executive functioning (EF) skills can be a predictor of success in children who experience homelessness and are entering kindergarten or first grade. This study was focused on 138 children living in 3 emergency homeless shelters for at least 3 days. Observations were made in the late summers of 2008 and 2009 and carried over into the fall of the upcoming school years. Sample This sample consists of 138 children entering kindergarten or first grade. The children themselves as well as the primary caregivers
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Education Services. On Jason’s current evaluations and assessment information‚ on the Woodcock Johnson IV Test of Cognitive Abilities‚ Jason’s scored a 90 on for General Intellectual Ability‚ which falls in the average range. For the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Edition (ADOS-2)‚ Jason’s overall total score was 26‚ which shows a very elevated score‚ and indicates a classification of autism. Strengths: Jason can state his first and last name‚ identify body parts‚ name colors‚ sort items
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I observed a child just over 1 year old. I’ll call her‚ Rae. Rae has an older sister‚ we’ll call her Jo. When I first began observing her‚ she was playing with her sister and was smiling. I assume she was having fun. She seemed fine until her mom popped out and went to the restroom. She also had trouble sharing with her older sister. I noticed that Rae was always trying to stand and walk‚ she’s wobbly. The first major thing I observed was that Rae seemed to have a problem departing from her mom
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Communication Opinion Paper HCS-320 April 2‚ 2013 Communication Opinion Paper Communication is so much more than just telling someone something‚ to truly communicate you need to get your idea across as well as receive the message that who you are talking to is putting out. “Communication is something defined as the process of sending and receiving messages” (Thomas. C‚ Communication Concepts‚2010) There are so many different ways to communicate with someone or something such as verbal‚ written
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Labor Practices Paper By: Kristopher Watkins For: Chris Mendoza PHL/320 December 15‚ 2014 Labor Practices Paper Many companies are using sweat shops to manufacture their products at a much cheaper cost. However‚ there is a much deeper cost of using sweat shops then what can be placed in monetary value. I think it is time people begin to consider what sweat shops are doing to the people in this world and how dangerous they can be. Sweat shops may save companies money‚ but
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My first observation was with Jocelyn Chan from 11:00-12:00. I observed in room A138 while the therapy session took place in A134. The clinician was working with Q.Q. on adult fluency. The client was an international student. At times‚ it was often hard to understand him‚ but his stuttering was evident. The clinician started with friendly conversation. Q.Q. used silent blocks when he had an episode of stuttering‚ these silent pauses were often in the middle of a conversation. His speech also included
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about problems in the community and allowed residents to share their concerns. The facilitator allowed each member to share their feelings and experiences regarding living in the community. The stage of group development that can be analyzed from observation is the Performing Stage. At the Performing Stage‚ the group has matured and is aware of resources to assist with problems. Group members were able to share experiences and listen to other neighbors who are facing similar
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very active‚ curious‚ and reacted adequately to his age group in various life situations during the observation. The child was in a good mood‚ he smiled; there were no signs of probable illness which could be noticed in such a short period of time. The boy was in a good mood‚ didn’t behave capriciously. So‚ we may conclude that the child is healthy. Taking into account the location of observation it was impossible to see all the skills and achievements of the child in movements and manipulations
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International Communication Paper Jennifer Conner COM/360 April 1‚ 2013 Faculty: Gilbert Noel‚ SR. If there was ever a country that had miscommunication issues‚ it is Japan. Throughout the many years of their political relationship Japan and United States have found themselves in the midst of many instances of miscommunication. This is to be expected when a collectivistic and high-context culture‚ such as the Japanese‚ finds themselves constantly communicating with an individualistic and
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Observations and Intervention Keystone Upon observing 6 middle school home economics classrooms‚ the only behavior I was able to identify was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The teacher had informed me that her three classes were extremely different with the types of students she had. The first class was small and the students were very mellow. The only observation was one student who was an ESL student who seemed very reserved and not very social. The second class was at capacity
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