A review of records indicates Gianna attended preschool at Cohoes Community Center and entered extended day kindergarten (EDK) at Shatekon Elementary School in the Shenendehowa Central School District. Upon arrival, she was administered the (EDK) assessment to measure her kindergarten readiness in reading and mathematics. Results from the assessment revealed that she was able to identify 10 letters and six numerals, count from 1-10, and accurately write her first name. After the second quarter, she attained many age-appropriate skills, such as recognizing and printing letters and numbers, identifying consonant sounds of letters, and using appropriate language to express her ideas. Her teacher commented that she developed many necessary pre-reading skills to make her successful in kindergarten. As a result, Gianna’s EDK services discontinued. Gianna entered kindergarten in September 2012. Although Gianna showed growth with many age-appropriate skills, she was performing below grade level in the areas of reading and writing. She had a good understanding of letters, however, she needed more practice with high frequency words and letter sounds. Furthermore, she struggled with writing. Socially, Gianna …show more content…
Upon arrival, Gianna was administered an early literacy assessment. Results from the assessment revealed Gianna’s Fountas/Pinnell Guided Reading Level was a ‘D, ’ in comparison to her peers reading at a level ‘J.’ In math, her teacher noticed that she showed a “good” understanding of concepts, however when she was given independent work, she had difficulty. In September 2014, Gianna’s second grade teacher requested that she receive Academic Intervention Services (AIS) in math and reading. Consequently, she received remedial reading support by the end of September. She also received remedial math support and speech and language services (K-2 Language Development Program) the beginning of
Karyss is a 2nd grade, who has repeated second. She will be turning 8 in August. She has an individualized education plan in place to support her writing and reading comprehension. As of April 29th, she started coming to for support with number sense, multiple step word problems and fact fluency. Her math grades have been three all quarter long. Cognitively, she has an even profile: General Conceptual Ability = 95 Average, Verbal = 96 Average, Nonverbal Reasoning = 96 Average, Spatial = 98 Average. These scores show that she has the ability perform on a grade level task. On the Second grade CASE 21, which is a county benchmark assessment she scored two at 39%.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide you with written instructions on some of the basic guidelines with the new APA format (American Psychological Association, 2009). In addition, this paper is written in APA format to provide you with a visual image of how many aspects of papers should be written, from the title page, to headings, to references in text, and the reference page. This paper is not met to be a comprehensive explanation of APA format, but will provide the reader with the basics. So, please buy the manual and read it.
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What search terms did you use to locate this research study to analyze? What database did you use? What was your rationale for selecting this particular study to analyze over the others identified in the search results? What is the full reference for the study in APA format?
For this project, we worked with Eloise Leatham. She is a kindergartener, 5 years old, from St. Paul. She attends Saint Paul Academy, a secular private school in St. Paul. She is exposed to books on a regular basis, as she has an 8-year-old sister who loves to read. Her parents, who are both working professionals with a relatively high income, read to Eloise and her sister every night before bed. Both parents enjoy reading, and have instilled a value for reading in their girls. Eloise attended preschool for 3 years, and was exposed to reading and writing there as well. She speaks fondly of her preschool experience, and continues to enjoy going to school now that she is in kindergarten.
Since abortions legalization in 1973, it has become a topic ensnared by controversies as groups debate abortions moral and ethical consequences. Most often the controversy over abortion comes down to a person’s moral stand point on the subject, however, most people are not apprised of the possible long and short term psychological effects of receiving an abortion. Multiple studies preformed over the years have endeavored to determine the extent abortion has on women’s mental health with vastly varying results. Articles written by Coleman and Fergusson surmise women who undergo an abortion operation are highly prone to experience some variety of psychological harm. Other researchers like the American Psychological Association (APA) task force
Almost every KGSM written assignment specifies that the paper conform to APA style. But no one really knows what this means. At the very least, the requirement could be that references be cited as described in the APA manual. But APA style involves a lot more. In this document, I will explain and/or provide examples of what I, personally, consider to be important in my classes. Some professors may require more or less. My best advice for what to do in other classes is to ask the professor.
Cate came into kindergarten already reading because of the incredible support of her fours teachers. Learning was fun for her and she loved going to school. Given her abilities, my husband and I wanted her to be challenged to move forward as she was able. However, the critically decisive factors that compelled us to choose Second Pres kindergarten were its developmentally appropriate curriculum and individualized education. We believe without the experience of Second Pres kindergarten, our oldest, Holly Jane wouldn’t be a third grader reading
2 - I have all the traits of a three (3), but need reminders or am "out of step" with class
In the other group, 1,302 children who did not attend transitional kindergarten due to ineligibility. Both groups attended kindergarten during the 2013-2014 school year at 164 elementary schools in twenty different districts. In terms of preliteracy and literacy skills, AIR found that children who attended transitional kindergarten were significantly better able to identify letters and words in kindergarten than their peers who did not attend. Additionally, those who attended had greater phonological awareness than did students who did not. In math and problem solving, transitional kindergarteners also outscored their peers. Transitional kindergarten improved students’ knowledge of basic mathematical concepts and symbols in kindergarten. Even though the difference was slightly smaller than that of math concepts and symbols, they even showed better problem-solving skills (AIR, 2015).
Isabella Manns is a third grader at Vienna Elementary School in Scott County, Indiana. Isabella is a quirky young girl who enjoys playing music and sports. Isabella answered most of the questions without any trouble as well as giving ample answers on a few. According to Piaget’s State of Concrete Operations (CITE), Isabella is on par with other children her age. Developmentally, Isabella is comparable to other children her age in terms of language, cognitive, social, and emotional domains. Characteristically, Isabella and I are very alike, but there are a few minor things the make us different. Most importantly, Isabella has given a taste of what one needs to expect in the teaching field in her age range.
Author note: This paper was prepared for the American Federation of Teachers by Louisa C. Moats, project director, Washington D.C. site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Interventions Project, and clinical associate professor of pediatrics, University of Texas, Houston, Health Sciences Center. Her work is supported in part by grant HD30995, “Early Interventions for Children with Reading Problems,”
Learning to read is one of the most foundational skills needed for educational success. As children learn to read they develop the ability to decode, interpret, and store information from what they are reading. Reading comprehension allows a child to gain meaning from text and decoding allows a child to process sounds into words. Reading is vital to educational success because it allows a student to learn new information and build upon their prior knowledge. Students who attain reading skills are more likely to achieve academic success while students who have reading difficulties are likely to struggle academically and fall behind their peers. Reading difficulties have been prominent within the US for years. For example, the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress statistics shows that only about 33% of fourth graders are at or above proficient at reading (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2011). Studies show that the cause of reading difficulties is based primarily on genes, environment, and instructional experience (Vellutino, Fletcher, Snowling, Scanlon, 2004). Students with a language learning disorder have difficulty comprehending spoken and written language thus making it difficult to learn new information. Children with reading disabilities are more likely to struggle during elementary school years as students are asked to think about what they read more critically. Speech language pathologists and teachers can help
The years before kindergarten are among the most crucial time in a young child’s life to learn. School readiness, a multidimensional concept, has the ability to convey advantages in academic success in school. Children who enter school with early skills in math and reading tend to have more academic success, attain higher levels of education, and have a higher chance of securing employment (1). Their ability to recognize letters, read words in a book, write their own name, and count numbers are all factors that display early literacy and cognitive development, and in the past years, the number of young children with these qualities has increased over time. During the beginning years of a child's life, whether it’s from socioeconomics, ethnicity, daycare, or all of them combined, multiple factors influence a child’s readiness for school.