Chaining Assignment Introduction This assignment is designed for a young boy with whom I work with in kindergarten. Jeff is a 5-year-old boy who lives at home with his parents, older brother, and grandparents. English is a second language for the family, with the older brother being the most proficient and often assisting in translations. Jeff is what is considered an 800hr student attending kindergarten five days a week as opposed to 2 full days with alternating Fridays. The extra exposure will help reinforce the skills he needs to reach developmental age. Jeff strives to please his teachers and the use of verbal praise is often enough to help motivate him. He loves coming to school and gets along well with all his peers. He is a happy boy …show more content…
I’ve chosen this behaviour to help Jeff become independent at getting dressed for recess. This is a life skill that is needed and by having Jeff learn this skill now, it will help alleviate or reduce the frustration of waiting for help and as well as him being distracted or engaging in off-task behaviour in the hallway while getting dress. This will also help the teacher and EA in being able to help other students. As well as learning how to zip up his jacket, this is a transferable skill in getting dressed and going to the bathroom with any clothing pieces that have …show more content…
We will begin with me completing all the steps in the task analysis except for the last one, which Jeff will perform. While doing so, I will be teaching him receptively by telling him what I am doing and will also show him. When it is his turn, I will provide the least intrusive level of assistance as outlined in Table 1. Hierarchy of Assistance. As Jeff becomes more proficient at this step, the level of assistance will be decreased along with the reinforcer. Knowing that Jeff requires encouragement I will provide him the social reinforcement in the learning stages in the form of verbal praise and high-fives, fist pumps, pat on the back, nodding and smiling so he will keep doing it. These reinforcers are pair with the primary reinforcer of going outside. Please keep in mind that I would never deny Jeff going outside and playing if he couldn’t do the requested skill; I have paired the secondary reinforcers with what Jeff would find most rewarding. The goal of the task analysis is to move to the next step and reinforce the next
Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is about a girl named Isabel and her younger sister Ruth who are both slaves during the revolutionary war. When their former owner Miss Mary Finch passes away her will she states to free both Isabel and Ruth, and they are ready to claim their freedom. Sadly the lawyer, who wrote the will, Mr. Cornell, left for Boston before the blockade and took his papers with him. Since they have no proof in being free, Miss Finche’s awful nephew sells the two to the Lockton family. Mr. and Mrs. Lockton are two cruel loyalist that they are sold to in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lockton have zero sympathy for Patriots, and even less for Isabel and Ruth. Once in New York, Isabel meets Curzon, a slave working with the Patriots while he’s leading her to the water pump. While on their way back, Curzon suggests a deal to Isabel. If she spies on the Locktons and gives that information to the Patriots, then he can guarantee hers and Ruth’s freedom. Hesitant about this deal at first, Isabel tells Curzon “no” to protect Ruth’s safety. But after a series of events, she decides to change her mind and spy on the Locktons for the rebellion which is what this book is all about.
It was even reported that if this continued, he would be more than ready for preschool-type activities. This typically require children to stay on task or remain in “group time” for 10-15 minutes. We know that temperament is an important influence on development and the related concept of moderately novel activities but can also be determined by the experiences parents and early childhood settings provide. Temperament is linked to school success, good peer relations, and compliance with parents’ request. (Kail and Zolner, 203) Care begins prior to birth and continues through out a lifetime and encouraging high quality of care can offer learning opportunities that are based on the deep knowledge of your
Tommy’s teachers have tried different ways of helping him with his behavior. Tommy’s teacher will scold him or initiate an office referral. However, then the teacher started to track Tommy’s
In conclusion, it is felt that these goals are the best first steps for Sebstatian not only to eliinate the issues in the classroom but also equipped him with skills to use ones he has enter Kindergarten program. Additionally empowering him through these skills to see what he is able to achieve in his learning. Sebastian is a very intelligent and bright child who through these goals will be able to have a successful educational journey.
The book Chains tells a story about two slaves, a teenaged girl named Isabel and her epileptic, younger sister Ruth, who struggled to gain their freedom from their new loyalist owners. The story takes place in New York, 1776 during the early days of the American Revolution as Americans fought for their freedom against the British. The story starts off with the original owner of the two enslaved girls death and ownership of the two girls proceeding to the slave owners’ brother. Miss Finch, the slave owner, treated the girls fairly by providing them the ability to read and write as well as a promise of their freedom papers in her will. However, Miss Finch’s
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Jordan lives with his Mom and Dad who I will call “Jenny and John” and older brother “Caleb” who is 10. John travels frequently –because he is a pilot for Jet Blue Airlines. Jenny went to college to study in flight attending services, she worked as a flight attendant for 5 years but then she got married and had kids so she took some time off and was a stay at home mom. She just recently got back into working and she works part time at Costco during the winter and in the spring, fall, and summer she works at a Vineyard. Jordan’s family has moved over 3 times to different states because of his dad’s piloting job, they have lived in Ohio, Kansas, and now currently living in Minnesota, this has also affected Jenny from getting a job full-time. Jordan is in Kindergarten at Minnewashta Spanish Emersion Elementary. He really loves to play outside during recess with his frien...
...rding to the parameters set for a four year old, this child exhibits a more mature development in the areas of social and language skills.Overall I can say that he is a happy extroverted boy.
Book review: Chains Word count: 1001 Chains starts with a funeral, Isabel, the main character, and her younger sister, Ruth, are attending the burial of their owner, Miss Mary Finch. The occasion presents a great deal of hope for Isabel and Ruth, as Miss Finch planned to free the girls in her will. When Isabel confronts Miss Finch's brother about this, though, he basically thinks she's making it up. To make matters worse, her lawyer is stuck in Boston, where a major uprising has just taken place over the British colonies' desire for independence. Instead, Miss Finch's brother sells Isabel and Ruth to Anne and Elihu Lockton, two rich British merchants from New York who are loyal to their country in the independence conflict.
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“The path of development is a journey of discovery that is clear only in retrospect, and it’s rarely a straight line” (Kennedy-Moore & Lowenthal, 2011). Because development happens this way, it can have many implications for teachers. There are multiple factors and processes that contribute to the variability of individual development of children, however, these differences can be overcome and teachers can give every child the support they need to achieve. Factors specific to the middle childhood years include vocabulary development, differing temperaments, development of attention, fine motor coordination, gross motor skills development and concrete operational development, including conservation, classification and seriation. Although they can create some disorder, these factors should not significantly hinder a child’s education, but teachers should adjust their lesson plans to accommodate all kinds of abilities, including physical abilities.
Treatment plan for Christopher would be differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI). Tally marks are used as tokens since they have been suggested when working with older learners (Donnelly, 2016). When Christopher engages in target behavior, within 10 seconds after
The recess project has become a well renowned program. The recess project's goal is to advocate structured play among today’s children. “Recess leaders help the older children on the playground become leaders themselves, guiding younger children as they learn how to juggle or make crafts or do Zumba, the dance like exercise regimen set to fast-paced music”(Paul Par 5) . This is important because recess leaders from the recess project felt the need to help the older children on the playground. Recess leaders proved that with guidance and structure the older children gain the responsibility to guide the younger children in complex activities. Structured play drives strategy and following directions because with structured play children are given a specific set of guidelines and rules. After receiving rules and guidelines it is then up to the child to go from there and play(Nelson Par 1). There are numerous activities involved with structured play. The varying activities teach children how to follow and understand directions. This also helps children complete tasks. Various structured activities include board games, puzzles, and arts and crafts(Nelson Par 3). Anyone who has ever dealt with a child or children know things may become very messy, what if there was a way children can be taught life skills such as cleaning? In fact that is what structured play can do. As children are
The school also offered developmental assessments that Seth and I take advantage of. The teacher found that Jeffrey was doing well with the peer group. He had even made several little friends. He also showed age-appropriate understanding of phonological awareness and the teacher recommends we continue reading and writing activities to help him prepare for literacy activities in kindergarten. He had no difficulty in adapting to “practice” kindergarten activities and was generally cooperative, avoided getting distracted, and stayed on task. He performed in the average range on tests of vocabulary and the ability to retell a story. He showed advanced ability to count, use numbers, understand quantitative relationships and classify objects. Jeffrey was fairly interested in the art projects that the teachers and students participated in and enjoyed the pre-math activities. Seth and I also completed another parenting questionnaire. We ranked in the top 15% in terms of affection and warmth and slightly above average in terms of discipline and
Telling your child's hobbies, pets, as well as learning difficulties and strengths will provide for a more intimate school year (Spencer, 2001). One of the ways in which parents play a critical role in their children?s social development is by encouraging their interactions with other youth (Updegraff, 2001). If children are able to work in group settings, this will not only help the child get along with other students, but it will also lessen the amount of disruptions in class thereby making it easier for the teacher to teach (Barbour, 1997). Parents need to stress the importance of little things your child can do to smooth the teacher?s day and help himself learn, such as listening when classmates answer questions, writing his name on assignments, and keeping his desk and work area tidy (Spencer, 2001). Parents can help your children avoid interrupting. Teachers love enthusiasm but yelling out too often will cause unneeded disruptions. Explain the good times to speak, such as when the teacher is inviting questions and the not so good times, such as when the teacher is talking to another student or giving directions (Spencer, 2001). Practicing these classroom manners will help with less disruptions and a better teaching and learning environment. Parental involvement promotes emotional growth of a child. The attachment between a child and parent is a long-lasting, emotional, learned response. It is the attachment in a parent and child relationship that forms the basis for a child to trust or not to trust their environment (Gestwicki, 2000). This proper attachment is essential for a child to trust other adults, such as their teachers and also to trust other students and make friends.