1. The Preschool Years (3 Years Old)
Discuss how your child is developing in the areas of physical, social/emotional and intellectual developmental domains.
Developmental Answer Examples from your virtual child Examples from text or other sources
Domain (Your original thoughts) (cite your references) (cite your references)
My friend- the early development The three years old child can “kick a large
It seems that Mabo is specialist t do a formal assessment ball, walk up and down stairs unassisted,
meeting her developmental and observation at the preschool pedal a small tricycle or bigwheel and catch a
Physical milestone. during the summer. “Mabo's gross large both arms extended (Developmental
motor skills are within the average Profiles, P131).
range, for example, climbing, riding
on trikes, climbing, kicking balls and
playing catch”(Virtual Child Report).
My friend the early development The three years old child can understand
Mabo’s social and emotional specialist “thought that Mabo was taking turns, be friendly and eager to please,
development is good. cooperative and friendly with both join group activities, use objects symbolically
Social / adults and other children, and able to in play and engage in make-believe play
Emotional focus well on tasks. Mabo was quite alone and with other (Developmental Profiles,
self-confident in novel social P136).
situations and seemed to be well
liked by several children. She had
several little friends in the preschool
and was somewhat of a group leader
in free play activities, such as
imaginary play or riding trikes”
(Virtual Child Report).
According to a formal assessment When children are three years old, they “can
Mabo is achieving her and observation Mabo was above put a 6-piece puzzle, count objects out loudly,
intellectual developmental average in understanding point to picture that has “more”: cars, planes,
Intellectual milestones. quantitative relationships such as or kittens.” (Developmental Profiles, P135).
"more/less", "longer/shorter", in Moreover, they can listen attentively to short

2. counting skills, in classifying objects stories and repeating sounds and words
(e.g., types of animals) and in solving (Ages and Stages: A brief Overview).
age-appropriate reasoning tasks.
She performed about average in
copying designs, solving picture
puzzles, and building block towers to
match one made by the examiner.
She scored about average in
language comprehension and
production. For example, when
asked to tell a story about a funny
picture, she was able to give the
broad outlines as well as a few
interesting details“(Virtual Child
Report).
The Preschool Years (4 Years Old)
Discuss how your child is developing in the areas of physical, social/emotional, and intellectual developmental domains.
Developmental Answer Examples from the virtual child Examples from text or other sources
Domain (Your original thoughts) (cite your references) (cite your references)
Mabo has a good physical Mabo’s fine motor skills develop well. At the four years old, children can “stack 10 or
development. “She could read a few short words more blocks” (Ages and Stages: A brief
and write her name and could name Overview). “Paint and draw with purpose.”
Physical most of the letters on sight at the (Developmental Profiles, P143).
time of testing.” “Mabo is sometimes
interested in the train set you got out
of your parents' attic and wants help
building it. She sometimes likes to
build with the large-size connecting
blocks too.” (Virtual Child Report).
““ Mabo’s social/emotional Four years old children “enjoy playing others
development is more than Mabo gets alone with her and ask a lot of questions” (Ages and Stages:
average level. classmates, and makes many good A brief Overview).
Social / friends.“Mabo fits into preschool They are “outgoing enthusiastic at times and

3. Emotional activities well; having fun with cooperate with others when they participate in
teacher-led activities and group activities.” Moreover, they “establish
participating eagerly in physical or close relationships with playmates and begin
to have “best” friends.” (Developmental
dramatic play with the children.
Profiles, P146).
Lately she seems to have a "best
friend" who she talks about
constantly.”” Mabo seems to be
curious about nearly everything,
asking lots of questions during
shopping trips, walks, visits to
museums or parks, and story
sessions’ (Virtual Child Report).
Mabo surpasses the Four years old children can recognize some
intellectual development She is very smart and sensitive letters if taught, may be able to print own
milestone. about numbers.” Mabo showed name, recognize familiar words in simple
Intellectual advanced ability to count, use books or signs, count 1-7 objects out loud-but
numbers, understand quantitative not always in the right order, ask a lot of
questions (Ages and Stages: A brief
relationships and classify objects,
Overview).
showing that she was more than “A few children are beginning to read simple
ready for kindergarten to begin. she books, such as alphabet books with only a
is beginning to understand games of few words per pages and many pictures”
strategy and is getting really good at (Developmental Profiles, P144).
counting and at games involving
numbers.” (Virtual Child Report).she
is also doing well on literacy.“Mabo
has already learned most of the
letters and their sounds from
watching educational TV, and from
games and songs at preschool, can
write her own name, and read a few
words. She is very interested in

4. listening to books.”“She also showed
an age-appropriate understanding of
phonological awareness (e.g.,
deciding whether two words started
with the same sound, picking out the
two words that rhymed from a list of
three words)” (Virtual Child Report).
The School Age Years (6-8 Years Old)
How is your child developing in the areas of development?
Developmental Answer Examples from the virtual child Examples from the text
Domain (Your original thoughts) (cite your references) (cite your references)
Children at this age “have increased dexterity
Mabo is meeting her physical Mabo’s motor skills develop well. and eye-hand coordination along with
developmental milestones. “Mabo has enjoyed soccer and improved motor functioning, which facilitates
Physical softball on and off over the past two learning to ride a bicycle
seasons, and is not sure whether to (without training wheels), swim, swing a bat,
or kick a ball (Developmental Profiles, P168).
continue”(Virtual child report).
““ .Children who are seven years old are
Mabo’s social/emotional Mabo is outgoing. “Mabo is usually “cooperative and affectionate towards adults
development is good. cheerful and in good humor. She and less frequently annoyed with them; sees
Social / uses humor to deal with stress or just humor in everyday happenings and are more
Emotional shrugs off life's little upsets. Very outgoing.” They also complain that family
rarely, she runs across a problem decisions are unjust; blame others for own
that gets her really upset” (Virtual mistakes; make up alibi for personal
child report). Sometimes, she can not

5. understand moral concept. “Mabo is shortcoming” (Developmental Profiles, P181).
cheating less often at games (or has
gotten sneakier about it!), but
recently she has been lying about
things that happen at school, or
blaming messes on her sister”(Virtual
child report).
“““ Mabo is very smart and talent, Eight years old children are able to “add and
Mabo has an excellent according to Psychologist's subtract multiple-digit numbers; learning
intellectual development. report,”“Mabo's scores on the math multiplication and division.” They also “show
Intellectual concepts, math application problems, increased attention span; work at task for
and math computation tests were in longer periods of time, although concentrated
the gifted range, and the effort is not always consistent”
psychologist recommended that she (Developmental Profiles, P181).
be tested for placement in gifted
classes or at least in a higher math
class in 6th grade.” “The psychologist
gave you and the teacher a
questionnaire on behavioral and
attentional problems, and reported
that Mabo did not have unusual
problems with impulsivity,
inattentiveness or hyperactivity. She
was very focused and maintained
concentration throughout the IQ and
achievement testing”.(Virtual child
report).
The School Age Years (9-11 Years Old)

6. How is your child developing in the areas of development?
Developmental Answer Examples from your virtual child Examples from the text
Domain (Your original thoughts) (cite your references) (cite your references)
Children at this age “may still have number of
Mabo achieves her physical Mabo’s immunity system becomes colds and other minor illnesses; however,
developmental milestone. stronger. these occur less frequently than before”
Physical “Mabo has really become resistant to (Developmental Profiles, P190).
colds in the past year or so,
thankfully, so you figure she has
finally built up a lot of strong
immunities. There is a bad flu going
around, but Mabo has managed to
avoid it, even though her sister had a
moderate case of fever, body aches
and sore throat” (Virtual child report).
It seems that Mabo has a According to the 5th grade report Most of children at this age “enjoy being with
typical development pattern. card ,Mabo ”Consistently works friends ; seek out friendships based on
cooperatively in groups, consistently common interests and proximity(classmates);
Social / respects rights and property of begin to develop moral reasoning; adapt
Emotional others, and consistently social customs and moral values of one’s
demonstrates appropriate peer social society : honesty, right from wrong, fairness,
interaction.”“In the comments section good and bad, respect.” “they also handle
the teacher wrote: Occasionally frustration with fewer emotional outbursts”
Mabo gets upset during stressful (Developmental Profiles, P211).
situations inside or outside the
classroom, but usually is able to
bounce back quickly” (Virtual child
report).
Mabo’s intellectual It indicates in the report card, Mabo Children at this age “expanded memory ability
development is very good. "Demonstrates strength" in all areas enable improved long-term recall; now
of reading, and in spelling and remember stored information, so no longer
Intellectual "appropriate for grade level" in must rely solely on experiencing an event in
writing.”"Demonstrates strength" in order to understand it.” They succeed in

7. the areas of mathematical problem sequencing, ordering, and classifying
solving, understanding of data, because of improved long-term memory
number concepts, graphical capacity; these are skills needed for solving
applications, and arithmetic complex mathematics problem.”
computation.” “Appropriate for grade
level" in the area of art.