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Presentation of Nissa . By LeKeisha Weimerskirch Fall 2010. Nissa. 1 ½ years old Toddler room at Madison Elementary School One of the youngest children in the classroom Ages from 1 ½ years to 3 Raised by her single mother Mother doesn’t work Mother is a student
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Presentation of Nissa By LeKeisha Weimerskirch Fall 2010
Nissa • 1 ½ years old • Toddler room at Madison Elementary School • One of the youngest children in the classroom • Ages from 1 ½ years to 3 • Raised by her single mother • Mother doesn’t work • Mother is a student • Her father lives out of state (Arizona) • Was able to visit him in November • Brother Ian is 4 years • Attends Madison preschool • Has a different father • Maternal grandparents help raise her
Physical Appearance • Short blonde hair • Brown eyes • About 2-2 ½ feet tall • Average to below average weight • Caucasian • Petite build
Physical Domain • Consists of the development of the body structure • Sensory Development: Changes within the 5 senses • Sight: Nissa has improved her ability to follow an object. Improved from around 3 seconds to 10. She can recognize herself in pictures and in the mirror. Struggles with seeing tiny (smaller than a penny) sized objects. She is still developing depth perception (example: butterflies above changing table) • Smell and Taste: Nissa welcomes new foods but this is dependant on her mood for the day. Some days she will be very picky and only eat specific items, other days she will eat anything you allow her to. She likes to put items in her mouth (ex. Play-Doh). • Touch: Nissa likes to touch everything. Often “pets” items like people’s coats, • Hearing: Nissa enjoys making noise verbally and talking. At the beginning of the practicum she babbled a lot. As the semester went on she continued to add words to her vocabulary (hi, bye, baby). Now she is saying some three word sentences. She has improved responding to her own name. She is also interested in telephones. • Personally, I feel that she is behind and not meeting the benchmarks for her age at this level.
Physical Domain Continued • Consists of the development of the body structure • Motor Development: Nissa’s develop matches the definition of cephalocaudal (head develops first, legs develop last). Her legs are still developing. Her upper body is very strong and she often uses it to push, pull, and throw. • Large muscle groups: Nissa can stand alone, she is not always stable though. • Small muscle groups: Some of her small muscle groups (ex. Hand muscles) are still developing. She often struggles with grasping items and holding them in her hands. Eating and drinking often results in a mess and spills. • Nervous System/Coordination • Nissa’s coordination and putting all aspects of the physical domain is a little behind on the benchmarks (still working on developing some benchmarks in the 8-12 month segment).
Cognitive Domain • Intellectual and Mental Development • Nissa’s focus differs day to day. Typically she is unfocused, but this varies depending on her mood. • Nissa is a very curious student. She likes to get into everything and explore what it is. She is also curious about others. She often will go up to strangers and say hi and try to talk to them. • Personally, I do not feel that Nissa is motivated to learn, but others may feel differently. If given the option, she would just free play and run around all day. • She is not at a stage where she attempts to make meaning, connections, and patterns from her perceptions. • She is increasingly using her language to develop and broaden her ideas. • Nissa is very good at soliciting help from adults and college students in the class. If she wants something, she will find a way to get it.
Social/Emotional Domain • Temperament • TASKS Assessment: I had to ask Ms. Lynn for help on assessing Nissa. Her temperament ranges from both extremes. Her mood is either very positive or super negative. Her attention span is either very engaged for a long period of time, or a very short attention span and moving from one thing to another. • Peer Relations: Nissa has both positive and negative relationships with the other students. She often hits and attacks other children, but usually it is because she would like their attention or is very happy to see them. Seldom it is because she is mad at them.
Social/Emotional Domain • Benchmarks 12-18 Months • Imitates other students • Talks/babbles to others • Takes toys from others, says no, and pushes • Very experimental • Socially and emotionally Nissa is right on track and meeting all of the benchmarks.
Creative Domain • Nissa enjoys Play-Doh and making unrealistic objects out of it. • Nissa really enjoys dramatic play. • Nissa personally has a “sore butt” often. When playing with babies, she takes their diapers off and uses a shampoo bottle to put med sin (medicine) on the baby’s butt. • She uses materials in innovatively. • Enjoys scribbling with crayons or dry erase markers on a white board.
Language Domain • Nissa enjoys listening to sound play, songs, and finger plays. • Her babbling continues to develop with combined syllables such as “mama”. • She uses sounds consistently for an object or person or animal. • She is beginning to use single words • She uses facial expressions and gestures to communicate. • Nissa’s language has developed IMMENSELY throughout the semester. At the beginning of this practicum she was only babbling and now she strings 3-4 words together. I feel like she could be a lot further along with her vocabulary if she worked on it more.
Applications of Observational Learning • Nissa could use more practice using her large motor muscle groups. Her running and kicking abilities would benefit from this and help her coordination. • During meal and snack times, it would help for Nissa to have various different foods. This will encourage her to try new things and not become a picky eater. • Providing hands-on activities for Nissa is a good idea because she likes tactile stimulation.
Applications of Observational Learning • Nissa is progressing her vocabulary and speech currently. Talking to her and holding conversations with her will promote improvements on her speech. • She is still developing hand muscles, and struggles grasping some items. Activities like coloring, Play-Doh, and the sensory table will help develop these. • Being flexible when teaching Nissa is very necessary. Multiple activities need to be planned due to her short attention span, but if she begins an activity, let her do it until she is ready to quit.
Applications of Observational Learning • Lessons for Nissa should be exploratory. • A reason for learning needs to be visible for her. • For Nissa both group and individual work should be used. This way she can work on her social skills as well as improving her attention span. • Continuing to allow dramatic play will keep Nissa’s creative abilities strong.
