Friday 27 January 2012

Observing Your Child in School

What exactly are we looking for when we are observing a child in his or her school? Here are some suggestions for when carrying out an observation.

1) Your child's behaviour in school and how is he responding to the expectations of the people and environment around him. How well is he coping with the resources available and given to him.

2) Difficulties and challenges your child may be facing in the classroom and out of class settings.

3) Your child's interactions with peers, teachers and other adults involved in his or her learning environment.

4) Your child's self help level. Is he or she independent in going through the steps of toileting? Does he or she know where to get food, where to eat and clean up after himself or herself? ETC.

5) How his or her peers respond to your child. How peers talk among themselves about your child. Do they initiate conversation or play time with your child? Are they helpful? If not, why is this so?

6) Any feedback given by your child's teaching team or even peers.

For more detailed advice on what to look out for during a school observation, feel free to email me at davensim@triumphant.com

Next post, we will be looking at the few methods you could use to observe your child at school. Till then, do email me with an enquries and questions that you may have.

Cheers!