General Information By Kathleen T. Williams

Formal standardized tests or screens that are used for children whose mother tongue is not English are often not very helpful for the following reasons

All students need direct instruction of vocabulary, but it is especially imperative for ELLs. They need much more exposure to new vocabulary than their native-English-speaking classmates. ELLs need to learn cognates, prefixes, suffixes, and root words to enhance their ability to make sense of new lexicon. Beginning ELLs and more advanced ELL students should actively engage in holistic activities to practice new vocabulary because learning words out of context is difficult for these students. If they memorize the meanings of the words on a list, they will not be able to use the words in their own writing or verbal production until they really understand the meanings. When vocabulary instruction includes explicit, implicit, and strategy instruction, students are repeatedly exposed to the target vocabulary in a variety of contexts which increases their individual vocabulary development and the other resources that help in doing so is the Semantic Mapping primary focus on visual relationships, which is helpful to students from all backgrounds.

Respond to prompts 4a–c below by referring to children’s range of vocabulary development related to the learning segment—What do they know, what are they struggling with, and/or what is new to them?

Betty Paris, age 9, and Abigail Williams and 11 in Salem village Massachusetts, February 16,1992, became ill. Their health failed to improve as they went into constant fits. So, Dr. Griggs was called it, and ruled his diagnoses as the Witchment. Soon other young women began experiencing similar behavior and an epidemic of panic of distress began to spread throughout colonial Massachusetts. A special court soon began to hear the cases and fine people who were guilty of witchcraft. Sarah Good, Sarah Asborn, and Tituba were the first people accused and arrested for witchcraft on Betty Paris and Abigail Williams. Every week more and more were accused and arrested. A belief and fear of the supernatural amplified the idea that some humans, witches,

Some strengths of this achievement assessment include that not every subtest will be administered depending on the age of the student and the variety of areas that this assessment measures. This assessment measures oral expression and listening comprehension that could help a child qualify for special education services. The math subtests provide valuable data that can be used for objectives for the child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Also, the results from this achievement test can be used to determine if a child has a Specific Learning Disability and in which areas he or she would qualify in for services. A weakness of this test is that the administrator must know the scoring procedures for each subtest. With the Pseudoword decoding subtest, the child is timed and the administrator will record the student’s responses exactly using correct punctuation or phonetic symbols and this can lead to inaccuracies in scoring. The WIAT-III has multiple areas to be tested to give us an accurate reading of the child’s

Alex demonstrated mastery of applications in context, scoring 76/80. This score indicates that she identified 76 words fluently. Alex’s performance on this assessment shows that she is able to read words in context with ease. Her miscues were visually similar to the printed word however she did struggle with decoding multisyllabic words. For example, Alex substituted vacation for vacant, estimate for estimated neighborhood for neighbors. This shows Alex attended to the beginning sounds of the word but did not attend to the ending sounds. Intervention will focus on structural analysis, specifically, morphemic

Musical prodigy Mary Lou Williams, also known as Mary Elfrieda Scruggs, was born on May 8, 1910 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along with her 10 half brothers and sisters. The start of Mary Lou’s piano career began when she was able to replay almost perfectly the song her mother played on the family’s pump organ. Her exceptional gift of perfect pitch and teaching from her mom enabled her to play piano on a professional level at the age of four years old. Mary Lou’s birth name was Mary Elfrieda Scruggs but she changed her name to Mary Lou Burly to take her step father’s last name. She later changed her last name to Williams after her first husband. At a young age Mary Lou performed small gigs around Pittsburgh and at the age of 10, she was known everywhere

Katheryn Marie Hawkins was born in fort Knox Kentucky on December 29,1998, at Ireland military hospital where she was 81 lbs , 6 oz and 23 inches - normal delivery . she was the second child of Russell and Catania Hawkins . she spent her 1st 6 months at home with her mom but on the 7th month, she started daycare at little angels daycare . she loved it there and they loved her . her favorite food was strained Gerber peaches and strawberries . her favorite drink was milk . she learned how to walk and talk faster than her older brother and even began doing chores around the house by the time she was 2 .

On February 21, 1933, Mary Kate Waymon and John Divine Waymon begot a child named Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina. She learned to play piano at the age of 3 and sang in her church's choir. Growing up, she wanted to be the first African American concert pianist. Eunice taught piano and worked as an accompanist for other performers when she attended Juilliard; however, she had to leave school after she ran out of funds. She moved to Philadelphia and lived with her family there in order to save money and go to a more affordable music program.

Throughout the USA there has been multiple cases of autism with an approximate of 3.5 million people. 1 in 68 children have been diagnosed with autism, making parents struggle on whether to rely on antipsychotic drugs to repress some of the symptoms. Emmilie Buchanan-Whitlock informative article,” What are psychotropic drugs doing to autistic children?” depicts psychotropic efficacy in repressing autism symptoms and their negative factor in determining the quality of life of the child through the accounts of Rob Gorski. By her usage of hefty diction, third person accounts and sympathetic tone Whitlock shows a well-researched and organized article regardless of her lack of integration in this field. In the article these literate devices help

Frances Ellen Watkins was born in 1825 in Baltimore, Maryland, which was a free state at that time. Harper's mother died before she was three years old, leaving her an orphan. Harper was raised by her uncle, William Watkins, a teacher at the Academy for Negro Youth and a radical political figure in civil rights. Watkins was a major influence on Harper's political, religious, and social views. Harper attended the Academy for Negro Youth and the rigorous education she received, along with the political activism of her uncle, affected and influenced her poetry. After she left school in 1839, Harper's first poems were published in abolitionist periodicals, such as "Frederick Douglass' Paper." In 1845, Harper's first book of poems, Forest Leaves,

Informal assessment of vocabulary will happens during and after the students read the text aloud.

As you can see there is no picture of Cheryl, keeping it this way so she does not out her son as transgender so he can live a normal life! Wife, mother, friend and author. Cheryl B. Evans was born and raised in Canada. She has been happily married to her husband for more than twenty-three years and together they have raised two wonderful children, one of whom is transgender.

Despite various personal and financial struggles throughout her life, Mary Higgins Clark managed to become one of the world’s most famous mystery and suspense authors. She was known for using her novels as a way to bring society’s issues to light. Additionally, she was president of Mystery Writers of America. She was considered to be the queen of suspense. Born on December 24, 1929, Mary grew up in the Bronx. She had two brothers and two sisters. Her father, the proud owner of an Irish bar called Higgins Bar and Grill, passed away when she was ten. In order to support her family after her husband’s death, Mary’s mother worked as a baby-sitter and took in borders. Mary was raised as a Roman Catholic. Mary Higgins Clark

Who should we use as a reference? According to an article, What are References-Really, written by Human Resources Expert Susan M. Heathfield, reads, “References are people who are familiar with some aspect of your life and are willing to share what they know with another persons to derive a benefit for you.” Johnny and I have known each other all our lives, so who better then Johnny to speak on my behalf. Also, according to the article, What are References-Really, written by Human Resources Expert Susan M Heathfield read, “A reference also refers to the content of the information, insights, and experience that another person is willing to share about their relationship with and their experiences of