Child Portfolio Part 2 Observations are key to understanding child development

 
Child Portfolio Part 2
Observations are key to understanding child development. Observation allows educators to evaluate, assess, and understand the child’s behavior in various learning contexts. Professionals in the field will use both formal and informal assessment measures. Both are useful approaches, can inform various teaching practices, and benefit the teacher and the child. You observed the child again in this week’s discussion, so use that information to build upon the child’s portfolio. This week, the focus of the Part 2 portions will be toddlerhood.
Prepare
To prepare for this assignment,
Review the courses offered on the Infants & ToddlersLinks to an external site. Virtual Lab School webpage.
Watch Active Learning for Infant-ToddlersLinks to an external site..
Read The Indoor Environment: Designing and OrganizingLinks to an external site..
Review 24 to 30 months: Your Child’s Development Download 24 to 30 months: Your Child’s Development.
Review 30 to 36 Months: Your Child’s Development Download 30 to 36 Months: Your Child’s Development.
Find and open your latest version of the Child Portfolio Binder template on your computer. You will be adding on to this document.
Write
Using the Part 2 portion of the template, complete the following on toddlers:
Complete the developmental checklist sections that you observed in this week’s observation.
Summarize three key take-aways from the observation you conducted this week.
Discuss two developmentally appropriate activities to incorporate in the classroom. 

The activities must address at least two different domains.
At least one activity must be play-based.

Describe how you would use one topic from the Infants & ToddlersLinks to an external site. Virtual Lab School webpage to further support the needs or strengths of this student.
Describe two elements from a learning environment and how they nurture the physical, socio-emotional, language, or cognitive milestones of this child. 

Discuss at least two different domains.

Explain two activities the family can do at home to support this child’s growth and development.
The Child Portfolio Part 2 assignment
Must be three pages in length and formatted according to the template. 
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text. Cite and reference these sources in APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center.

The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the UAGC Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips