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    There are many different theories on how people learn and over the years learning theories have dramatically changed. They have been superseded by newer theories based on psychological‚ social‚ cultural development factors‚ (Fritscher‚ 2011).In this paper I will be concentrating on five theories‚ three psychological and two social‚ they are; Behaviourism‚ Humanism‚ Constructivism‚ Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice‚ and Vygotsky’s learning theory. I have chosen these theories because I believe

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    Ngozika Stella Nwanna Article on Family and School Socialization is the process people learn the culture of their community. It is by socialization a person becomes familiar with the culture and ethnicity of a person they know and would like to learn more about and he/she is known as normal through Examination based on the standards of his/her society. Building block of society is family. It is society that defines such things as norms‚ values‚ morals‚ culture and mode type of interpretation of

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    I have great deal experience with working with young people‚ especially those who have SEN and/or come from challenging or deprived backgrounds. My main role is as a Keyworker supporting young people progress into employment using the Talent Match Programme. As part of this project I work with a range of 18 – 24 year olds with significant barriers that prevent them from gaining employment. I have a key role in recruiting the correct candidates for Talent Match and use a variety of contact sources

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    essay “Disability”‚ writer‚ public speaker‚ and self-acclaimed “radical feminist‚ pacifist‚ and cripple” Nancy Mairs examines how the general public responds to individuals with disabilities as well as how the media portrays these aforementioned individuals (Mairs 12). She begins her essay by describing herself as a crippled woman with multiple sclerosis‚ speaking about her condition‚ and stating that she has never noticed a cripple woman like herself in the media. When the media does portray someone

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    Humanity always finds itself in a room of erroneous beliefs. The darkness shrouds over the light‚ while the eye misleads the truth. “Edward Scissorhands”‚ directed by Tim Burton‚ portrays this form of act at its finest‚ giving the audience the clue of how society is influenced wrongly through one’s worth of aspects. This film revolves around an animated human being named‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ created by the scientist‚ Vincent Prince. Edward’s creator unfortunately passed away due to a heart attack

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    Learning Disabilities Assignment 1. Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights‚ inclusion‚ equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities One of the main causes of discrimination is the fear and lack of understanding of others because they are different. In order to prevent discrimination it is important to value people and treat them differently in order to meet their different needs. The legislation and policies that are designed

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    Runaway Source Work: How Are Child Runaways Portrayed In Media? A Runaway is a person who leaves a place‚ usually from their family or institution. Runaways is a comic book series by marvel comics. In Runaways‚ running away is portrayed as an exciting adventure with children as the protagonists. A woman called Sue Scheff specializes in children’s behaviour has a blog‚ and in her blog is a post about dealing with your runaway child; the post portrays running away as dangerous and that it must be

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    teachers at home or school. A learning disability or a learning disorder is a neurological disorder that can interfere with the use of listening‚ speaking reading‚ writing‚ spelling‚ reasoning‚ or mathematical skills. Researchers believe that learning disabilities are caused by a difference in the way a person’s brain works and processes information. The wiring of the brain is affected in children with learning disabilities where the wires do not touch. This influences how the child learns and processes

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    The unfair portrayal of young people in the media: The media‚ is an intimidating creation that has taken the stereotypes of teens‚ the way people view teens‚ and the way we view ourselves‚ and has turned it into a delusional farce. The media at this point in time portrays teenagers as generally bad. Well to be honest‚ not generally bad‚ but mostly horrible. We are seen as the cause for alarm and trouble in society. The media portrays us as manic delinquents with no solid past and no concrete future

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    Attention Disabilities

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    A child who isn’t comfortable in a classroom with a lot of other people may disengage from learning there. Not only does the presence of many people provide a great number of distractions‚ but the child may also drift off into his/her own dream world instead of keeping track of what is going on. Many children with an ASD have attention deficits and are easily distracted. Whether distractions caused by other children in the class‚ or by the flickering of fluorescent strip lights‚ once attention is

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