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Child’s Name: Ole Iversen
Teacher’s Name: Lynne Hollingsworth

Language Development: Expressive--vocabulary, sentence production, articulation, social usage, expression of feelings and needs. Receptive--understands expressions and directions of teacher and others.

Comments: Ole’s receptive language skills are very good. He is able to point to different body parts, carry out two related commands given at once, knows his colors, and is able to discriminate three to five prepositions. His organizing process tasks--those involving auditory and visual association and memory and closure--are quite good. He is able to associate body parts with their functions, when told the use or action of an object is able to name that object. Conversely, he can tell you the use of an object, when told that specific object’s name. He is able to make analogies, identify a removed object from a group of three, and repeat a sequence of three items.

He has excellent expressive language skills. He is able to use adjective and noun combinations, use pronouns, make negative statements (The man cannot...), form a question, and use plurals. He also knows both the day and month of his birthday. When asked, he is able to describe objects while naming them, using 3 descriptors (use, color, shape, size). He understands the expressions and directions of teachers and peers. He will ask if he needs help getting or finding a toy or an item. He very much enjoys talking about Batman, Spiderman, and his pirate belt with us. He has a wonderful imagination when it comes to making up scenarios for play. He can be quite exuberant and loud when excited! He expresses his feelings quite well. He understands directions and expressions from teachers, but they need to be repeated several times before he acts on them. He frequently says, “What?” when asked to do something. I’m not sure if he’s half tuning out, or doesn’t actually hear us because he is involved in his play.

Motor Development: Gross--large muscle movement, coordination, ability to run, jump, climb, hop, skip throw catch; enjoyment of gross motor play and movement class. Fine--stringing, tearing, cutting, pasting, manipulating puzzles and toys.

Comments: Ole performed most of the tasks on our gross motor assessment. He is able to stand and walk on his tiptoes and walk the length of a balance board. He can stand on one foot and balance momentarily, hop, hop on one foot, 4 to 6 hops, jump, jump in place with feet together, jump forward with both feet together. He can open a door by turning the knob, pedal a trike, and throw a ball in a forward direction. He is very interactive in the Jim Beatty class. He is emerging with doing a heel to toe walk. He is full of energy, very physical and seems to love any rough and tumble type game.

His fine motor skills are completely age appropriate. He has good manipulation (release and grasp of objects) skills. He is able to build a tower of eight 1” cubes and can tear paper. His visual perception skills are good. He is able to stack in order of size and can imitate closing his fist and wiggling his thumb, both right and left hands. He is emerging with being able to imitate spreading of hand and bringing thumb into opposition with each finger, right then left. He has good eye-hand coordination. He can string beads and cut on a both a straight and a curved line line. He uses two hands to hold the scissors and needs help holding the paper. He is also able to copy the drawing of a circle. We don’t see him at the writing table or easel that much, he seems to prefer building with blocks, legos, or playing with the trucks outside. Although he is quite capable of building a lego ship, he prefers to have someone else build it for him. He seems to doubt his ability to build or make things. We are encouraging him to build his own, telling him that his designs are fantastic. He appears to be left-handed and is beginning to write his name. He enjoys playing in the sandbox.

Adaptive Behavior: Self-help skills--dressing, toileting, hand washing, organization of materials and possessions, eating, napping/resting, use of tools. Problem Solving--Application of independent skills, use of resources, helpfulness, initiative, cooperation, common sense application, application of learned concepts (safety, etc.). Cognitive Growth-- recognition of letters, numbers, colors, shapes (in and out of context), ideas, concepts perceptions of the world.

Comments: Ole’s self-help skills are good. He is able to eat with a fork, cut with a knife (we use playdough and plastic knives), pour from a pitcher, remove his jacket, and wash/dry his hands unaided. He understands and stays away from common dangers. He verbalizes toilet needs in reasonable time and cares for himself at the toilet. He is articulating his toileting needs and seems more comfortable using the bathroom here. He tells us his full name is Ole Phillip Iversen. He knows he lives in Berkeley but is not sure of the street name or house number. He can zip and unzip a jacket and needs some help with buttoning.

His cognitive skills are excellent! He is able to match identical familiar objects, name an attribute of an object (texture, shape, size or weight), discriminate between large and small objects, and sort ten objects by size. He is able to count ten objects and answer “How many?” point out small details in pictures, match circles, squares, and triangles, and is able to use several objects to represent other objects and combine them in his play. He is able to imitate building a bridge with three cubes and can match circles, squares, and triangles. He has a keen knowledge of the world around him. He is able to work independently and initiates play with others. He recognizes his name, numbers, colors and shapes. He asks lots of questions and wants to know the why of everything! When told something he doesn’t want to do, or when he wants more of something there is no more of, he is rarely satisfied with the answer or response to his question. He quite possibly is colorblind.

Personal/Social Behavior: Image of self--reflections of self in language, art, and construction, image of self in play, and demonstrations of capability. Social interactions--with peers and teachers, during play and at group times. School Adaptive--separates from parents, greets peers.

Comments: Ole arrives at KNS and leaves his parents without fuss. He has a nice routine with his father when arriving. They’ll converse in Norwegian and we know he is talking about his shirt, or shoes, or belt that he is proud of and wants us to see and comment on! It’s so cute! He greets adults, peers and begins to participate in some activity. He’s a happy kid! He is present and participating in both smaller group settings and larger ones. He’s attentive and tries to use the materials. Initially he will say he cannot do something until he actually tries it. He follows directions and understands the tasks at hand. He is generally quite cooperative and helpful with the teachers. He responds to cues for snack and circle time and stays with the group. He needs and likes lots of praise. He appears to be a competent and creative little boy. He is serious, yet playful, and he is quite thoughtful and loving. He is very interactive with both peers and teachers—always telling or showing us something with great enthusiasm, a warm smile and a friendly greeting. He enjoys playing with Otto, Nicholas, Riley, Bo, Ben, Miles, and sometimes Marshall and Noah. He enjoys imaginative superhero play very, very much! He seems very much excited by the prospect of a little brother! We are excited for both him and his parents!