Unit 4 case study scenario | observation,assessent, & indiviualization

CHS450 – Observation,
Assessment & Individualization

Unit 4 Assignment: Observing and Planning for Social Development

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 4
Points: 100

Overview:

For this child observation assignment, you will write a two-page paper describing and
evaluating a plan for recording a child’s social development. You will base the paper on
the scenario below, focusing on the child’s behavior.

Instructions:

Begin by reading this scenario:

Scenario: You are a teacher in a class of three-year-olds. You have a new student in
your class named Chelsea. Before Chelsea’s first day, her mother told you that Chelsea
had had difficulties at previous centers. At the end of the first day, you can understand
why she’s had some challenges. Chelsea knocked all the books off the shelves during
playtime and toppled over another child’s block structure. You are determined to
understand more about Chelsea’s behavior, so you think about how you will gather data
on her behavior. (2022 Cengage Learning)

In writing your paper, include complete responses to the following eight prompts:

1. After reading the scenario, describe the assessment tool you would use to focus

on recording the child’s destruction of items around the room and explain why it
would be an appropriate way to document progress and promote a positive
outcome for the child. (NAEYC Standard 3c)

2. Create a plan for using the data you collected to determine a method to support
the child’s social development. Explain how this method addresses the issues in
the scenario. Give evidence from the chapter supporting this method (with
citations). (NAEYC Standard 3a)

3. Describe how you will create and share a preliminary action plan with the
student’s family. Please explain how you will encourage the child’s family to
share their thoughts on your analysis and their observations of their child in their
own environment. (NAEYC Standard 2b)

4. Describe a follow-up plan that would include how you would use the information
you learned from the family to collaborate with them and share and discuss the
progress with the family on modifying the concerning behavior. (NAEYC
Standard 1c)

5. Provide an example of how you would build assessment partnerships with
professional colleagues and the child’s family to help achieve a positive outcome
regarding the child’s social development. (NAEYC Standard 3d)

6. Research community resources in your area that you could suggest to the family
to support them and their child concerning the behavior. Describe the resource
and how it could be of benefit. (NAEYC Standard 2c)

7. Describe one way that you would address the situation regarding the child’s
concerning behavior by applying, expanding, integrating, or updating your
content knowledge of one of the following pedagogical “peh-duh-gow-jee-cal”
components: knowledge of classroom management and discipline; knowledge of
teaching methods or instructional strategies; knowledge of learning
environments; knowledge of classroom assessment. (NAEYC 5c)

8. Write a reflection on how the process of applying, analyzing, evaluating, and
creating a plan to address the concerning behavior of the child made you feel
about your role on you as a professional. Describe how and why you would use
these skills to advocate for children, families, and the profession. (NAEYC 6a)

Requirements:

• Address all aspects of the eight items above.
• Write two pages double-spaced with 1-inch margins (about 500 words).
• Include a cover and reference pages.
• Use 12 pt: Times New Roman or similar font.
• Use APA formatting.
• Submit the paper as an MS Word document using the assignment link in Unit 4.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before
you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 4 Assignment

CRITERIA

Excellent Good Fair Needs Improvement

10 points 8 – 9 points 5 – 7 points 0 – 4 points
Prompt 1
Standard 1c:
Understand how
child
development
and the learning
process occur in
multiple
contexts,
including family,
culture,
language,
community, and
early learning
settings, as well
as in a larger
societal context
that includes
structural
inequities.

Insightful
development and
mature style describe
the assessment tool
for recording the
child’s destruction of
items around the
room and explain
why it would be an
appropriate way to
document progress
and promote a
positive outcome for
the child.

Competent response
and thoughtful
analysis describe the
assessment tool and
explain why it would
be an appropriate
way to document
progress and
promote a positive
outcome for the
child.