Please prepare to spend time talking with a child between the ages of 7 and 11, conducting an informal interview (this can be done remotely and there is no expectation to compromise your shelter-in-place)
Instructions
For the interview: Provide the age, grade, and gender (please ask your child how they identify) of the child you interviewed. Add information regarding your relationship with the child.
Using your interview write up a short summary (1000 words/2 pages minimum) in which you discuss the child’s development. Please reference your textbook or any other resources shared in the course (Please note that the DRDP does not apply to this age group).
Based on the child’s responses, provide one example in which you can demonstrate the child’s development in the following domains (please use subtitles to indicate):
Cognitive development (moral reasoning, metacognition, concrete/formal operations…)
Social-emotional development (Mastery-orientation, learned helplessness, self-concept, self-esteem, industry/inferiority,)
Physical-motor development (sports, health, nutrition,)
Self-Reflection: In a separate paragraph describe your experience doing this interview. How did you feel about this child? Do you have any concerns?
Interview Questions for School-Age Child
Please use the following list of questions for your interview:
Age and grade in school, (home-school counts)
Tell me about yourself.
Tell me about your family.
Tell me what you like best about being in your family?
What’s hard about being in your family?
What makes a good friend?
What do you like to do with your friends?
Tell me about school.
What is your favorite thing about school?
What don’t you like about school?
What makes a good teacher?
What do you think should happen to a kid who gets caught teasing someone at school?
If you saw a kid teasing someone at school and no adults saw it happen, what might you do?
Do you know any good jokes? (Please tell me a good joke)
What to Submit (this is not an essay, use titles and subtitles to organize your work)
Introduce your child (first name only)
a brief summary of the interview
an analysis of each of the 3 areas of development (a paragraph or more for each domain)
a self-reflection (be sure to provide examples)
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