Case Study

I. Subject
a. Name: VK
b. Age: 7 Years
c. Race, Ancestry: Asian
d. Gender: Male

II. Information Source:

a. I used the check list of development milestones for 7 to 8 years child.
I also talked to his parents and siblings about his academics and
behavior. I also know him since he was two years old. I observed his
physical, emotional and cognitive development. I watched him how
he is interacting with peers, his interests, strengths and limitations.
III.

Background Information
a. VK is 7 years old, he lives with his mother, father and elder sister and
he is from India. His father is a software engineer and mother is a
home maker and they are well off and can be considered upper middle
class. VKs family has friends and often socialize with them over
weekends. VK likes to play with his friends and well behaved with
elders/adults. He is possessive and likes consistency.

b. VK is November born and he is one of the older kids in his class

room. He is also little tall for his age and healthy. Has good hand eye
coordination and active. He plays basketball and tennis.
c. VK is healthy and hardly misses any school days. He is also on time
each morning. On average over a year he would have missed couple
of days when he got sick and doctor asked to stay home. He also
participates in various activities like tennis, swimming, basketball and
after school programs and regularly attends them. Sometimes he
prefers to stay home and spend with his parents instead of going for
activities.
d. VK is growing as per his age, his height and weight are around 90th
percentile on the charts. His cognitive skills are well developed. He is
able to count, sort, identify patterns, read a calendar, read time in
analog and digital watches. Able to read and write well. He is also
learning to read and write in his mother tongue Telugu. He needs to
focus little more on comprehension. Overall I feel his development in
this area is on par or slightly gifted in math and reasoning. He
socializes well with his friends, usually does not like playing alone.
He does take some time to make new friends, though he prefers to
play with other boys when needed he can play with girls as well and

likes to play with elder kids. When spoken to him he understands and
empathizes and willing to share or compromise however in the heat of
moment he sometimes seems to stubborn and wants his way. Overall
he can be considered on par but could use some more social skills to
control his emotions and get things his way by working together than
being just stubborn. He talks well in two different languages and has
no problem understanding or conversing. He is little shy some times.
Also has difficulty at times expressing his thoughts in words and need
to be able to think before speaking and formulating what he wants to
convey.

IV.

Developmental Performance
a. VK likes to play with his friends. His interests keep changing from
time to time. He likes to play with Legos, puzzles, board games and
outdoor activities like riding bike, basketball, jumping on trampoline
etc He also likes to play with his dad. He also likes to draw family
pictures of home and himself with his parents. He likes watching
tablet and television a lot. He plays Minecraft on ipad and watches
Disney shows/series on television.

b. VK likes consistency which sometimes can be challenging when

things change. To illustrate with example, his dad drops hit at school,
mom picks up from bus stop. He does not like when this changes. He
also takes time to make friends which can be difficult on him to
mingle with new friends and families. He is also hesitant and cautious;
this comes in way when learning new things. Like to ride a bike he
still does not want to try without training wheels as he is little scared
to fall and get hurt.
c. VK is very loving and caring. He is attached to his parents and likes to
be with them or friends. Does not like working and being alone. He
gets agitated when he does not get what he wants and tend to hang on
till he gets it. While learning new things he sometimes gets frustrated
if he does not get it right first time. While playing Legos if he misses a
step or makes a mistake he does not like to go back and do it.

V. Conclusion and Recommendations

a. VK is well developed for his age both physically and mentally. He is
well behaved and mingles with all his class mates and friends. He
tends to be little dependent and needs to learn doing things by himself.

b. Overall VK is well developed for his age. He works hard and follows
instructions and directions. He needs to learn to double check and not
hurry with completing the work. Also needs to focus on understanding
not merely reading to improve his comprehension and retention skills.

c. VKs family needs to help him in getting his things done by himself
and be independent. Provide an environment and discipline to control
his emotions. Encourage him to try new things and let go of the fear.
Practice patience and take time to speak out and formulate his
thoughts.

Reference: K-12 Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved April 24, 2016, from

http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices