PROJECT HOMEWORK: CASE STUDY
FINAL PROJECT: CASE STUDY
Your case study should begin with questions you have about the identified child's learning and development (yes you need to select a child (preK- grade 3)-I don't recommend to work with your own but if you can't find anyone, you can work with your own child). You should then develop a plan to document the child's learning and development and the contextual influences on the child's development. Lastly, your case study should include recommendations for the child, based upon the evaluation of your assessment data.
As you develop assessments, collect data from the child and family, plan interventions and reflect upon the processes, keep in mind appropriate ethical considerations for working with children and families (NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct).
While each case study will be different based upon the child and the context; your outline should follow the basic format provided:
I. Introduction
II. Description of the child and the questions which focus the case study
III. Ecological Context
i. Family Interview discussion
ii. Summary of the contextual factors which influence the child's learning and development (includes medical history and developmental milestones as needed)
iii. Summary of efforts to develop partnership approach with family
IV. Child's Learning and Development Summary based on our own assessments
i. Cognitive Development (include academic subjects as appropriate)
ii. Language Development
iii. Social/ Emotional Development
iv. Physical Development
For each area of learning and development, use a meaningful mix of assessments, including running records, anecdotal records, checklists/rating scales, work samples, more formal assessment, and other assessment data you may have generated (refer Chapter 3 by Mindes). Include the assessments you used and their results in the Appendices. You may consider using some of the assessments included in your textbook if they are appropriate for your child. Write a thorough summary of the data. Address each developmental domain. The summary should clearly reflect the assessment data collected. Describe the assessments chosen, why these assessments were chosen (include purpose), and how the data from the assessment contributes to the developmental summary.
For example, you used checklist to assess a child's physical development. Then you have to explain why you used checklist, and how this checklist helped you and parents understand the child's physical development. You need to attach the checklist you have used as an appendix. You have to do this for every single developmental domain.
V. Recommendations/Intervention
Based upon your original questions and your assessment of the child's overall development and ecological context, what recommendations or interventions would you suggest for the child? Why or what data supports these choices and why are these choices appropriate for the child? What teaching strategies and approaches are appropriate for this child and why?
*A complete report, documenting all required components of the case study is required with due dates as noted in the syllabus.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.