...has a severe asthmatic condition as well as allergies. Amaya’s family members are very much involved in her life. Her grandmother speaks only Spanish no English. Amaya’s grandmother picks her up from school on occasion. Amaya was late in achieving some of the developmental milestones of early childhood. She walked at 18 months and was slow to talk. Her gross and motor skills were below average compared to her same-age peers. Additional concerns were noted in the areas of play, social skills and communication. Amaya tented to repeat words or phrases frequently, had difficulty responding to questions. She points to objects to display her communication skills. Amaya’s mother and teachers completed two standardized assessments tools that identities receptive, verbal and academic level of functioning on a rating scale .1. The PPVT (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test) is a receptive vocabulary tool for American English and provides a quick estimate of verbal ability and scholastic aptitude.2. The Brigance assesses reading decode and cover a broad sampling of a child’s skills and behaviors which include fine and gross motor skills, language, academic /cognitive, self-help and emotional skills. Amaya’s receptive skills are below age average level. Her skills and behavior is estimated at 1 level below her same-age peers. Several modifications and accommodations will be adjusted according to the current levels of performance and future goals to successfully integrate Amaya delay skills ...
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...About the Centre People get to know PSDM mainly through booth in the annually Awareness Campaign, internet and also through mouth spread. Parents who want to register their children to PSDM can apply for a membership, and after that their child can join the classes provided and/or the day care service. The fee varies according to package and type of class. Student ranges from as small as one year old and four month to twenty one years old. Currently there are 18 children who are attending classes and day care service and 14 are attending vocational class. Overall there are 30 plus students in the centre. Most of them are Malays and only one of the children is Arabic but able to speak Malay after two years joining the centre. In the past, this centre was not well developed. The centre used to suffer from flood whenever it rains heavily. However, this problem was solved by Berjaya who funded the cost to structure a sewage path. There was also a music school who had organized a charity concert for PSDM to raise funds for them. Parents also donate some money for the centre development. And now, they are on the way to build classes’ exclusive for vocational students at the centre. The classes here are adequately equipped. They are filled with a variety of toys, tools and games that can promote cognitive abilities such as house puzzle and block rollercoaster. In Special Education class, they have computers, television and a multi sensory room where the teacher can stimulate the children’s...
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...POSITION DESCRIPTION Title: Department: Reports to: Summary As an individual contributor, the COBRA Customer Specialist is responsible for providing prompt and courteous telephonic responses to COBRA beneficiaries. General inquiries include informing new enrollees of the COBRA process and what to expect. Answering general billing questions surrounding when bills are generated/ sent and directing callers to the appropriate COBRA administrator based on the coverage they have elected. Essential Duties and Responsibilities 1. Interfacing with Enrollment Coordinators on enrollment, billing and COBRA questions or problems. 2. Handling inbound calls on COBRA questions and occasionally making outbound calls to respond to voice messages. 3. Monthly client billing, including reconciliation of bills generated by the system, response to any client inquiries and tracking of payment status. There are service expectations in place for each of the above responsibilities, including timeliness, accuracy and client satisfaction. The COBRA Customer Specialist is expected to build strong working relationships with the Enrollment staff and be viewed as an important resource to our COBRA customers. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Strong customer service and soft skills. Proficient multitasking. Highly motivated, self-driven individual who can operate independently and take accountability for the function. Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and an effective positive personality...
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...Brittany Charron 22420283 ECE130: Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child 605845 When trying to figure which toys are age appropriate for a child you should consider some important guidelines. Some specific guidelines for finding toys appropriate for all ages, you should consider making sure the toys are well made meaning no shared parts or splinters and no parts of the toys are able to pinch the child. You should also make sure that the toys are painted with non-toxic and lead free paint. Also, you should take into consideration that the toys are shatter proof so when they are dropped, the toys wont break and shatter and cut the child. All toys should be easily cleaned to help minimize the spread of germs. When buying electric toys, they should "UL Approved" (underwritters labortory). Also, if you are buying toys for children under the age of 3, the toys should be big enough so the child can't swallow the toys and choke on them. http://www.naeyc.org/ecp/resources/goodtoys Traditional toys are great. These include traditional dolls, small metal vehicles, and wooden building blocks. http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=343 I came across some resources that I found helpful in my research. They include: Abrams,S. (1990), Toys for early childhood development. Atlanta, GA: The Center for Applied Research in Education. Piaget,J. (1962), Play,Dreams, and Imitation in Childhood...
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...cognitive or physical disorders. The observation took place at their home, and lasted 45 minutes. Biosocial Development: As M.P entered the room she quickly approached me and stared at me. Once her mom said "Sweetie this is Ashley say hello", she said hey and hid behind her mom. She was showing stranger wariness because she didn't smile and she hid behind her mother as if she was scared. Atfer she stared at me for couple of mintues she got bored and started running around the living room. Based on this observation she has developed Gross motor skills. According to Berger, gross motor skills are physical abilities involving large body movements, such as walking and jumping. According to the chart 95% of all infants master running around 20 months. M.P then went into the kitchen looked around her and reached for a fork and a spoon and grabbed one in each hand making a fist. She showed development of fine motor skills. According to Berger fine motor skills are physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin. Berger states that toward the end of the first year and throughout the second, finger skills improve, as babies master the pincer movement and self-feeding. According to this information M.P being 21-months old is inside the range of this skill and within the norm. While she was eating picked up her bowl as if she was gonna throw it but after a few seconds of thinking she put it down, which showed that...
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...Question 1 . 2 out of 2 points A preschool child exclaims, "Mommy, the stove was mad at you and that why it burned the cookies." The child's statement best illustrates the concept of: a.overregularization. b.animism. c.conservation of matter. d.centration. Answer Selected Answer: b. . Question 2 . 2 out of 2 points Preschool children__________ their own abilities. a.tend to underestimate b.have a realistice idea of c.tend to overestimate d.usually as others for an opinion of Answer Selected Answer: c. . Question 3 . 2 out of 2 points The left and right halves of the brain are connected by: a.myelination. b.the corpus callosum. c.hormone transfer. d.the area for spatial perception. Answer Selected Answer: b. . Question 4 . 2 out of 2 points The area of the brain associated with hand-eye corrdination becomes fully myelinated at around age: a.2 b.4 c.8 d.15 Answer Selected Answer: b. . Question 5 . 2 out of 2 points A 4-year-old girl is very upset when her father accidentally steps on her plastic turtle, and she talks to the smashed toy as if it were mortally wounded. This incident illustrates the child's __________ thought. a.pragmatic b.literal c.animistic d.egocentric Answer ...
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...be able to help organize information on a graph. * The student will be able to discuss, compare, and contrast information presented in graphs. * The student will be able to understand the concept of and use language to describe how many, more than, least between and greatest, same and equal to, greater, more, most, less, fewer, and smallest. * The student will be able to create a family tree of their family. * The student will be able to explore their family heritage. * The student will be able to develop an understanding of how their families function and renew their appreciation of various family members. * The student will be able to use small motor skills and counting skills. * The student will be able to use problem solving, observation, prediction, creative thinking and fine motor skills. * The student will be able to understand the five senses and the associated body parts. * The student will be able to recognize how the five senses help them learn about the world around them. * The student will be able to describe different parts of their bodies. * The student will be able to understand how each body part function. * The student will be able to express their feelings. * The student will be able to write, recognize, and spell their first and last name. * The student will be able to understand what they need to keep their bodies healthy. * The student will be able to learn how to use personal hygiene. * The student...
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...extend to the general population and that the conclusions drawn from the sampling of behavior also describe people outside of the sample. It can also be useful for researchers to study situations and variables that cannot be manipulated in a lab due to ethical concerns. For example, while it would be unethical to study the effects of a school shooting by actually causing the event to occur, researchers can gather information by using naturalistic observation when it naturally occurs. The aim of this paper is to use the naturalistic study method to describe the observations of children ages 1.5 and 5, and to see if this behavior can be generalized as typical for all children. The observations will then be broken down into categories of motor abilities, social skills and general...
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...Gross Motor Development * Gross motor activity develops rapidly in toddlers, 12-13 months can * Walk alone using a wide stance for extra balance * By 18 months * Begin to run but fall easily * Between 2-3years of age refinement of the upright, biped position is evident in improved coordination and equilibrium. * By age 2, the toddler can: * Walk up and down stairs * By age 2 ½ the toddler can: * Run without falling most of the time * Jump with both feet * Run without falling most of the time * Use push and pull toys * Stand on one foot for a second or two * Walk on tiptoe * Climb stairs with alternate footing. * The abnormalities you should watch for are if the child is not walking by this time there could be some kind of developmental delay or there could be some type of muscular or skeletal disorder. Fine Motor Development Fine motor development begins slowly; however by age 2 the toddler has generally mastered some fairly complex fine motor skills. * A 1 year old can: * Grasp a very small object (but can’t release it until about 15 months) * At 15 months can: * Drop a raisin into a narrow necked bottle * Casting or throwing objects and retrieving them. * By 18 months can: * Throw a ball overhand without losing their balance. * A 2 year old can: * Build a tower of four blocks * Use a spoon well and drink well from...
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...Narrative Report - Left sided hemiparesis due to an ischemic stroke by Clifford Choi on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 12:47am · I thank my mentors in neurology, integrative medicine, and my patient for his determination to overcome this. He is an atheist but believed in me and himself. The patient reports full recovery. Here is his letter 4 months later. He has given permission to publish the report. He is back to work, travelling, driving, and has no known deficits. 80% of ischemic strokes survive the stroke, but it is uncertain how many fully recover 100% function. _________________________________________________ Dear Dr. Clifford Choi, I tried to call the number you once gave me, but they told at the hospital SEIMC that you were not working there anymore. Anyway I just wanted to touch base and say hello to you and thank you and the colleagues you had at the hospital. The recovery has been very amazing. I was last week at this intensive rehabilitation (or so it was called) session at the _________ University hospital. I was supposed to be there the whole week, but they said that I’m actually in too good shape to gain anything from this anymore, so I left Wednesday morning. I’m allowed to drive now, and officially I will be back to work on August 26th. I can call you, if you want. But then I would need your phone number. The world is a small place, so maybe we some day run into each other. You never know. Best regards, patient x The report below was submitted...
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...which is safely enclosed in the hard plastic and comes with to free download for apps that are to learn the different shapes allowing the baby to learn colorful shapes and ways to sort them also it has the play panel that doesn’t require you to use a iPad if you choose to not to. There are 2 ways to play with this toy you can use it lying flat or like an easel. The learning development that a child of this age group can learn is as followed. The fine motor skills, sorting and also memory of the different shapes, colors, also the Curiosity that the child will have endless hours of fun and enjoyment. The things that I see that could improve this toy would be to have I would make this possible a table top given the child a chair also. This way you could possible add different other things to it instead of just shapes you could add animals, colors, numbers, and also letters with you could download different apps from you iPad to interact with the different items you would add to the table top this would add to the learn of fine motor skill and also memory along with learning to speak different sounds and letters. The price for this toy is in the average price range of 39.99 and if the changes was made to be able to add different table tops you could make a different tops for 9.99 and sell the downloadable apps for 1.99. This is just a suggestion for the possible improvements of the toy. The toy was great the child love playing with it along with it she enjoyed interacting with the...
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...evaluation is to observe TC’s physical development; a baby girl aged four months and twenty nine days. Physical development is defined as “the way that the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in its performance” (Beaver and Brewster et al 1994). A physical development assessment includes both, gross and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are those where the baby uses the large muscles of the body such as head, arms or legs, and the associated movements: crawling, walking… On the other hand, for the fine motor skills the baby uses smaller muscle movements such as fingers or feet and it involves hand-eye coordination. According to Arnold Gesell’s theory, the development of the motor skills in babies and children is determined in stages, in a specific order and timeframe, depending on their genetic plan. Gesell defined some of the first developmental norms or milestones. In contrast, Ester Thelen not only believed that the babies develop their motor skills depending on how they behave on the environment, but also that they modify their movements depending on the results of their actions. With regard of TC’s physical development, in terms of gross motor skills, while lying on the mat in supine position, TC has complete control of her head, keeping it in central position and moving it side to side when something calls her attention. She also kicked strongly using alternate feet while on the mat or while changing her nappy, skill that babies of her age range do (Flood...
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...VANIER COLLEGE | ACTIVITY-BASED APPROACH ASSIGNMENT. | WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. | ------------------------------------------------- 1364264 ------------------------------------------------- IOANNA DOURANOU ------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, February 10, 2016 ------------------------------------------------- 1364264 ------------------------------------------------- IOANNA DOURANOU ------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, February 10, 2016 1. According to Mary Roy’s client profile, she has many skills that she can perform independently. For instance, she understands 6 different sizes, spatial, and temporal relation concepts. She is able to group objects on the basis of physical attribute. Mary can follow directions that are not routinely given to her. She can arrange objects in a particular order according to the length and size. She can also retell events in sequence. She can retain short term memory. For example, she can recall events that occur on the same day, without any contextual hints. Mary can identify means to goal of problem solving. Mary can use imagination props and maintain participation every time she plays. She is able to count at least 10 objects and she also demonstrates understanding of printed numerals. Mary can segment sentences and words. She can read by sight and sound out words. Furthermore, Mary is able to use appropriate utensils to eat and drink a variety...
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...1. During this fitness test T was very interested in his own strength. He wanted to be able to show his friends he was able to accomplish the task in front of him. According to the child development tool, it says 9-year olds might be “interest in own strength.” I wonder if T is more advanced in his physical development than from a typical 8 year old? According to the physical development tool it states 8 year olds “can move their body under, over, through, and around equipment.” T demonstrated this when he was able to move his chin from one side of the bar to the other. I wonder if T would have went last and saw the other people in his group do more than one pull up, if he would have tried to compete with them and do more? 2. During this time...
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...Section II: 1.Dynamic systems theory (Adolph, Karasik, & Tamis-LeMonda, 2010; Thelen & Smith, 2006). Infants assemble motor skills for perceiving and acting, which are coupled together. In order to develop motor skills, infants must perceive something in the environment that motivates them to act, then use their perceptions to fine-tune their movements. Motor skills thus present solution to the infant's goals. No matter what the kids do their behaviors reflect their aims. Such as kids are trying to climb to the high places to get the toys they want, kids are trying to touch the picture and point it to others, and they can stand and kick a ball without falling and stand and throw a ball. Both the gross motor skills (e.g. Moving their arms and walking) and fine motor skills (e.g. Grasping a toy, using a spoon, or anything that requires finger dexterity) can be seen during their movement. Erikson (1968) stressed that independence is an important issue in the second year of life. Erikson's second stage of development is identified as autonomy versus shame and doubt. Autonomy builds as the infant's mental and motor abilities develop. At this point, not only can infants walk, but they can also climb, open and close, drop, push and pull, and hold and let go. From my observation I found that the kids have the ability to put several toys into a basket. And they can also open the door of the cabinet. What's more the boy who climbed to the high place successfully was yelled and very excited...
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