Background: Ms. Benalcazar contacted the Lawrence Public School District Early Childhood Division with a referral concerning her twin sons (Asher and Benjamin); although she was concerned about both boys, her main concern centered on Benjamin. Ms. Benalcazar was concerned about both Asher and Benjamin Benalcazar-Gioroux performance at preschool.
Both boys have attended Hilltop Preschool on the University of Kansas campus on a daily basis. According to the mother, last year, Hilltop made a recommendation that the boys be retained because of academic, behavior and social concerns. Because of their late summer birthday (8/9/2011), the Hilltop personnel felt that an additional year of preschool would provide support that the boys needed …show more content…
Staff reported that often the boys play with each other on the playground, and that Asher is the more dominant of the two. On the day of the visit, Asher and Benji did not interact much with each other. Asher sat alone and played with sticks on the sidewalk by the building. Several times other students approached him to play, and he would play with them with the dirt and sticks or he would ignore them. Both of his teachers each approached him separately to check in with him and they determined that Asher appeared to be enjoying building. At least twice he got up and ran around the playground, but he would return to his …show more content…
Often he moved his hands up by his mouth if he did not have his thumb in his mouth. Rather than sit on his bottom, with his legs crisscrossed, Asher sat on his knees.
He was observant of changes in the class, in that he turned and watched two students who came into the class and did their morning routine. He preferred watching them to participating in a class activity of practicing a song for graduation. He did replicate some of the hand movements, but he refused to sing. Para asked him to sing, but Asher ignored her request. When the Para and a peer tried to put their hands on his shoulder (part of the song routine), Asher refused and pulled away from them. On their second song, Asher refused to sing or do the hand movements.
The class then broke into Center time. Asher joined a group of boys playing with the flexible Lego’s. After playing with them for minutes he pulled away from the group and preferred to play by himself with the Legos. Several times, each of the boys tried to include Asher in their play, but each time he pulled away. After several moves away from the boys after they approached him, Asher began playing with the wooden block. He would stop playing with the wooden blocks and would watch the boys with the Lego’s but he did not join them. The Para went over to have him make the choice of the blocks. When Asher did not comply by making the request, the Para placed the “ticket”
Both boys have attended Hilltop Preschool on the University of Kansas campus on a daily basis. According to the mother, last year, Hilltop made a recommendation that the boys be retained because of academic, behavior and social concerns. Because of their late summer birthday (8/9/2011), the Hilltop personnel felt that an additional year of preschool would provide support that the boys needed …show more content…
Staff reported that often the boys play with each other on the playground, and that Asher is the more dominant of the two. On the day of the visit, Asher and Benji did not interact much with each other. Asher sat alone and played with sticks on the sidewalk by the building. Several times other students approached him to play, and he would play with them with the dirt and sticks or he would ignore them. Both of his teachers each approached him separately to check in with him and they determined that Asher appeared to be enjoying building. At least twice he got up and ran around the playground, but he would return to his …show more content…
Often he moved his hands up by his mouth if he did not have his thumb in his mouth. Rather than sit on his bottom, with his legs crisscrossed, Asher sat on his knees.
He was observant of changes in the class, in that he turned and watched two students who came into the class and did their morning routine. He preferred watching them to participating in a class activity of practicing a song for graduation. He did replicate some of the hand movements, but he refused to sing. Para asked him to sing, but Asher ignored her request. When the Para and a peer tried to put their hands on his shoulder (part of the song routine), Asher refused and pulled away from them. On their second song, Asher refused to sing or do the hand movements.
The class then broke into Center time. Asher joined a group of boys playing with the flexible Lego’s. After playing with them for minutes he pulled away from the group and preferred to play by himself with the Legos. Several times, each of the boys tried to include Asher in their play, but each time he pulled away. After several moves away from the boys after they approached him, Asher began playing with the wooden block. He would stop playing with the wooden blocks and would watch the boys with the Lego’s but he did not join them. The Para went over to have him make the choice of the blocks. When Asher did not comply by making the request, the Para placed the “ticket”