Observer: ____Katie Neddo____________________

Observation of Development and Learning

Kaden is the 24 month old son of two married college students. He is their first and only child. Parents have arranged their class schedules so that they are the
primary care givers, only occasionally needing to acquire additional assistance, a babysitter who comes to their home. Kaden has had an opportunity to
occasionally interact with other children between the ages of 1 month and 3 years of age, when his parent’s friends bring their children to their home, and when
they have visited friends and relatives. He has just begun to participate in a group experience with children his age, once a week at his parents’ church. When
his mother leaves him at the church group, (which primarily consists of playing, singing, and listening to stories) he cries, screams, and clings to her vocalizing
“ma, ma, ma” over and over. If his mother leaves him there, he will stop crying after about 10 minutes. Kaden usually plays alone, but seems interested in other
children. He will watch them play, but doesn’t generally interact with them. Kaden is possessive of his toys. When other children are at his home he will take
toys from them and refuses to share. When Kaden’s mother asks him to do a simple direction (“put your car in the box”, or “shut the drawer”) he will generally
comply. He will walk up and down the three steps entering their apartment (holding onto the hand rail or an adult’s hand), runs, and likes to climb on top of the
table, pulling himself from a stool, to a chair, to the table top. Kaden vocalizes sounds, jabbers, and produces single syllables, but does not say any identifiable
words. Kaden is not toilet trained, and does not seem interested in learning. He does not show an interest in the toilet or give any cues that he needs to
urinate, although sometimes after he has soiled his diaper he will hide from his parents.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

Social skills - sharing
Social skills - playing
Separating from mother
no Concern Concern
concer
n
X Kaden is possessive of his toys and he takes them without sharing. A
toddler should be able to offer toys to others at 8-12 month according to
the developmental milestones.
X Kaden is slightly interested in other children but also it mentions that he
likes to play alone. 2-year-old’s should be able to play with other children
and enjoy other children’s company. He may be a little behind.
x

Responding to oral language x

Gross motor skills x

Expressive language skills x By 12 months toddlers should be able to babble and imitate sounds.
Kaden is 24 months old and it did not really mention his expression skills
other than when he cries when left alone. He should be able to say more
than ma ma.
Toilet training x Kaden is 24 months and not showing interest in toilet training and isn’t
 showing signs of being ready to be toilet training. In the Developmental
Milestone, it mentions that the toddlers should be able to achieve toilet
training.

Observer: ___Katie Neddo_____________

Observation of Development and Learning

Holly is 4 ½. It is her first semester in preschool. She has younger siblings and some friends who come to play. When at preschool Holly likes to play in the
dramatic play area where she wants to play by herself. She will tell the other children “no” when they try to enter the area. When prompted to include others,
she will grab things from children and say “that’s mine”. She uses 4-5 word sentences, “Look I made a apple pie”, “These are my babies”. When asked to draw
herself, she draws a person with arms and legs coming out of the head. She can rote count to 10. She counted some plastic bears “one, two, three, four, five,
seven, eight/nine, (while touching one bear), ten.” She does not name any numerals. Holly can put her coat on and zip it herself. She can hop on one foot, but
does not skip. Holly went to the bathroom area to wash up for snack after the teacher told the children to wash their hands and sit down at the snack table. She
needed two prompts and a physical assist to go to the area and then just rinsed her hands, shook the water off, and went to look out the window.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

no Concern Concer
concer n
n
Following verbal directions x According to ASQ by 54 months a child should be able to follow 3-step
directions that are not related to each other without prompts. Holly is 4 ½
and it says that she needs prompts and some physical assists when doing
certain things.
Playing cooperatively x Holly is 4 ½ and she still is having a hard time playing with others. She only
wants to play by herself and she’ll tell other toddlers “no” when they try to
enter the play area. 3-4 year old’s should be able to play parallel to other
students.
Counting objects x By the age of 4 toddlers are able to count ten or more objects. Holly is able
to rote count but she can’t name numbers.
Naming numerals x According to the ASQ a 3-4 years old child should be able to recognize one-
digit numbers. According to the scenario, Holly is 4 ½ and it says that she
does not name any numbers.

Transitioning from one x

activity to another
Dressing skills x
 Drawing a person x Holly is able to draw a person, but she draws a person with arms and legs
coming out of the head. In the ASQ it says that by 54 months a child should
be able to draw a person normally.
Using words in a sentence x

Observer: ___Katie Neddo_________

Observation of Development and Learning

Kendrick is 7 years old, approximately 50 inches tall and weighs 75 lbs. He was anxious about starting second grade, but has made some friends and is not
resistant to going to school. He independently get himself ready for school, but has a difficult time getting up in the mornings, and must frequently be reminded.
He generally gets eight hours of sleep each night, but will sometimes wake up during the night because he has had a bad dream. Once he is up, Kendrick selects
what to wear to school, dresses himself, and can tie his own shoes. He likes to read simple books, especially about sports and animals. He can write simple text,
but letters are not always formed correctly and sometimes he misjudges how much space is needed and crowds the letters to get them all on the page. When
this happens he is frustrated with himself and will sometimes say, “I can’t write good,” then rips up the paper. He is a cub scout and enjoys spending time with
the boys his age. He will come home from a scout activity and tell his parents stories, in great detail, about what they did at scouts that evening. Kendrick wants
to be helpful, and likes to help his mother make dinner. He likes to play computer games, will brag about his scores, and sometimes exaggerates his skill. He has
stopped riding his bicycle, because he is unable to balance on it without still needing training wheels. He cannot skip and misses more often than catches a ball
thrown to him from four feet away. He does not enjoy outdoor physical activities, but prefers to play computer and video games with his friends.

Behavior/Skill Little or Moderate Great Comments

no Concern Concer
concer n
n
Physical Skills – height/weight x Children who are 7 years old should be around 48 inches and at least 50.5
lbs. Kendrick is 50 inches, so he is a little taller. However, he is also 75 lbs.
so this should be a concern as he is overweight for his age and height.
Sleeping routines x

Gross motor skills – riding a
bike, catching a ball
Dressing independently
x Kendrick is 7 years old and he has stopped riding his bike because he is not
able to balance and he still needs training wheels. In the Developmental
Milestones, it states that 6-7-year old’s should be able to ride a bike
without training wheels.
x

Reading skills x
Writing skills
Expressive language skills
Regulating
emotions/understanding self
Interactions with family
members
Interactions with peers
x In the Developmental Milestones, at age 4-5 it says that the child is able to
print some letters. Kendrick can only write simple text. It does talk about
how some of the letters are not always formed correctly and because of
that he makes mistakes which then causes him to get frustrated enough to
rip up the paper.
x
x At age 6-7 a child is able to become easily frustrated by self-perceived
failures. According to the scenarios, Kendrick is able to express his emotions
especially when he gets frustrated with writing, but it talked about how he
ripped up the paper is an example of unregulated emotions.
x
x
 Reference Page

Disabled World. (2020, October 07). Average Height to Weight Chart: Babies to Teenagers. Retrieved October 22, 2020, from https://www.disabled-
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Developmental Milestones worksheet from class materials

 Observation of Learning Scenarios

Grading Rubric

_____ Correctly identified level of concern (.35 pts each = 8.75)

_____ Provided evidence for concern (6.25)

How Evaluated:

 Gave rationale for why there is a concern for those items identified moderate or great concern
 Compared behavior in scenario to developmental norms
 Provided evidence/documentation for determination by identifying source for information, source properly cited

5.75-6.25 (A) Documented age appropriate behavior for all items marked moderate or great concern. Documentation was clear, and
complete sources were provided using APA citation format

5 – 5.5 (B) Documented age appropriate behavior for most items marked moderate or great concern. Documentation was clear and
complete sources were provided using APA citation format

OR

Documented age appropriate behavior for all items marked moderate or great concern. Documentation was clear and sources
were provided, but citation information somewhat incomplete or failed to use proper ABA citation format

4.5-5 (C) Documented age appropriate behavior for most items marked moderate or great concern, or only for those marked great
concern. Sources were identified.

4 (D) Documented age appropriate behavior for some items marked moderate or great concern. Some attempt to
identify sources, but unclear, incomplete, or inaccurate

3.5 (F) Comments provided for a few of the items, no sources identified

0 No comments provided

_____ TOTAL (15)