Child development…what are different ways of obseving a child ?
I’m not sure whether you are looking for different environments, or different areas of development to look at I think its really important to observe a child in a range of different contextx and environments, in order to gain a hoilsitic picture of their abilities and needs. This would be at home, in their education establishment or preschool and in a more formal, demanding setting. Observing them individually, within a quiet environment but also in a larger group to see how they cope with other children. Also observing them within a free play activity, to see if they can move themselves around different activities or get stuck in one place and to observe their natural interests (and possibly preoccupations) I am a speech and language therapist, so I would be looking at their attention and listening, play, interaction and social communication, understanding of language, expressive language, speech sound development, eating and drinking and their fluency. Other areas might be fine and g
