What is emotional development (cite text)? What are the relationships between social and emotional development (cite text)? What are the main forms of emotional development in the first five years of life (cite text)? What types of emotions do you usually see in the child you are observing? Have you seen any of the core emotions during your observations? If so, describe the situation(s). What happened? Did the teacher provide any supports? Explain.
Finally, how would you create a classroom that is emotionally secure for all children (cite your text)? Generate appropriate strategies as a future teacher to provide an emotionally secure environment in a classroom (cite your text).
Anita Tate is the teacher in a two-year-old classroom. Justin is a little boy in Mrs. Tate’s classroom and lacks language and speech skills. Justin does not speak much, and when he does, his words are mostly incoherent. Mrs. Tate is truly concerned about Justin and wants to help him. Mrs. Tate knows that observation and assessment are needed first to understand Justin’s language and speech issues.
Use this discussion area to make detailed and specific notes on the steps that Mrs. Tate should take to observe and assess Justin. Be sure to include the following in your response:
Make predictions on what could be limiting Justin’s speech and language acquisition (cite the book).
When should Mrs. Tate observe Justin, and how should she document her observations? (cite the book)
What types of assessments should Mrs. Tate conduct with Justin? (cite the book)
How should Justin’s parents/family be included in this process? (cite the book)
What suggestions would you make to Justin’s parents/family to help improve his language and speech skills?
Explain how Justin’s emotional development may play a part in his speech and language development. (cite the book)
text book: Week by Week Plans for Documenting Children’s Developme
