Observation: A Toddler Named Chloe

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I observed a 2 or 3 year old girl named Chloe at my job at the Poughkeepsie Development Center for about 20 minutes. Overall, her development seemed to be going on tract for her age group. She displayed aspects of cognitive, physical, social, and language development. I could compare her actions with several aspects we covered in class. She demonstrated her physical development with both gross and fine motor skills. When music came on in the classroom she was able to dance and follow the teacher’s dance instructions to Barney. Her dance moves were not in perfect motion, but was pretty good for a toddler. Her walking and running abilities seemed to be average for her age with a little bit of awkwardness and unsteadiness. Her fine motor skills include zipping down her jacket, turning pages in a book (with slight trouble), pasting things on paper, and coloring. Additionally, Chloe is able to play with Play-doh using a plastic knife; however, she holds it in a unique manner as if still learning the technique behind cutting. Throughout observing Chloe I realized she had an issue with h...

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