DOMAINS OF DEVELOPMENT (REVISED WITHOUT GRADINGS)

1. Describe an example of the child showing centration in his/her thoughts or actions.

Zion and another child were playing with the coins in the math area. His friend took all
the quarters out and Zion took all the dimes out. Zion seen how big his coins were and
wanted to trade because the bigger the better to him. The other child told him they can go
half-and-half, that way each of them has both big and little coins.

2. Cite an example of egocentric thinking.

When it was naptime, Zion was laying down with his bear. When everything was quiet
and still Zion told his teddy bear, its time to go to sleep. He said that as if he was
replaying his mothers voice in his head when it was time for his bed time at home.
3. How does the child describe object(s) she/he sees, or hears? Quote the child directly.
Zion is short with his sentences. He says things like, The dogs sad, or Everybodys
loud!
4. Listen carefully to the childs sentence length and vocabulary and look for examples of
overregularization.
Zion used a lot of overregularization in his sentences. During lunch time, the teacher asked
everyone what exciting things they are doing after school. Zion said, Me and my mommy goes
to the store, and she going to buy me what I wantsed. Although the teacher tried to help him
with his sentences; it still didnt help.
This section
showed my
ability to see
the
knowledge I
gained
about
egocentric
thinking. At
first child
didnt used
to say
anything
when
naptime
came
around.
Now the
child models
whats done
to him
5. Listen carefully to a childs sentence length and vocabulary and list the parts of speech which
you have heard him/her use. (Nouns, verbs, adjectives) Give example/s (in quotations) of the
childs sentence.
There were times out the day he would say sentences short sentences to get his
point across, but werent clear. One example was when the teacher was reading and Zion
said, I have 2 also teacher! Referring to two other siblings at home he stayed with.
When he said full length sentences, he said things like, I have a baby puppy like this at
home. He expressed the size of his puppy with his hands painting a visual picture on
how small it was.
Cognitive/Language Development Concluding Thoughts: Write a brief summary of your overall
impression of this childs cognitive/language development. In this summary, use specific
information from the text and course readings to explain what you observed.
Zion is typical in his cognitive and language development. He was able to do the concept
of seriation, the ordering of stimuli along with length (Martin & Fabes, 2009, p. 368). Zion
also used this illustration when he was sorting coins with another child. His experience with
certain coins also went in hand with centration, the tendency to focus attention on most obvious
and striking characteristic of an object while ignoring others (Martin & Fabes, 2009, p. 271).
When it came to Zions language he used a lot of overregularization. According to the text,
children who do this infrequently, tends to be with words that parents do no use often (Martin
& Fabes, 2009, p. 184). This was understandable to me when Zion said things like, brokened,
lipses, and wantsed. Also his egocentric thinking, while laying down he was telling his bear
it was time to go to bed as if it was his mom telling him (Martin & Fabes, 2009, p.277).
This
domains
and
developm
ent
created in
CHDV 210
demonstr
ates my
knowledg
e and
understan
ding that
children
develop
new skills
at their
own rate

Domain: Social and Emotional Development
1. Did the child express intense feelings with words? Describe an incident. What other means did
the child use to express his feelings?
On two different occasions, Zion expressed himself through an object or tears. Outside he
got off his bike to get some water; only to find a kid trying to take it. Zion ran back over there
and snatched the bike without saying anything and started riding in it again. The other child told
the teacher and immediately she stop Zion when he came her way and told him its time to let
another friends ride. He jumps off the bike, folds his arms, walked away stumping his feet; and
starts screaming and crying very loud.
2. Which of the following types of play did the child spend time in?
The majority of me observing him; Zion play was solitary. He did just fine playing with
some stuff animals or dinosaurs. Zion and another child were playing in the sand area outside,
but werent playing with each other; which is an example of parallel play. Inside Zion engaged in
associate play when all the kids where building blocks for different reasons. Zion was making a
house, while others were making a bridge, or a tower. There was a little cooperative play going
on when he transitioned to the book area; however, when the other child didnt want to read
anymore Zion was left alone.
3. Describe 3 traits of temperament exhibited by the child. Cite behavior to support your
descriptions. Does s/he seem to be a leader or a follower?
I have
gained
knowledge
and
understadn
ing from
this section
by knowing
some
children
prefer to
be alone
during play
and you
should
respect a
childs
space.
Persistence, Quality of mood and approach-withdrawal were the three temperaments the
child exhibited. When he was outside, the main activity he had devoted his time to was riding a
bicycle. If someone took something he was using or came in his territory when he wanted to be
alone his mood would change instantly. Hell either take his object back by force (like his