Case Study
My case study is about a little boy and his name is Bowen. My observation of him is in the preschool setting where he attends school. He is in a class with twenty other children and has one teacher and a teacher’s aide. It is a very hands on classroom since the children in this class are younger they do more things to keep the children’s attention. They do a math paper, which is called Kumon. Kumon is a math program that starts at an early age. It helps develop both high level of academic ability and the ability to learn independently. At a preschool age, it is mainly being able to count dots. Once you achieve that goal as a student, you will start adding and then so on. They also do a color sheet or a craft that goes along with their letter and number for that week. Other than that most learning is by having the kids play and sing songs. Bowen has a “best friend” in the same class. Bowen and the other little boy have been together since birth so they are usually together most of the school day. He is very kind to most of the kids and has a very good imagination. When it comes to pick up time he does pretty good but tries to get out of it by hiding under the table. When sitting in circle time he will sit there for a time, but on occasion gets distracted by the other students or starts to peel his name that is taped on the carpet. He comes from a very sweet and loving family. His mom drops him off every morning around 7:30. Bowen has one older brother who is 7. They are very involved in the community and tries to attend all school functions. …show more content…
Whenever there is a field trip planned for the preschool his mom always makes sure to take off if she has to work that day. Preschool is over by noon; his mom is usually the one who picks him up but on occasion his nana picks him up when his mom is working. He is very excited to see either one of them and greets them with a smile!
While observing Bowen I used a developmental checklist. Developmental milestone checklists are used as a guide as to what is ‘normal’ for a particular age range and can be used to highlight any areas in which a child might be delayed. The first developmental milestone that I looked into was Language. Language milestones have to do with voice, speech and language. Bowen has a very soft voice and had his tonsils taken out about a month ago so sometimes it is hard to hear or understand him but I am noticing improvement. Bowen was able to tell me his name and age and speak up to 250 words (this was just me estimating). He can speak in sentences up to 4-5 words and can tell me stories with his big imagination. Next, I looked into cognitive milestones. According to study.com, cognitive milestones refer to the child’s developmental abilities to think, learn, and solve problems. I asked a series of questions such as; name your colors, sort objects, follow three part commands, and recognizes common objects and pictures. We also cannot forget what most little three year olds do and that is ask the question “why”. After the cognitive milestones I looked into movement. I have a list of item from WebMD that a three year should be able to do. Bowen was able to kick, throw a ball, and climb. He thought it was fun to try to walk backwards and bend over without falling. He is also able to run well and climb the stairs to the jungle gym. Hoping and standing on one foot was a little more difficult but he kept trying and got it down! Next I moved on to hand and finger skills. I also looked at the list that was offered and looked to see what he could accomplish. He was able to handle items such as Legos or blocks and was able to turn the page on a book. In his class when they cut with scissors that always use safety scissors. To make it a little safer they have a kiddie pool in their class and whoever’s turn it is has to sit in the pool to cut odd and in pieces of papers. I did notice that
My case study is about a little boy and his name is Bowen. My observation of him is in the preschool setting where he attends school. He is in a class with twenty other children and has one teacher and a teacher’s aide. It is a very hands on classroom since the children in this class are younger they do more things to keep the children’s attention. They do a math paper, which is called Kumon. Kumon is a math program that starts at an early age. It helps develop both high level of academic ability and the ability to learn independently. At a preschool age, it is mainly being able to count dots. Once you achieve that goal as a student, you will start adding and then so on. They also do a color sheet or a craft that goes along with their letter and number for that week. Other than that most learning is by having the kids play and sing songs. Bowen has a “best friend” in the same class. Bowen and the other little boy have been together since birth so they are usually together most of the school day. He is very kind to most of the kids and has a very good imagination. When it comes to pick up time he does pretty good but tries to get out of it by hiding under the table. When sitting in circle time he will sit there for a time, but on occasion gets distracted by the other students or starts to peel his name that is taped on the carpet. He comes from a very sweet and loving family. His mom drops him off every morning around 7:30. Bowen has one older brother who is 7. They are very involved in the community and tries to attend all school functions. …show more content…
Whenever there is a field trip planned for the preschool his mom always makes sure to take off if she has to work that day. Preschool is over by noon; his mom is usually the one who picks him up but on occasion his nana picks him up when his mom is working. He is very excited to see either one of them and greets them with a smile!
While observing Bowen I used a developmental checklist. Developmental milestone checklists are used as a guide as to what is ‘normal’ for a particular age range and can be used to highlight any areas in which a child might be delayed. The first developmental milestone that I looked into was Language. Language milestones have to do with voice, speech and language. Bowen has a very soft voice and had his tonsils taken out about a month ago so sometimes it is hard to hear or understand him but I am noticing improvement. Bowen was able to tell me his name and age and speak up to 250 words (this was just me estimating). He can speak in sentences up to 4-5 words and can tell me stories with his big imagination. Next, I looked into cognitive milestones. According to study.com, cognitive milestones refer to the child’s developmental abilities to think, learn, and solve problems. I asked a series of questions such as; name your colors, sort objects, follow three part commands, and recognizes common objects and pictures. We also cannot forget what most little three year olds do and that is ask the question “why”. After the cognitive milestones I looked into movement. I have a list of item from WebMD that a three year should be able to do. Bowen was able to kick, throw a ball, and climb. He thought it was fun to try to walk backwards and bend over without falling. He is also able to run well and climb the stairs to the jungle gym. Hoping and standing on one foot was a little more difficult but he kept trying and got it down! Next I moved on to hand and finger skills. I also looked at the list that was offered and looked to see what he could accomplish. He was able to handle items such as Legos or blocks and was able to turn the page on a book. In his class when they cut with scissors that always use safety scissors. To make it a little safer they have a kiddie pool in their class and whoever’s turn it is has to sit in the pool to cut odd and in pieces of papers. I did notice that