Running Record & EYLF: Observing and Interpreting Child Development

This assignment presents a running record of a child observation, focusing on two children, Liam and Ciara, engaged in drawing and block play. The observation notes their interactions, communication skills, and preferences, such as Liam's interest in cars and Ciara's in castles. The interpretation of the learning highlights their imaginary skills, cooperative behavior, and leadership roles. The analysis connects their activities to Piaget's and Gardner's theoretical perspectives, particularly verbal-linguistic intelligence. Objectives for future learning include developing Ciara's communication and leadership skills, fostering motor skills through block play, and leveraging their imaginative abilities. The assignment concludes with references to relevant research on child development and socialization.

Date: Context: Child Name: Age:
Observation:
Running Record
Written like a story in
the present tense.
Describe the behaviour
AS IT HAPPENS. Write
down in detail
everything that occurs.
Time: 00.09 Both Liam and Ciara were drawing pictures. Liam asked the educator “look what I'm going to do” on which she replied “Super”.
Time: 00.15 Liam was trying to draw a car. However he was finding it a tough.
The educator told Liam and Ciara “So Liam and Ciara, it looks like you're both interested in doing some work at the block.”
Time: 1.05 Liam was explain his plan to Ciara. He said.” I'm trying to make a driveway and a car so that I can drive through it.”
Time: 1.22 Ciara was explaining her plan to Liam. She wanted to draw a castle.
Time: 1.39 Liam was teaching Ciara how to make a block man. He asked Ciara, “Well I know how to make a block man, did you know how? I'll help
you, it's easy. “
Time:2.09: Both Lian and Ciara were trying to make a garage with the help of blocks
Time: 2.36: The garage they made with blocks fell down.
Time: 3.8. They were trying again to reconstruct the garage.
Referenced
Interpretation of
the learning:
Skills and/or
developmental
domains: Comment
on significant
While watching the video it has been observed that both the children have focused on a strong sense. Both were found to prefer drawing with the
help of blocks. Both the children has demonstrated imaginary skills. While Liam was found to be more interested in drawing cars , Ciara prefer to draw
castle. However, among Liam and Ciara, Liam was faster. Both the children seek others to play with which in turn demonstrate their communicate
skill. It has been found that the communicative skill of Liam is higher than that of Ciara. Liams prefers to share his knowledge and demonstrated more
enthusiasm of doing thinks. Both the children are highly interactive to each other. It has been found that Liam prefers to lead. Both the children

behaviours/skills
Record interests
and strengths and
learning
opportunities
arising
maintained their roles in the play. Ciara was found to be obeying Liam. Both the children were cooperative. However, Liam was found to be one who
initiated the play. Among the two children, Liam had taken the leadership role. Both of the child were interested in making new things out of Blocks.
Both of them used visual representation with the resources they are engage in.
Referenced Learning
and development
linkage to
Theoretical Perspectives Early Years Learning Framework
Piaget: The activity of the children can be directly linked with
the piglet theoretical perspective (Kochanska, 2017). Their
activates demonstrates building on prior knowledge, active
learners, children explore and discover new concepts on their
own
Gardner: Both the children demonstrated verbal linguistic
intelligence. However, Liam was found be more active when it
comes to this perspective. He was the one who prefers to
explain, convince and persuade through words, great talkers
Objective for future learning and development Learning Possibilities for inclusion in the curriculum
For Ciara to further develop her communication skill
Both the children will develop motor skills to properly built things out of blocks
Both the children are interested in blocks
Both the children loves to interact

Ciara will develop her leadership skill (Patterson, DeBaryshe & Ramsey, E.2017) Lain prefers to lead
Both the children are highly imaginative.
References
Kochanska, G. (2017). Mutually responsive orientation between mothers and their young children: Implications for early socialization. In Interpersonal Development (pp. 141-
159). Routledge.
Patterson, G. R., DeBaryshe, B. D., & Ramsey, E. (2017). A developmental perspective on antisocial behavior. In Developmental and Life-course Criminological Theories (pp. 29-
35). Routledge.