Name: Joshua Davis

Date: April

25, 2012
Bluefield State College
EDUC 200 Child Adolescent Growth and Development
Case Study

I.

General Information
Name: Emma Rose
Age: 7
Grade: 1st grade
Birth Date: October 29, 2004
Resides With: Mother (Lessee Rose)
Siblings: 2 (Diana Rose, Ted Rose)

Physical Description:
Height: 3.8 ft.
Weight: 43 Ibs.
Brown eyes, dirty blonde hair, and a rounded face. No major
physical defects. Because of her soft teeth she does them capped teeth.
Slight double jointed knees.
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II.

Background (Interviewed Mother)

Birth Weight: 8 ounces
Pregnancy and Labor:
The pregnancy went fine. The labor began at 30 weeks; however they had
to stop the contractions and put Lessee on medication and bed rest. After that
Emma was born naturally with no problems.

Age of Development First

Crawling: 7 months
Sitting: 4 months
Walking: 11 months
Talking: 10 months
Toilet Training: 18 months

III.

Pre-School History (Interviewed Mother)

Emma Rose did well in her Pre-School class, not getting into trouble
or causing a ruckus. Emma was always good with other children after
getting to know them and she is the teachers favorite student. She did have
problems taking pictures because of her shyness. Emma did like doing her
own and others nails with highlight markers.

IV.

School History (Interviewed Teacher Obugene)

Emma Rose is a good student who has a near perfect record of
attendance. She doesnt sleep in class or interrupt class with talking most of
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the time. Emma is a bright child who has good grades and always turns in
her homework on time. She does well on test and rarely fights other
students.
V.

Observation of Child
From what I have seen in Emma Rose I believe she is suited to
Vygotskys sociocultural view of cognitive development. She regularly
pretends to be a boss or a teacher when she plays games and dislikes being
in a secondary position because that is what she sees as the best. While
bossy with her friends she is extremely shy of new people that she meets,
but warms up to them after an hour or two using conversations she has
heard from her mother or other adults.
Emma regularly eats a few meals a day, but is a bit wasteful because
she wants to stay thin even though she and her family have a fast
metabolism. She is a little prankster due to her families influence, but she
knows when a joke goes too far. Emma shows no emotional stress about her
family being split up mostly due to her family splitting up when she was
still a baby, however she does hate loud noises, avoids certain things, and
does not like conflict with others.

VI.

Summary
Emma Rose is a beautiful child who has always kept her promises,
has wonderful friends, and a loving family. She has no problems that seem
to be affecting her school or social life. Emma always does things safely
and cautiously, never in a quick and sloppy manner. She can be bossy at
times, but she does keep other peoples opinions close to her. She is
advanced in some ways as a child of her age, but I wouldnt call her a
genius in any one field. Emma likes to converse with adults on their
level, but likes playing with children of her age just as much. Emma Rose
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shows a promising future as a cosmetologist if her interest in doing nails

continues as she grows.