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Jordan is a 4 year 6 month old child. Her birthday is in October. She is from a divorced family. Her parents split custody of her and her 2-year-old sister. The children stay with their mother on Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The children stay with their father on Monday and Wednesdays and every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Jordan’s parents have a functional, but not pleasant relationship. There is often arguing when the children are dropped off or picked up, and the parents often struggle to communicate making the constant changing of homes throughout the week extremely difficult and confusing for the children. In addition, there are several times when Jordan is left at the preschool for extremely long times after pick up time has ended, …show more content…

She spends the majority of her time in the art center during center time. Based upon the developmental checklist observation Jordan is meeting the majority of the growth and physical development requirements. Some of her strongest developmental milestones includes, holding pencils and crayons correctly, drawing simple figures, drawing people, and being able to cut paper. In self-help and cognitive development category Jordan is meeting a majority of the developmental requirements. Some of her strongest developmental milestones includes, copying letters of her name, brushing teeth, and understanding the order of her daily routine. In the social and emotional development category, Jordan is meeting the majority of her developmental milestones. Some of Jordan’s strongest developmental milestones includes, playing unsupervised, taking care of toys and clothing, and following simple directions. However, she is struggling in playing with the same aged peers, expressing feelings, and having friends in the preschool. The final category of language development, Jordan is meeting about half of the developmental

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