Developmental Profile Katherine Larned Cohort 8 Spring 2015

Developmental Profile Katherine Larned Cohort 8 Spring 2015

Physical Development ZP’s Strengths Balance ZP loves yoga and every week she follows along with all of the poses. Running ZP is always running… On the playground with friends. In the mornings with dad. At home in the front yard.

Physical Development Full Body Control She is capable of all practiced yoga poses. ZP is always moving around like an animal.

Physical Development Pencil She Grip know how to hold a pencil and will apply the same grip to other tools

Improvements and Activities Handwriting ZP is yet to create distinct letter forms. Activities At Home Encouraging her to write letters or make a grocery list to make writing practice fun. At School Writing her name with stencils

Cognitive Development Strengths Counting Can wrote count and one-to-one up to 10 (3/9) She will count by herself (5/1)

Cognitive Development Memory She remembers things told to her in the morning before school (3/11). ZP remembers things from more than a week ago (4/22 -5/1). Cognitive She Flexibility is always showing empathy for other students (4/22 -5/1). She invents meaning for abstract images (312 Final).

Improvements and Activities Labeling She Colors struggles to label colors correctly. Particularly red, yellow, and orange. (2/12, 3/26 & 4/30) Attending She Non-Preferred Tasks is distracted easily when given instructions and struggles to focus on a teacher assigned task for very long (4/9).

Improvements and Activities At Home Singing a color song or reading books and emphasizing colors. Playing games like Simon Says that require her to pay attention. At School Playing games with colors, like matching games or Candy Land. Set a timer for activities she does not want to attend to so she is focused on beating the timer.

Social Development Strengths Sociodramatic Play Taking on a role in play with peers and dramatic playing by herself (2/10 and Observation of Play 4). Usually to do with animals (2, 3, 5/1). Social ZP Play reaches out to play with others (Observation of Play 1&4). She has the beginnings of cooperative play(LRC 312 Midterm).

Social Development Preferred ZP Playmates has friends in the class that she will seek out. One little girl in particular.

Improvements and Activities Cooperative Play ZP is almost there. She makes efforts to play cooperatively but they are not always successful (4, 4/30). Games She With Rules has a hard time waiting for her turn (4/8). Activities At Home and School Model effective cooperative play initiation and collaboration. Play more board games and card games so she become accustomed to waiting her turn.

Emotional Development Strengths Empathy She always recognizes when a peer is upset and will ask after them. She will even relate her own experiences to how they are feeling. Attachment ZP is never upset when she gets dropped off in the morning. She always greets the teaching team with enthusiasm.

Emotional Development Temperament She is always enthusiastic about school. ZP does not have extreme reactions. She generally gets along well with everyone.

Improvements and Activities Delaying She Gratification is still learning to wait her turn (4/8). Identifying ZP Her Emotions does not yet identify or explain her emotions. Activities At Home Playing games that require waiting for her turn. Talking about the feelings in books and on TV. At School Sing through transitions to learn to wait through the song. Become acquainted with vocabulary to better describe emotions.

Language Development Strengths Successive Bilingualism ZP has started using Spanish words in addition to understanding spoken Spanish (LRC 312 Final). She now counts in Spanish as well (LRC 312 Final). Receptive ZP Abilities understands spoken English and Spanish (LRC 312 Final). She also retains things told to her over long periods of time (4/22 -5/1).

Language Development Emergent Literacy ZP has great book handling and pre reading skills. Turning pages, scanning left to right. (LRC 312 Final)

Improvements and Activities Mean Length Utterances ZP is still using very telegraphic speech (transcription and 3/5). Enunciation She is working on the ‘th’, ‘r’, ‘t’, and ‘l’ (2/18, 2/24, 3/5, 3/17).

Improvements and Activities At Home and At School Reading books will model proper sentences. Telling stories orally together will get her practicing sentences. Playing games and singing songs that emphasize sounds would be a fun way to work on hard sounds.