Importance of Childhood Development Assignment 2022
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PART ONE
Portfolio Assignment
Introduction
This paper attempts to highlight certain features observed in child development process and centers
on social, emotional and cognitive advances. It adds to knowledge on the existing literature about notable
changes in the life of a child during the active childhood phase. Five theories have been put forward to
explain the various aspects of development, which normally affect the cognitive process of child growth. It
is therefore a step towards explaining the differences between children and adult during the early stages of
life, an aspect that has been taken for granted in the modern society.
Pre-observation information
Observation is the systematic method of watching, listening, enquiring, data mining and recording
of observed data and actions from kids as they intermingle with their environments. This study follows
three approaches that are a psychoanalytic development theories, cognitive child development theories, and
social learning theories of development with a focus on the unconscious behavior of individuals that
determine their ego. The report has followed an anecdotal and running records format.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation one: Table 1
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10minutes Observing the child assembling a
wooden house:
The child walk to the garage and
collects thirteen pieces of wood cut
from the timber used for constructing
the main living room.
The kid starts arranging the pieces of
wood as she sings the parents favorite
song- as I letter learnt.
The kid uses straws to join the pieces
together to form a simple building.
It shows the creativity extent of the kid
towards observable activities concerning
man’s daily activities.
This assists in describing the content
symbolic representation of phenomena.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation two: Table 2
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed
behavior
10minutes Observing how the child draws and trims papers for making
paper craft
The kid writes alphabetical letters on a piece of paper and
begins to trace them to make them bold
She uses a pair of scissors to trim the paper to make a puppet.
She starts playing with the animation and laughs around the
study area.
It shows the training to
complement the normal
curriculum. The activity
helps in identifying the
part of curriculum that the
child finds interesting to
him or her.
Introduction
This paper attempts to highlight certain features observed in child development process and centers
on social, emotional and cognitive advances. It adds to knowledge on the existing literature about notable
changes in the life of a child during the active childhood phase. Five theories have been put forward to
explain the various aspects of development, which normally affect the cognitive process of child growth. It
is therefore a step towards explaining the differences between children and adult during the early stages of
life, an aspect that has been taken for granted in the modern society.
Pre-observation information
Observation is the systematic method of watching, listening, enquiring, data mining and recording
of observed data and actions from kids as they intermingle with their environments. This study follows
three approaches that are a psychoanalytic development theories, cognitive child development theories, and
social learning theories of development with a focus on the unconscious behavior of individuals that
determine their ego. The report has followed an anecdotal and running records format.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation one: Table 1
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10minutes Observing the child assembling a
wooden house:
The child walk to the garage and
collects thirteen pieces of wood cut
from the timber used for constructing
the main living room.
The kid starts arranging the pieces of
wood as she sings the parents favorite
song- as I letter learnt.
The kid uses straws to join the pieces
together to form a simple building.
It shows the creativity extent of the kid
towards observable activities concerning
man’s daily activities.
This assists in describing the content
symbolic representation of phenomena.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation two: Table 2
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed
behavior
10minutes Observing how the child draws and trims papers for making
paper craft
The kid writes alphabetical letters on a piece of paper and
begins to trace them to make them bold
She uses a pair of scissors to trim the paper to make a puppet.
She starts playing with the animation and laughs around the
study area.
It shows the training to
complement the normal
curriculum. The activity
helps in identifying the
part of curriculum that the
child finds interesting to
him or her.
Portfolio Assignment
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation 3: Table 3
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10mins Observing the children preparing a mock meal
The children walk around in the compound and picks
containers
They walk to the nearby flower bed and picks flowers
Modify some sticks to be used as cooking sticks
The kids place the leaves of flowers are in the container and
continuously stirred as though cooking is taking.
They remove the cooked food from the “oven” and begin
eating.
Social and emotional
development of skills to be
transferred to the next
generation.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation 4: Table 4
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10minutes Observing a child interacting with
peers
The child welcomes a friend and they
move towards the verandah
They exchange ideas about what they
ate the previous night and laugh loudly.
The kids pick used bottles from the box
where they usually keep them.
Importance of childhood development and
educational leadership
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation 3: Table 3
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10mins Observing the children preparing a mock meal
The children walk around in the compound and picks
containers
They walk to the nearby flower bed and picks flowers
Modify some sticks to be used as cooking sticks
The kids place the leaves of flowers are in the container and
continuously stirred as though cooking is taking.
They remove the cooked food from the “oven” and begin
eating.
Social and emotional
development of skills to be
transferred to the next
generation.
Running record of observation for Teresa (age-3years and one month)
observation 4: Table 4
Time The observed trends Meaning of observed behavior
10minutes Observing a child interacting with
peers
The child welcomes a friend and they
move towards the verandah
They exchange ideas about what they
ate the previous night and laugh loudly.
The kids pick used bottles from the box
where they usually keep them.
Importance of childhood development and
educational leadership
Portfolio Assignment
Pectoral presentation of the observed child in different scenarios showing different development skills
After getting consent from the child’s parents and discussing the topic with the supervisor, a child
age d 3 years and 1 month.
1. Observing how the child is assembling a wooden house
2. Observing how the child draws and trims papers for making paper craft
The child writes letters in both cases, that is, upper case and lower cases.
The letters are traced to make the lines conspicuous
Using a pair of scissors, the traced lines are cut slowly to avoid destruction
Pectoral presentation of the observed child in different scenarios showing different development skills
After getting consent from the child’s parents and discussing the topic with the supervisor, a child
age d 3 years and 1 month.
1. Observing how the child is assembling a wooden house
2. Observing how the child draws and trims papers for making paper craft
The child writes letters in both cases, that is, upper case and lower cases.
The letters are traced to make the lines conspicuous
Using a pair of scissors, the traced lines are cut slowly to avoid destruction
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