Background information
Child Name: Carolyn
Family :
Lives in unit in the inner city with her Dad, Mum and Grandma.
Has a pet goldfish called Jin 金
Community:
Attends daycare 3 days per week, has been attending for about 9mths.
Prior to that was cared for by Grandma at home whilst mum/dad worked
Also attends Mandarin Playgroup with grandma 1 morning per week
Goes to Library and local park most weekends with Dad
Funds of knowledge
- Speaks Mandarin at home.
- Carolyn’s family reads to her daily in both Mandarin and English.
- She enjoys Thomas tank, Dora and Micky Mouse.
- Parent goal: To use her home language proudly, continue learning English too.
- Interacts with a range of texts (books, ipad, community signs, home language newspapers, radio and TV)
- She likes trains, cooking, singing and dancing
Interests
- Trains
- Animals
- Dancing
- Drawing/writing
- Playing imaginative role play games
- Reading Family Survey
- Child’s Name: Carolyn
- Who lives at home? :
Mum, Dad, Grandma and her pet fish ‘Jin’ - What languages do you /Child speak? :
Our family speaks Mandarin (Chinese), Carolyn has spoken this since birth and her father also speaks to her in English so she knew lots of Mandarin as well as some English when she started preschool - What are her interests? What does she like to do when she is not at preschool?
Carolyn likes lots of things and is happy to try any new activity. She like trains, dancing, craft and sometimes cooking. On Tuesdays she goes to a Mandarin Playgroup with her Grandma, her cousin also attends this playgroup. - Favourite Toy / Game at home?
She loves Mickey Mouse, Thomas the Tank, and likes to play Mandarin Matching Game with her Grandma - How would you describe her ?
She is funny, asks lots of questions but can be quiet too especially with new people or places. She likes to draw and spends lots of time drawing at home. - Do you have any specific goals or aspirations for her learning?
To have fun, be a good friend, be proud and use her Mandarin
language skills and keep learning English too - What type of texts does she like to view/read?
books TV- Music
ipad/iphone board games magazines
signs in environment
other: birthday cards, she likes to make them - From 1 highest – 5 lowest what doe you think your child’s literacy strengths are
watching writing drawing talking/listening reading
Thank you for your time on this survey
Observation 1
Child’s/Children’s Name/s: Carolyn Date: 28.042019
What is the context? (Who is present, what are they doing, what happened prior to this etc.)
The children have had lunch and some of the children are resting. Carolyn has picked up a book and is looking at the pictures.
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