Educational Tour Essay

Walter, a 7.6 year old, received a speech-language evaluation to assess his language abilities. According to the American Speech and Hearing Association (2017), school speech-language pathologists are required to adhere to the CCSS. While it is a requirement to adhere to the CCSS, doing so also provides students with the repeated exposure of the curriculum, vocabulary, and multiple opportunities for practice. To assess Walter’s receptive language, The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) (Dunn…

I chose Chapter 12 Case Study #1 for this assignment. (Robertson p.458) This case involves a child named Charlie coming into school with a minor runny nose. Since his mucus is clear she lets him stay and attended school that day. The teacher keeps an eye on him throughout the day and notices Charlie has developed a fever and within the next hour a blistery rash appeared across his torso. Her immediate thought is that Charlie has chickenpox. The question the author asks in this case is “What…

Reading Reflection 1 The overall goal of any educational program should be to meet the needs of students so it is possible to achieve academic growth. Education for the gifted and talented (G/T) should be no different. Davidson County schools (DCS) does currently have a G/T program in place. In fact, DCS uses three different pathways to identify G/T learners, but is it enough to sustain a program for high potential students? It is extremely important the program does not become stagnant.…

My Version of School Educational System The main goal in our school is to give the power to our students decide upon what direction they choose to go toward their education careers. As well, we create an environment that allows students to be liberal to explore into vary subjects that may intrigue their interests with support and love from our school. Additionally, we fit the needs and wants for our students from what aspects they want to learn in particular subjects. In our school education…

Many people have tried to teach valuable lessons important to business, such as learning when to move. Although many have failed, the book “Who moved my Cheese” by Spencer Johnson, effectively explains the theme of adapting to change. Spencer Johnson decide to explain this idea through a book, which is used in many business as a guide to learning how to adapt. Spencer Johnson has written many more New York times bestseller books such as “One-Minute Manager” and “The Guide To Better Decisions”.…

I. Literature review 1. Definition of Testing Throughout history, testing, assessment and evaluation play a vital role in the process of language teaching and learning. Testing is one of the fundamental tools to measure students English language acquisition. McNamara (2003) has given a detailed definition of a language test, which is “a procedure for gathering evidence of general or specific language abilities from performance on tasks designed to provide a basis for predictions about an…

Perennialism Perennialism asserts certain principles that are foundational to its educational objectives. Among them are the following: (1) permanence is of a greater reality than change; (2) the universe is orderly and patterned; (3) the basic features of human nature reappear in each generation regardless of time or place; (4) human nature is universal in its essential characteristics; (5) like human nature, the basic goals of education are universal and timeless; (6) the human being's…

Purpose and Planning As discussed in this week’s reading, facilitation skills are integral to a successful social work group, and these skills are to be developed in the group sessions that are taking place throughout this course. The group sessions which will be occurring throughout the semester, are incredibly beneficial to future social workers. As we develop the ability to apply what we are learning in our textbook, to real life. Discussing group dynamics, and actively participating in a…

Motivation is an internal state or process which initiates, sustains and directs behavior in terms of its intensity and direction to satisfy physiological and psychological needs and wants. Theories of motivation aim to explain why we display certain behaviors. Many theorists, including Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow, Clayton Alderfer, and David McClelland have provided theories to help explain needs as a source of motivation. ERG Theory of motivation by Aldefer Clayton Aldefer produced a…

1. Does it support daily life? E.g. My educational needs, does it give me the entertainment that I need. 2. Same as number 1. 3. Is it multi functional? 4. I want it to look good / cover daily life / work related From this question, you can tell that everyone from this sample have similar ideas…