child development coursework visit 2

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Visit number: 2

Date: 8/11/08

Age of Child:

Time: 15:00

People Present: Harris’s parents, my mum

Aims of the Visit

For my second visit I will focus on intellectual development because on my previous visit Harris enjoyed the jigsaw puzzle which is part of intellectual development. As Harris feels quite shy around me I want to do activities that he enjoys so that he can adjust to me. Some of the activities I have planned are;

  • A Lego activity- will help me observe his intellectual development and see how well he grasps different concepts. I will test his knowledge on different concepts by asking him some simple questions such as “where is the big block”, “Which is the yellow block” ECT. I will also see how well he uses his language skills
  • A reading activity- will help me observe how well his concentration and memory is. This activity will also look at different concepts such as; shape, size and colour. I will ask Harris to point to different objects and see whether he remembers any characters or pictures.
  • A painting activity- will help me observe his writing skills. I will see what type of grasp Harris uses. As I have received some prior knowledge that Harris does not really enjoy drawing or writing I will conduct a painting activity, because the different coloured paints may excite Harris and he may then want to take it further and start writing in different colours. If Harris feels happy enough to do some writing I will then observe him. As the other 2 activities this activity will also involve looking at different concepts such as colour, shape and size.

Planning and Organisation

As in my previous visit I will make contact with Harris’s parents and arrange a suitable time to do my visit. I know that Harris has his own Lego set which I will use for my visit, however I will inspect that it is safe to play with for example make sure there are no sharp edges or points. I will also check for safety marks and any safety precautions. I know that Harris is not very fond of reading this may because his collections of books are too informative and not have many pictures. As Harris is only two years old, I will find a colourful and very visual book rather than a book with lots of words. If possible I will also see if there are any books with pop ups, this is because it will hopefully intrigue Harris into further reading and will add to the fun element of the visit. To conduct my painting activity I will need a range of items such as paints, paint brushes, paper, and multicoloured wax crayons instead of pencil crayons. I will be using wax crayons instead of pencil crayons as pencil crayons are pointy and are quite sharp so there is a hazard that Harris can injure himself.

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Expectations:

As I will be visiting Harris after quite some time, I expect him to be shy and not really open up. Once Harris becomes comfortable around me I expect him to smile and talk to me.

As I am focusing on Harris’s Intellectual development I will be conducting the activities I mentioned in my aims. The first activity I will observe will be the construction of building blocks, it says in the child care and development book that “a child of 2 should be able to build a tower of bricks” I think Harris should be able ...

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