Elementry School
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Analysis and Synthesis
The student I chose for this case study is a second grade student at an elementary
school. I will call him John Smith. John is a Hispanic student who has two other siblings: a younger brother in first grade and a newborn sister. I chose John after observing him in the classroom and talking to his first and second grade teachers.
Among a class of 19-second grade students, he is the only one who sucks his thumb and has difficulty interacting with other students. John can be extremely argumentative and short tempered with the other students. After speaking with his first grade teacher she stated she had a very difficult year with John. On many mornings, John screamed and cried in class and rarely completed any class or homework. Even after conferencing with his parents his academic performance did not improve.
John's current second grade teacher says that he doesn't cry and scream, but that he doesn't complete class or homework. The few instances he did complete some work it was very sloppy. His 2nd grade teacher, Miss Jones, says that John has the potential to do so much more in class because when giving oral responses, he understands the daily lesson, but fails with the written work.
I continued to collect information about John by looking at his CUM folder.
Inside his CUM was paperwork for a Student Intervention Team (SIT). A SIT involves the school counselor, teacher, and parent of the student who is experiencing difficulties in school. The purpose of a SIT is for a counselor and teacher to intervene and develop strategies to help a child. A SIT was conducted on John in October
2007. Miss Jones stated on the SIT the major problem she has with John is his
classroom behavior: remaining in seat, independent work completion, and organizational skills. Her second concern is his interaction with other children and temper. John is in a constant bad mood usually early in the morning before school begins. Ms.
Analysis and Synthesis
The student I chose for this case study is a second grade student at an elementary
school. I will call him John Smith. John is a Hispanic student who has two other siblings: a younger brother in first grade and a newborn sister. I chose John after observing him in the classroom and talking to his first and second grade teachers.
Among a class of 19-second grade students, he is the only one who sucks his thumb and has difficulty interacting with other students. John can be extremely argumentative and short tempered with the other students. After speaking with his first grade teacher she stated she had a very difficult year with John. On many mornings, John screamed and cried in class and rarely completed any class or homework. Even after conferencing with his parents his academic performance did not improve.
John's current second grade teacher says that he doesn't cry and scream, but that he doesn't complete class or homework. The few instances he did complete some work it was very sloppy. His 2nd grade teacher, Miss Jones, says that John has the potential to do so much more in class because when giving oral responses, he understands the daily lesson, but fails with the written work.
I continued to collect information about John by looking at his CUM folder.
Inside his CUM was paperwork for a Student Intervention Team (SIT). A SIT involves the school counselor, teacher, and parent of the student who is experiencing difficulties in school. The purpose of a SIT is for a counselor and teacher to intervene and develop strategies to help a child. A SIT was conducted on John in October
2007. Miss Jones stated on the SIT the major problem she has with John is his
classroom behavior: remaining in seat, independent work completion, and organizational skills. Her second concern is his interaction with other children and temper. John is in a constant bad mood usually early in the morning before school begins. Ms.