You will need to observe a child from 6 months of age till 8 years old for 30 minutes. You will need to write down every thing you see and hear from that child and put it into a running record format.
Paper Set up
Your name
Date at which you observed
Time
Location:
Childs name
Description of the physical environment –
About 5 sentences of where you are!
Objective Observations Interpretations/Subjective
1:50
Alyssa stops at the sand box and she leans her body over the side of the wall of the box. She is leaning on her left side with the horse still in between her legs. With her head down she stays there for a while | She seems sad because she is just leaning over the side of the box. Her head is down too. |
Conclusion
At least 8 sentences summary about the child’s developmental abilities. Make sure you comment on each developmental area and are they meeting averages.