Col/536 Week 1 Assignment
Fall 2011
COOL 536
Tom is a 13 year old boy who is currently enrolled in the 7th grade. His mother is a Spanish speaking woman that needs a translator. Tom lives with his mother, his father, and his younger siblings all three younger. Tom’s family moved to Kentucky from California in 1996 when Tom was 5 months old. His grandmother and mother are from Mexico and mainly speak Spanish in the home and Tom speaks in Spanish with his family. Tom began learning English at the age of four when he entered Early Start. Tom speaks in both Spanish and English with his siblings and primarily in English with his peers. Tom is able to maintain friendships, is willing to help others and initiates interactions with his peers. The overall adaptive score, taken from the Vineland, fell in the adequate range when compared to his same aged peers. Tom's difficulty with language affects his ability to be an effective speaker, specifically to communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes, situations, and audiences. Tom's language difficulties will interfere with peers and adult's ability to effectively understand his intended message, therefore, creating educational and functional barriers. Tom's strengths seem to be in the area of expressive …show more content…
Tom uses a calculator to aid in higher level problems. Reading - Tom's difficulties in reading include decoding words and word attack skills. He feels much more comfortable when the content or passage is read to him. Writing - Tom has significant weaknesses in providing a written product. Problem areas include spelling, organizing ideas, sentence structure, and providing sufficient details in his written product. Tom's deficits in reading and writing will greatly affect his performance in the regular education classroom. Appropriate supports and modifications will be provided in the resource
COOL 536
Tom is a 13 year old boy who is currently enrolled in the 7th grade. His mother is a Spanish speaking woman that needs a translator. Tom lives with his mother, his father, and his younger siblings all three younger. Tom’s family moved to Kentucky from California in 1996 when Tom was 5 months old. His grandmother and mother are from Mexico and mainly speak Spanish in the home and Tom speaks in Spanish with his family. Tom began learning English at the age of four when he entered Early Start. Tom speaks in both Spanish and English with his siblings and primarily in English with his peers. Tom is able to maintain friendships, is willing to help others and initiates interactions with his peers. The overall adaptive score, taken from the Vineland, fell in the adequate range when compared to his same aged peers. Tom's difficulty with language affects his ability to be an effective speaker, specifically to communicate ideas and information for a variety of purposes, situations, and audiences. Tom's language difficulties will interfere with peers and adult's ability to effectively understand his intended message, therefore, creating educational and functional barriers. Tom's strengths seem to be in the area of expressive …show more content…
Tom uses a calculator to aid in higher level problems. Reading - Tom's difficulties in reading include decoding words and word attack skills. He feels much more comfortable when the content or passage is read to him. Writing - Tom has significant weaknesses in providing a written product. Problem areas include spelling, organizing ideas, sentence structure, and providing sufficient details in his written product. Tom's deficits in reading and writing will greatly affect his performance in the regular education classroom. Appropriate supports and modifications will be provided in the resource