Schedule for The Gesell Program in Early Childhood

Schedule for The Gesell Program in Early Childhood

Monday, August 4 and Tuesday, August 5
ESJ, St. Mark’s Campus
Lori Schiavone Commons

Monday, August 4

7:15 a.m. Bus departs from Beaches Campus

8:00 a.m. Arrivals, Introductions & Ice Breaker 

8:15 a.m. Dr. Arnold Gesell and the Gesell Program 

8:30 a.m.  Interactive Activity 

9:00 a.m. Gesell Developmental Theory Cycles 

  • Equilibrium vs Disequilibrium 

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Ages and Stages (2.5-6.5) 

12:00 p.m. Lunch 

12:45 p.m.  Ages and Stages (2.5-6.5) 

1:45 p.m. Break 

2:00 p.m. Ages and Stages (2.5-6.5) 

2:45 p.m.  Introduction to Observation: What do you see? 

  • Fine Motor and Overt Behavior

3:15 p.m.  Wrap Up

 

Tuesday, August 5

7:15 a.m. Bus departs from Beaches Campus

8:00 a.m. Arrivals, Questions, Muddy Points to Clarify 

8:15 a.m. Importance of Observation 

9:00 a.m.  Fine Motor and Objective Observations 

9:30 a.m.  Introduction to the Gesell Developmental Observation (GDO-R)

  • GDO-R Tasks and Child Development 
  • Behaviors and Child Development
  • Play Observations and Child Development 

10:30 a.m. Break 

10:45 a.m. GDO-R Tasks

  • Cubes, Incomplete Person, Copy Forms, Paper & Pencil tasks 
  • Three-hole form board (younger) 

12:00 p.m. Lunch 

12:45 p.m.  GDO-R Tasks 

  • Fine Motor and Gross Motor 

1:45 p.m.   Break 

2:00 p.m.  Overt Behavior and Objective Observations 

2:45 p.m.  Let’s Go Live!  

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Wrap Up