Nick's Pl Case Study Child

Jamie Oliver

Nick’s Plan My case study child is a young boy in the third grade. I will call him Nick. Nick is a student who has cerebral palsy. He remains in a wheelchair all day long while in school. Nick has poor fine motor control, for example he cannot write with a regular pencil, and even has a hard time with crayons. Nick is able to do some things with his hands, he can push larger buttons and he truly enjoys working on the computer. Nick has a hard time with talking and he talks extremely slow. It is a little hard to understand him at first, but you can make out what he is saying. Nick enjoys school and learning. He tries his best to participate in class. Something that Nick really doesn’t like is being bored. He wants to participate and learn just like every other
During circle time, the children get in a circle and talk about any exciting news that they might have. The teacher also discusses the agenda for the day. This is a great time for Nick to work on his speaking abilities. Math: During math, Nick would have a buddy to work with to get different materials, or to help with anything that Nick might need. Nick enjoys math, and working with the manipulatives would be good for his fine motor coordination. Language Arts: During Language Arts, Nick would have another opportunity to speak, and to write. Here we would work on stories, poems, letters etc. Physical Education: Gym is a great time for working on Nick’s fine motor skills. Most people think of Gym as working on gross motor skills, but there are things for fine motor as well. For example, Nick can practice grasping a softball, he can practice grasping a bat, he can pick up bean- bags to toss, or rings to toss etc. Science: Science is a great time for experiments, and with experiments come talking and handling different objects. Science is another class that Nick enjoys being in. Social Studies: During Social Studies class, Nick can participate in role playing and group