Develop a Brief Report on a child’s current development and make recommendations for programming.
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Develop a Brief Report on a child’s current development and make recommendations for programming.
1. Watch Jake’s video (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0HpTHSbsdlBd2RFVFJpODFkNGs)
2. Observations of the child in play or in completing activities should be taken over several days/weeks (at least 3 observations) in one or several environments. The observation notes you take from these observations must form part of the raw data that you include with your assignment (in your appendix). Your observations can either be scanned or transcribed verbatim.
3. Additionally a parent interview will be completed to obtain background information about the child and the parent’s goals for intervention/developmental stimulation. This needs to be added to appendix and referred to in your report. The information gained from parent interview should form part of the Introduction/Background section of the report.
4. Information will be researched about the child’s particular delay or disorder, and together with information about early intervention benefits and child background. These should partly inform the Introduction/Background section of the Report.
5. References should include current and relevant research articles including information about the child’s disability.
6. Establish the child’s developmental levels in at least three (3) areas of development, using an established checklist/s. One area of development covered must be PLAY, but areas covered may be three developmental areas of play (eg play entry, play themes, object substitution). Checklists that could be used include Stagnitti Learn to Play (which has 6 areas of play development to choose from); Carolina Curriculum (which has 6 areas of child development to choose from); ADSC (which has 5 broad areas of child development); Heidemann & Hewitt Play Checklist (appendix A in text) (has 10 developmental areas pertaining to group play or play with another); Oregon Checklist (posted on FLO) covers 8 areas of development.
7. Construct (3) three developmental goals in each area of development chosen based on your knowledge of the child’s current level of development. Use SMART goal format (see posted format suggestion on FLO).
8. Develop a program addressing the child’s learning needs (the intervention) in the three areas of development you have chosen.
9. Generate a report from the information you have gathered, along with your recommendations for programming.
Additional Requirements
• Obtain written permission from parents to observe the child and complete the Unit assignment requirements.
• Add Appendices for: Raw data (observations); Parent Interview sheets; Parent Permission form; child developmental or play checklist; (these will need to be scanned for electronic submission along with your report).
• Provide a pseudonym for the child and his/her parents
• Provide reference list, utilizing APA referencing conventions both in citing in the body of your report, and in the reference list.