children is that “there is so much that demands attention and response; at the same time, by building in systematic observation, teachers can improve their teaching, construct theory, assess children, assist families, and solve problems” (Gordon and Browne, p.180). It gives dynamic information about each child’s learning styles, interests, abilities, and needs. Observation helps teachers improve teaching by making them become more objective and self-aware of biases they may have. It encourages us to remember that early childhood development is highly individualized, so customizing activities to benefit each child will help them utilize their abilities to their fullest potentials, and through this we will be able to recognize what behaviors are typical of various age groups. The reason we document our observations is so that we can keep records and show proper evidence of each child’s individual growth and participation in classroom activities. With good documentation, family members will able to see the progression made by their child.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk is an excellent communication guide and an exceptional book all around. It is broad enough to be relevant to just about any relationship, not just between children and adults, though that is what it is intended for. It is based on a series of workshops developed by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Both authors provide sensible yet simple approaches to improving relationships between adults and children.

The author Malcolm Hill mentioned in the article Children’s Voices on Ways of Having a Voice: Children’s and young people’s perspectives on methods used in research and consultation, “while a few children appeared mainly concerned that their own views were ignored, many were eager (like statisticians) to see that research and consultation should be representative” (Hill, 2011:77). Children are starting to represent the material titled with children and childhood. As a collective group, the children wanted the ability to give their perspective on the approach of how projects are done, and how they are understood, using the children as experts of the subject ‘childhood.’ Adults did not need to speak for children nor did they need to interpret the parts of the research the children were a part of. This indicates the success of using a

Effective approach of ensuring participation and engagement of children and young people first is the choice of appropriate location or venue. The location must not restrict their engagement. Additionally, unlike adult which it may be believed that using one delivery mechanism would be appropriate for their understanding of issue, every engagement with children may require different methods for the easy understanding of the same situation and be able to effectively participate and be engaged in planning. Activities such as a play may be organized where the drama or acts will send message to them regarding situation they want them to know or be aware of or enlightened about as well as taking feedbacks. Also, the approach must allow children

It is imperative that practitioners are able to observe and assess each child’s development in order to gain a full understanding of their development and how they can build upon this in order to cater to the needs of the child and allow them to fulfill their potential. This is highlighted by Wheeler (2009, p.63) in stating that ‘Observations are fed into family worker and team planning so that future activities can be based on an individual child’s interests and patterns of behavior and thereby enhance their learning’.

The key to understanding children is observation. As observers, we begin to look for daily patterns in their behavior. Once patterns of behavior are recognized, the observer can then give positive guidance in securing the child’s developmental needs.

The sample size was small as there was a need to maximise the time that the children were being observed, and this led to the inability to look at external variables and take into account individual differences. It was also noted that sound transmission was not entirely reliable so it did result in some information being lost. Observational studies occur in the natural setting and despite having ecological validity, it may be inconvenient and in this case, it resulted in the loss of information.

The school where observation took place is preK-8 school located on the East Coast. The school is a catholic school and has a centered focus of “commitment to the academic, spiritual, emotional, social and physical development of children” (Welcome, n.d.). The following are the demographics of the school (Explore Bishop Dunn Memorial School, n.d.):