Pre-kindergarten

Mayra Smith, formerly Luz Ortíz Moreno, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1966 to German Ortíz Crespo and Ada Moreno Torres. After her father became sick in 1975 and could no longer work, the family began to sell food out of their house in order to survive. Shortly after, her mother decided to go back to college at age 35 to become a registered nurse. Despite some financial trouble, Mayra’s childhood was wonderful, filled with beautifully warm and sunny days spent exploring with friends.…

of his siblings. Barney had a twin, and two older brothers, John and Sam. His twin sadly died at the young age of three. The three brothers moved on, and grew up in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Barney did not like school one bit. On his first day of kindergarten, his mother took him to school, and Barney was not enthusiastic about it. After his mother dropped him off, he left school and ran like mad through the back alleys, beating his mom back home, waiting for her on the porch. The three boys were…

than that and she seemed to be speaking less than her peers. But she was my first child. I didn’t know what to look for or what the age appropriate milestones were. My husband and I spent countless hours with our pediatrician, day care providers, pre-school teachers, speech and language pathologists and psychologists seeking answers. Nothing was concluded. As time went by, her language did evolve and she began talking more. Nevertheless, she often struggled with word retrieval, word order,…

Problem An issue of mental health among children deserves attention. In 2009 Mental Health America indicated that almost one out of five children have experienced emotional distress, nevertheless, only one third of those children get the necessary help. Schools are in a position to provide early interventions for children who are identified with emotional behavioral problems (Meany-Walen, Bratton, & Kottman, 2014). The article pointed out disruptive behavior as the reason for students’…

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Guidance Philosophy Two of the theorist that have an influence toward my position regarding child guidance are Lev Vygotsky and Abraham Maslow. Vygotsky was born in 1896; he had many contributions to theories of child development. Vygotsky projected the term, zone of proximal development and also the idea of scaffolding in a child’s development. Abraham Maslow was born much later in 1908; he developed a theory that is known as “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”. He believed that “a child’s most…

Hi! This is your loudest and most annoying teacher, Stella. Some of you might not like me that much because I’m strict and I give a lot of work. I just want to talk about the reasons why I’m motivated to get good grades, and why you should be too. Of course, being able to apply yourself in school also reflects well on your ability to apply yourself at work, and performing well in your academics can help your future career. That’s one of the main reasons that teachers will tell you when you ask…

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow participants to learn what they are interested in by a click of a mouse. In simplest terms, “MOOCs is a tool for democratizing higher education” (Lewin, 2012). Motivated students who lack access to higher education can take online courses for free or at a low cost and work towards a certificate rather than a degree. Courses are offered by universities who partner up with organizations. These organizations act as a platform hosting hundreds of different…

55 since Pre- Kindergarten. He is known to be quiet in class but has a good relationship with teachers and peers. In first grade, Joseph was diagnosed with a minor language disorder. He has difficulty expressing his needs, information or understanding what others say…

Language and Ableism in today’s society can be seen as a controversial topic for some. For one thing, there are people who discriminate or have a social prejudice against anyone with a form of disability. Margaret A. McLean in “Getting to Know You” mentions, “Adult education forms one context where ableist notions may persist unrecognized and unchallenged as these understandings have become institutionalized in the beliefs, language, and practices of non-disabled people” (McLean 13).…