executive functioning (EF) skills can be a predictor of success in children who experience homelessness and are entering kindergarten or first grade. This study was focused on 138 children living in 3 emergency homeless shelters for at least 3 days. Observations were made in the late summers of 2008 and 2009 and carried over into the fall of the upcoming school years. Sample This sample consists of 138 children entering kindergarten or first grade. The children themselves as well as the primary caregivers
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Education Services. On Jason’s current evaluations and assessment information‚ on the Woodcock Johnson IV Test of Cognitive Abilities‚ Jason’s scored a 90 on for General Intellectual Ability‚ which falls in the average range. For the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd Edition (ADOS-2)‚ Jason’s overall total score was 26‚ which shows a very elevated score‚ and indicates a classification of autism. Strengths: Jason can state his first and last name‚ identify body parts‚ name colors‚ sort items
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I observed a child just over 1 year old. I’ll call her‚ Rae. Rae has an older sister‚ we’ll call her Jo. When I first began observing her‚ she was playing with her sister and was smiling. I assume she was having fun. She seemed fine until her mom popped out and went to the restroom. She also had trouble sharing with her older sister. I noticed that Rae was always trying to stand and walk‚ she’s wobbly. The first major thing I observed was that Rae seemed to have a problem departing from her mom
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Method Participants The participants interviewed for this research study were adults who either work with those who have autism or have a child with autism. Participants interviewed were selected by knowledge of people who have experience with autism. All of the participants were students currently attending UCCS or the researcher has had past experience with. All interviews were confidential and contained no identifying information. The participants of the interviews were 3 females and 2 males
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My first observation was with Jocelyn Chan from 11:00-12:00. I observed in room A138 while the therapy session took place in A134. The clinician was working with Q.Q. on adult fluency. The client was an international student. At times‚ it was often hard to understand him‚ but his stuttering was evident. The clinician started with friendly conversation. Q.Q. used silent blocks when he had an episode of stuttering‚ these silent pauses were often in the middle of a conversation. His speech also included
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very active‚ curious‚ and reacted adequately to his age group in various life situations during the observation. The child was in a good mood‚ he smiled; there were no signs of probable illness which could be noticed in such a short period of time. The boy was in a good mood‚ didn’t behave capriciously. So‚ we may conclude that the child is healthy. Taking into account the location of observation it was impossible to see all the skills and achievements of the child in movements and manipulations
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Observations and Intervention Keystone Upon observing 6 middle school home economics classrooms‚ the only behavior I was able to identify was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The teacher had informed me that her three classes were extremely different with the types of students she had. The first class was small and the students were very mellow. The only observation was one student who was an ESL student who seemed very reserved and not very social. The second class was at capacity
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Clinical Observation: Kasten Date: 2/4/16 Length of Session: 80 minutes Subjective The objective of the therapy secession that took place on February 4‚ 2016 was to work on articulation and voice with E.S‚ who was eight years and five months. The severity of E.S’s articulation and voice diagnosis was mild. The Clinician who led this therapy session was Kasten. E.S was well behaved and engaged. She asked questions‚ and demonstrated knowledge of the objectives by acknowledging when she did something
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Group Observation April 30‚ 2011 Suzette Williams Dr. Susan Kinsella I chose to observe a sex offenders group at office of an association of licensed professional counselors in Hinesville‚ Georgia. The group consisted of 9 sex offenders and the counselor‚ who was a woman‚ and myself. The group meet in the evening and everyone was present and on time. We sat in a circle‚ and I was introduced. I had to sign a confidentiality agreement‚ and the guys signed something stating they didn’t mind
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I decided for my social observation the mall would be a good place to start. I came there on a Friday evening when there should be plenty of people to watch. I also sat in the Barnes and Noble café after that to observe. I expected to see a lot of people shopping and conversing. A few things did stand out to me within the few hours I was there. Some things I didn’t expect to see. We are expected to behave a certain way in public determined by our culture as to what is acceptable. Some people stay
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