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Child Study Obervation

Child Study Observation

To begin, I observed two children, one boy and one girl, at the Lakeview child study center. I observed substantial differences in how the two children interacted with other children, as well as adults.
First, I observed the boy. He went through periods of verbal and non-verbal interaction. For example, he would speak to a teacher by asking her to watch him hoola-hoop. Then, a few moments later he would ignore the teacher when she asked him a question. This verbal-non-verbal behavior continued through out the observation and when he moved from one area to another.
On comparison, the girl that I observed was extremely vocal and stayed in one area during the entire observatio...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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