8080 mod2 assignment 1: child development: observation and reflection
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To prepare:
Watch the Laureate Education media segment ?How to Observe Children? in the Learning Resources. Familiarize yourself with developmental milestones for young children between the ages of birth and 2 with materials provided in the Learning Resources. Then, watch the Laureate Education media segment ?Child Development: Infants and Toddlers? and complete the following:
Part 1: Observing Young Children
For the age group observed (infants and toddlers), provide the following:
Anecdotal descriptions for each of the developmental domains:
ú Social-emotional
ú Cognitive
ú Language
ú Physical
Three anecdotal descriptions that capture the interrelationship between developmental domains
Guidelines for anecdotal descriptions: Your anecdotal descriptions provide an objective summary of what you observed in the areas of social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development. For each description, be sure to include specific language that captures the nuances of development. Your descriptions should focus on one or two children and be a half page to 1 page in length for each developmental area ÿ
