Childhood Education and Care: Learning Difficulties Assessment

This assignment delves into the realm of early childhood education and care, presenting a case study of a 5-year-old girl, Taya, facing learning difficulties due to non-verbal communication barriers and shyness. The assignment includes anecdotal, jotting, and running records to document Taya's behavior and interactions. It explores the potential of speech therapy and play therapy as interventions, providing a detailed plan for an experience designed to address the child's learning and attention issues. The materials required include computer-based learning resources, and the assignment emphasizes the importance of encouraging participation through play-based learning to foster engagement and address communication challenges. The assignment references various academic sources to support its analysis and proposed interventions.

Running head: CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE
Early childhood Education and care
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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Table of Contents
Answer 3a........................................................................................................................................2
Answer 3b and 3c............................................................................................................................2
Anecdotal Record.........................................................................................................................2
Jotting Record..............................................................................................................................3
Running Record...........................................................................................................................3
Answer 3d........................................................................................................................................4
Question 3e......................................................................................................................................4
Name of experience.....................................................................................................................5
Materials required........................................................................................................................5
Encourage their participation.......................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Answer 3a
Taya is a 5-year old girl based in Hongkong. She only shows gestures when asked or required to
interact with others. She mostly remains quite throughout the class; do not show interests in
interacting with her friends and teachers. Thus, she is facing learning difficulties out of non-
verbal barrier. This barrier may have arisen due to language or communication issues, which is
common at this young age. Moreover, she has been found suffering from shyness, preventing her
from interacting freely with her peers.
Answer 3b and 3c
Anecdotal Record
Date: 2nd September 2017
Time: 10.00 am
Child: Taya (5 years)
Place: Living room
Setting: Communication problem course
Observer: XXX
Background info: Taya is suffering from
learning difficulty out of non-verbal barrier
Taya was sitting quietly at the corner of the room with her head held down. Taya was asked
about her favourite hobby, she refused to answer. She did not even dare to make eye contacts.
When she was asked repeatedly in a friendly manner and was asked specifically that whether
watching TV is her favourite hobby, she nodded her head.
Interpretation

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Taya is self-conscious or is ashamed for her non-verbal communication difficulties and that’s
why she becomes extremely tensed while interacting with the staffs of the childcare centres. This
shyness prevent her from maintain eye contact. However, friendly approach can help improve
Taya’s situation and she is comfortable with gestures.
Jotting Record
3rd September, 2017: Taya was sitting quietly in the class, looking tensed and worried.
However, once he saw her mother through the window her face filled with joy and she started
smiling.
Interpretation: Taya suffers from insecurity making her feel scared and creating difficulty in
communication. She feels safe and secured and stays with her comfort zone while interacting
with her parents or in presence of her parents (or someone she knows for long) and hence
execute normal gestures.
Running Record
Date: 4th September 2017
Time: 11 am to 12 am
Child: Taya (5 years)
Place: Play ground
Setting: Communication problem course
Observer: XXX
Background info: Taya is suffering from learning
difficulty out of non-verbal barrier
Time Observation

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11 am Taya refuse to play the rhyme game with her friends
and was quite throughout the tenure
11: 30 She was found trying to express herself when other
kids are laughing, jumping and playing merry go
round in the field
Interpretation
Taya has serious non-verbal communication difficulties making her extremely self-conscious and
that’s why she becomes extremely tensed while interacting with others. However, she too love
playing and fun and tries her best to participate in the plays which do not involve verbal
communication.
Answer 3d
Speech therapy will help Taya with her problem with speech and the associated shyness.
In the speech therapy, Taya will be asked to sing a song or rhyme or will be shown interactive
videos. This flow of words in a rhythmic manner will help Taya to fight back against her speech
problem and at the same time will help Taya to overcome her fear of speech via developing
interest in communication.
Play therapy will help Taya to overcome her fear of interacting with the unknown
persons. While at play therapy, she need to interact and spend time with her friends and this act
of interactions done in a play full manner will break the stigma of self-conscious.

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Question 3e
Planning and implementing one experience
Name of experience
The child’s learning and attention issues
Brief description of experience
This explanation is that the child is facing problems in communicating and had learning and
attention problems.
Materials required
The materials like computer based learning showing videos that could be useful to trap the
attention and interest of the child in order to engage their participation in a play (Painter, 2016).
Encourage their participation
They can make the play very interesting that will trap the attention of the child. This will be play
based learning.

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References
Mayesky, M. (2014). Creative activities and curriculum for young children. Cengage Learning.
Painter, D. D. (2016). The Computer-Based Writing Program: A Clinical Teaching Experience
for Education Interns to Develop Professional Knowledge and Skills in Effective
Instructional Writing Practices. Teacher Educators' Journal, 9, 112-135.
VanHoorn, J., Nourot, P. M., Scales, B., & Alward, K. R. (2014). Play at the center of the
curriculum. Pearson Higher Ed.