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Burns, M. K. (2007). Reading at the instructional level with children identified as learning disabled: Potential implications for response-to-intervention. School Psychology Quarterly, 22(3), 297-313. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/1045-3830.22.3.297 The purpose of the article was to explain what Response to Intervention is and how it works. Curriculum Based Assessment and Curriculum Based Measurement is useful to Response to Intervention because it can help identify students who are in need of…

Bristol Meyers Squibb is a pharmaceutical company, with a very rich tradition. This analysis will begin with a few historical highlights. Edward Squibb was a doctor in the Navy, who was unimpressed by the medicine that the Navy was using during the Mexican War, he was so dissatisfied that he threw all of the unfit medicine overboard. On 1858, when he returned, he went on to start his own company in Brooklyn, New York, with the goal of having pure medicine for the people. Squibb’s medicine was…

Apple (APPL) Stock Analysis Apple (AAPL) is a technology company in the consumer electronics industry. Apple is most commonly known, for its products and major success story. Before going into an analysis of Apple stock and a discussion on its competitors, this paper introduces a few highlights for Apple’s rich history. One fact that most people find astonishing, is that two college dropouts, Steve Jobs and Steve Wazniak, founded Apple. After they dropped out of college, they went to work for…

Ever since Sudan gained independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956, its political landscape has experienced seemingly endless sociopolitical and economic turmoil due to ethnic conflicts amongst the 570 different tribes with diverse sets of faiths, social backgrounds and cultures, and more so due to religious tensions and power politics between the dominant Arab-Islamic North and the repressed Christian South. The 1989 coup d’etat resulted in the successful overthrow of democratically elected…

throughout the game. In bowling, a sportsmanship action is that only one bowler will bowl on a pair of lanes at a time. This is because it is distracting to have an opponent bowl right next to you while you try to bowl. However not a rule, it is a benchmark that all bowlers practice to have commendable sportsmanship. Players that boycott the practice of sportsmanship don't follow this protocol, although they often win the game. This is the result of having an advantage on the other players. This…

As part of the Homeland Security Assessment process, organizations strive to align their business plan with a Homeland Security Assessment by using the Baldridge Criteria model to “ensure that their performance excellence and security is competitive in the global marketplace which is one way that the Homeland Security Assessment process follows the Council on Competitiveness Business Model” (Fisher, 2004). “The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization whose members…

it will always count for a grade. It is not a bad reason. There are benefits to this system: healthy competition between classmates fosters a desire for improvement, an improvement in grades results in increased self-esteem, and grades provide a benchmark to gauge my own improvement. I see the necessity of this answer, and accept it as a major reason of why I write Overall, I write to enjoy myself, optimize my thinking, and do well in school. Everyone has different reasons for writing. Some do…

I am a Registered nurse with 29 years of experience but this is the first time I have worked on the insurance side of the healthcare industry. I am currently employed by a large Managed Care Organization/Insurance company. My division’s job is to provide home and community based services to members in need; to keep them safely and cost effectively in their homes. As I think about what makes our company successful and what core values have an impact on that success, I find myself thinking about…

II. Introduction To formulate an efficient standard scheduling process model aimed to reduce the rate of no show and same day cancellation of appointments within the outpatient clinics of Northwestern Medicine’s Department of Medicine Medical Specialty Divisions, it is essential to conduct an appropriate literature review to identify root causes and understand the improvement processes of a scheduling model. As outpatient scheduling is an integral part of the operational efficiencies of a…

and lead others toward a common goal (Schwartz, Spencer, Wilson, & Wood, 2011). Schwartz et al. (2011) endorse that idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration are the four key elements of transformational leadership. Idealized influence is demonstrated by leaders who provide a clear focus, those who serve as mentors and those who role model positive behaviors (Schwartz et al., 2011). These leaders are viewed as charismatic, empathetic,…