Assignment On Drawing Reflect Any Possible Issues

Child Observation Form - A
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education
Assessment Workbook 4
Child’s Name: Tracy
Age: 4 years
Use this form to record your interaction with children 2 years old and above. Follow the
instructions below:
1. Provide the child with drawing materials. Make sure they are child-safe
2. Instruct the child to draw any picture he would like to draw
3. Once completed, have the child explain to you his drawing
4. Jot down your observations throughout the activity. You may use the guide questions
below to assist your note taking.
5. Once done, scan the child’s work to save in his records
Guide Questions:
1.
What was the drawing about?
Child was drawing pictures of killed animals for the whole of the week and does not tried to
draw new things.
2.
Does the drawing reflect any possible issues or reasons for concern? Yes | No
If yes, please explain:
Yes.
The child drawing only killed animals reflected psychological issue which is somehow
impacting her life. It also imitate that she is attached to something deeply and its absence has
affected her which needs to be searched to solve her issue.
3.
Describe the child’s attitude while completing the task:
She was not interacting and showed disobedient behaviour. She was not responded to the
instruction and was drawing picture of her own wish.
4.
Was the child able to understand the instructions without difficulty? Yes | No
If not, explain the nature of his difficulty:
No
She was not following the instruction given which can due to lack of competency to understand
new thing. It reflect that she is slow learner or she does like to do thing of her personal
concern.
5.
Provide an example of a story the child shared with you that helped your assessment of the
child’s general disposition:
When Tracy was tried to communicate about the difficulties she is undergoing, she stated that
she misses her Dog who got died few months ago. She used to draw killed animals in order to
express her grief she is having. She also added that because of such incident, she does not wish
to interact with anyone not even her parents.
5. Provide an anecdotal information you gathered from the child’s parent that is consistent with
your own observation:
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