Toddler 18-36months (1.5-3yr)For information during this time period you will be jumping between the infancy chapters as well as the Early Childhood chapters depending on the age of the child you are observing. Make sure you information is accurate for the age of the child.Introduction:Where you are, who you are observing, and what is happening around you. Briefly give a description of the setting and the child. This should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences.Part 1 Each observation sessionFor each observation session list the date and time frame of the observation, where you are, who you are observing, and what is happening around you. Briefly give a description of the setting and the child (if you provided this during the first session you do not need to do this again). Each section should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences. *See paper format for examples**During the course of the observation complete Piaget’s conservation experiment. You can complete with checkers, graham crackers, juice…be creative!!!!! Make sure that you are familiar with the concept of conservation so you can best understand exactly what you are seeing.If you are observing in a center which does not allow interaction with the child answer this question by assuming (based on their age and Piaget’s theory) how you would EXPECT them to perform on the task.In addition to observing the child, you can interact with the child in order to get more information that may not be easy to see. Some suggestions for things to do:Give the child a crayon and paper and ask them to draw you a pictureAsk the child to tell you about a past event (Christmas, a birthday party, a family trip)Part 2 (Remember to clearly label the beginning of this section)Answer the questions below. Use the behavior you observed to provide support for your answers. (this means that you need to restate the behavior that you observed within the context of the question this includes the responses to the experiment). Be sure to give complete answers and examples from your observation to back them up. Refer to chapters on Infancy or Early Childhood development for specific information on the concepts. If you observe behavior that is mentioned in the book but is not part of the questions below, please include it as well.1. What gross and fine motor skills did you observe? (you need to make sure and discuss both of these abilities and examples of BOTH of the abilities)2. Does this child show preoperational thought?a. Give examples of at least TWO of the following concepts you observed ***You MUST do Piaget’s experiments to answer this question, if you do not complete the experiment you will not receive points for the question*******: ( Describe the results of the experiment in this question)i. centrationii. irreversibilityiii. conservationb. Does the child seem to be developing typically in the cognitive area? (remember this is where you cite information from the text, you do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying.)c. Give examples of at least TWO of the following concepts you observed. Does the child seem to be developing typically in the cognitive area? (Remember this is where you cite information from the text or other sources. You do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying)i. Symbolic thoughtii. Egocentrism (The three-mountain task in Figure 9.1 illustrates this principal well)iii. Transductive reasoning/transductioniv. Animism3. Using the information provided in the text as well as supplemental information provided (there are lots of video resources provided for this concept) asses the child’s theory of mind. This can be done by replicating the experiment discussed in the text or in the provided videos.a. Is the child’s theory of mind typical for their chronological age? How do you know this? (CITE how you know this)4. Did you see examples of separation anxiety or stranger anxiety?a. What is considered typical for a child this age? ( remember what the research says about the typical age infants develop these concepts, this is a great opportunity to define these concepts to help check your understanding of them)Is the child developing typically? (what tells you this is typical, did you get the information from the text….. then make sure to citeDescribe the child’s vocabulary and understanding of grammar by providing examples of AT LEAST THREE of the concepts listed below. For each concept discussed you must:Give examples from the child’s language. (Discuss these concepts through examples of the vocabulary used by the child. Even 2 year olds have some vocabulary. If you did not hear any….observe longer)Answer if the concept is considered typical development for their chronological age? (Remember this is where you cite information from the text, you do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying.)Fast mappingHolophrasetelegraphic speechOverregularize
