Child development - visit 3

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Visit 3

Date: 24.11.04

Time: 4:45 – 7:00

Age: 4 years 4 months

Place: Zack’s house

People Present: Zack and I

Aims and planning

From what I have seen of Zack, reading is a very important and enjoyable part of his day, which will help him develop intellectually, so today I am going to observe Zack’s listening skills and his reading skills. I will observe these skills by monitoring him whilst I read him a story called “Billy’s Beetle” (which has been read to him on numerous occasions by his father) and an unknown story called “Our Puppies Holiday.” I will observe his reading skills while he reads a book called “Ben’s stories.”

Expectations

According to “Child Care & Education” by Marian Beaver, young children in particular, derive great pleasure in being told stories and I have no doubt that Zack will enjoy the story. It also says that, children will want the same books repeated over and over again.  Therefore I expect him to be more enthusiastic about “Billy’s Beetle.” During my introductory visit I found out that Zack vastly enjoys reading. I consequently expect him not to lose concentration especially with the story he is familiar with. According to “A Practical Guide To Child Development,” by Ian Hudson, children tend to concentrate more on things in which they are interested in. Thus Zack should concentrate more on “Billy’s Beetle” than “Our Puppies Holiday” and I will find out how much he enjoys reading by analysing his concentration levels.

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Observations

I told Zack that we would be both reading books today and he instantly stressed his delight in being able to read stories with me. He scanned through the books which I had chosen to read with him and he instantly decided that he wanted me to read “Billy’s Beetle” to him. This was as expected as Children thrive from repetition.  Children want the same stories time and time again.  According to “Child Development” by Heather Brennand, it is a good idea for a child’s most popular book to be left on a display table for a ...

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