Running Head: INFANT-TODDLER OBSERVATION 1

Infant-Toddler Ober!ation
Tar"n Tarr-#olfla
I!" Te$% &o''unit" &ollege
INFANT-TODDLER OBSERVATION (
ECED 100 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Statewide Online Course
Date of Ober!ation: )ar$% (1* (+1, Ti'e in and out: -:,+a'-1+:,+a'
Nu'ber of $%ildren: . Age of $%ildren: /01-,
Nu'ber of adult: (
Dire$tion: Viit an infant or toddler $laroo' and $o''ent on t%e follo0ing area:
Setting
Environment that supports development:
Lit t%e o22ortunitie in t%e roo' for 2%"i$al de!elo2'ent of t%e $%ildren3
T%e $%ildren %a!e a oft area for $li'bing and $ra0ling3 T%ere i a 'irror on t%e 0all for
t%e' to ee3 T%ere are tation u$% a dra'ati$ 2la"* enor"* and blo$13
Lit t%e o22ortunitie for $ogniti!e de!elo2'ent of t%e $%ildren3
T%e $%ildren %a!e a$$e to 'an" $enter t%at allo0 t%e' to 'ani2ulate 'aterial and learn
about t%e'3 T%e" %a!e oft 'ui$ 2la"ing in t%e ba$1ground and 2ro!ide o22ortunitie for
r%"t%' and litening3 T%e intru$tor tal1 to t%e $%ildren and ue identif"ing ter' and
dire$tion 0%en 2ea1ing3 For intan$e* t%e $%ildren 0ere doing a fine 'otor $raft 0%en I
arri!ed3 T%e" 0ere told to 2u% and ti$1 2a2er %a2e to $onta$t 2a2er3
De$ribe t%e intera$tion bet0een t%e tea$%er and ea$% $%ild 4e'otional de!elo2'ent56
)i A'"* I belie!e %e i t%e aitant* did a great 7ob $alling t%e $%ildren b" t%eir na'e3
S%e 0a !er" !o$al in %er dire$tion of t%e 1id and !er" 2oiti!e3 S%e 2o1e in a $al'* $lear*
'anner and ee'ed to 1no0 t%e 1id and 0%at t%e" needed or 0anted3 )i 8i'ber alo %ad a
oft and gentle nature 0it% t%e 1id3 S%e 0a $lear in %er e92e$tation and dire$tion and often
re2eated 0ord and ound for t%e $%ildren to %ear3 T%e" bot% 2raied t%e $%ildren and $orre$ted
t%e' 0%en t%e" 0ere off $oure3 For e9a'2le* one little bo" 2u%ed anot%er out of t%e 0a" of
t%e tunnel be$aue %e 0anted to $ra0l t%roug% firt3 T%e tea$%er 1nelt beide %i' and e92lained
%e needed to let %i friend go and 0ait ni$el"3
De$ribe t%e o22ortunitie for $%ildren to be toget%er 0it% ot%er $%ildren or t%e adult 4t%e o$ial
de!elo2'ent53
T%ere 0ere onl" four $%ildren in t%e roo' 0%en I ober!ed3 T%e" %ad four $%ildren out t%i
2arti$ular da"3 T%e $%ildren didn:t reall" intera$t 0it% one anot%er but t%e" did intera$t 0it% t%e
intru$tor3 T%e" 0ould 0at$% 0%at t%eir friend 0ere doing and often 2arti$i2ated in t%e a'e
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ta1 but didn:t engage in ea$% ot%er3 For intan$e* t%ere 0ere t%ree of t%e four $%ildren $ra0ling
t%roug% tunnel3 T%e" all e92reed t%eir 7o" and e9$ite'ent of t%e tunnel indi!iduall" but did
not 2a" an" attention to t%eir friend $ra0ling before t%e' or after t%e'3 T%e" ee'ed to loo1 to
t%e tea$%er for intera$tion* 2raie* and a$1no0ledge'ent3 At a different ti'e* one $%ild 0a
2la"ing babie* anot%er 0a itting on t%e intru$tor la2 reading a boo1* t%e t%ird 0a $ra0ling
t%roug% t%e tunnel* and t%e fourt% 0a itting 0at$%ing e!er"one ele3 T%ere 0ere 'an"
o22ortunitie for t%e $%ildren to be toget%er and near one anot%er but t%e tea$%er: did not
en$ourage t%e' to 2la" toget%er or intera$t 2e$ifi$all" 0it% one anot%er3
The Schedule and Program
De$ribe t%e dail" 2rogra';0%at i a $%ild: da" li1e in t%i 2rogra'6 T%e intru$tor ga!e 'e
2er'iion to ta1e a 2%oto fro' t%e ba$1 of t%e door 0%i$% %o0 t%e $la $%edule for a t"2i$al
da" in t%i 2rogra'3 <leae ee t%e follo0ing 2age for t%i infor'ation3
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Ho0 i language de!elo2'ent fotered6 >gi!e 2e$ifi$ e9a'2le45?
T%e $%ildren are tal1ed to $ontantl" and tea$%er: 'i'i$ noie of ta1 and ound t%e
$%ildren 'a1e3 For e9a'2le* t%e $%ildren 0ere 'a1ing 2i$ture 0it% dauber3 One tea$%er
0ould a" dot* dot* dot* dot $onitentl" 0%ile t%e $%ildren 0ere 0or1ing and 0ould ta1e one of
t%e 1id %and to en$ourage t%e 'otion3 T%e ot%er intru$tor 0ould a" a $%ild: na'e* a" "u$1
0%en t%e" 2ut it in t%eir 'out% and t%en %el2ed t%e $%ild return t%e dauber to 2a2er3 In anot%er
$enario* t%e tea$%er en$ouraged a "oung girl to a" t%an1 "ou 0%en %e 0a gi!en a to"3 T%e
tea$%er ga!e t%e $%ild t%e to" and %eld on until t%e $%ild aid t%an1 "ou3 T%e tea$%er re2eated
t%e $%ild: na'e and intru$ted %er to a" t%an1 "ou until %e did it3 On$e t%e $%ild aid t%an1
"ou* t%e tea$%er releaed t%e to"3
#%at i t%e $urri$ula of t%i 2rogra' for t%ee !er" "oung $%ildren6
I %ad 2er'iion to ta1e a 2%oto of t%e $%ildren: $urri$ulu' and ob7e$ti!e 0%ile I 0a
t%ere3 T%e" are a follo0:
To e92lore boo1
To 2retend to do o'et%ing or be o'eone
To a$ti!el" attend to t%ing an adult i %o0ing
To ele$t t%e 2referred ite' 0%en gi!en $%oi$e
To 2ur2oel" 'o!e and 'ani2ulate an ob7e$t
To loo1 at t%ing 0it%in t%e en!iron'ent
To %o0 $urioit" in ob7e$t
To 'ani2ulate ob7e$t
To ee1 intera$tion and o$ial 2la"
To de!elo2 t%e 2ro$e of 2la"
To ue ig%t* ound* tate* tou$%* and 'ell to e92lore t%e 0orld
To e92erien$e %o0 t%eir bod" 'o!e and feel
To de!elo2 in$reaed $ontrol o!er t%eir bod" 2art
To 'o!e to 'ui$ on t%eir o0n or 0it% ot%er
To 2la" i'2le 'ui$al intru'ent
To ear$% for o'et%ing out of ig%t
To de!elo2 trut in ot%er 2eo2le
To ue t%eir bodie and 'aterial found in e!er"da" etting to a$t on ob7e$t
De$ribe 'et%od of $o''uni$ation bet0een t%e 2rogra' and t%e fa'ilie3 So'e %int: Do "ou
ee bulletin board 0it% infor'ation6 I t%ere a dail" log ent %o'e6 #%at infor'ation i
e9$%anged bet0een t%e fa'ilie and t%e $%ildren6 Ot%er
T%e infor'ation for 2arent i 2oted on t%e ba$1 of t%e $laroo' door in t%i roo'3 T%e
ob7e$ti!e* $%edule and need of t%e roo' are lited3 T%ere 0a alo a 0arning t%at t%e" %ad a
$onfir'ed $ae of i'2etigo in t%e roo'3 T%ere i a dail" 2a2er ent %o'e re2orting t%e
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$%ildren: e'otional da" and 0%et%er or not t%e" ate 0ell3 I did not ee a 2arent 2i$1-u2* dro2-
off* or intera$t 0it% fa$ult" 0%ile I 0a t%ere3
@our &o''ent: I en7o"ed t%e o22ortunit" to ober!e in t%i 2arti$ular $laroo'3 T%e
intru$tor 0ere 0el$o'ing and ee'ed to reall" lo!e t%eir 7ob3 T%e $laroo' 0a et u2
a$$ording to tate tandard and %ad a 0onderful* $al' feel3 T%e $%ildren: 0or1 %ung ni$el" on
t%e 0all 0%ere t%e" $ould ee it and t%e roo' 0a et u2 for t%eir iAe3