Observation, Assessment, Documentation and Support of Young Children

Fall 2014

Individualized Educational Plan

(IEP)
Cognitive Development

Social/Emotional Development

(Discuss Childs Cognitive Development)

(Discuss Childs Social and Emotional Development)

Childs Strengths

Identifies objects by color, shape and size.

Can build a block enclosure.

Childs Strengths

Makes activity choices without teachers help.

Seeks other children to play with.
Allows to be comforted.
Handles sudden changes.

Childs Challenges

Does not count how many are present.

Needs help putting events in a sequence and
objects in a series.
How are Challenges being addressed?

Child will count children that are

present for the day.
Teacher will incorporate activities of
patterning, colors and objects that can
be sorted by different concepts.

Childs Challenges

Separates from parents with difficulty.

Needs help in standing up for own rights.
Withdraws from others.
Shows little interest in classroom activities
during large group.
Seems not to smile much.
How are Challenges being addressed?
Invite parent to stay with child for part
of the day.
Teacher will give the child the skills to
stand up for self during conflicts.
During group teacher will encourage
child to participate more.

Observation, Assessment, Documentation and Support of Young Children

Fall 2014
Physical Development

Language Development

(Discuss Childs Physical Development)

Large

(Discuss Childs language Development)

Fine
Childs Strengths

Childs Strengths
Large

Runs, jumps, and hops

with control.
Throws, catches, and kicks
balls.

Fine

Uses drawing/writing tools with control.

Turns with hand easily knobs and lids.
Picks up and inserts objects with ease.

Childs Challenges

Childs Challenges

Moving legs, arms, and hands

according to rhythm.
Unfastening Zippers, buttons and
Velcro tabs.

Gives short phrase responses

Asks questions
Writes name
Shows awareness that print conveys meaning.

Chanting and singing during large group.

Taking part in conversations during large
group.
Speaking in expanded sentences

How are Challenges being addressed?

The child will sit next to teacher for

encouragement during large group
activities.
The teacher will call child more
during large group discussions.
The teacher will have individual
readings and interview child.

How are Challenges being addressed?

During group teacher will encourage
child by holding his hand to dance and
sing in large group activities.
Self-help Velcro activities to help him
practice buttoning and zipping.
Manipulate the boxes as needed. Each box should detail the childs strengths and challenges
in bullet format.