Primary school

Primary, secondary, and tertiary are the three levels of prevention in school nursing. Primary prevention deals with "health promotion activities, teaching healthy lifestyles, and immunizing children for school entry" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p.572). Secondary prevention involves "the screening of children for various illnesses, monitoring their growth and development, and caring for them when they are ill or injured" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 572). Tertiary prevention assists in…

2.1.3 The Australian primary curriculum The Australian primary curriculum is overcrowding, identified by the Australian Primary Principles Association (APPA) (APPA, 2014). The Review of Australian Curriculum also proves the study loads of the Australian curriculum in primary school is more than other countries. Moreover, the curriculum takes the children a lot of time to finish reading a large amount of content and pages in correspondence with heavy word count in the learning materials (APPA,…

resulting effects on the health of the population exposed at Love Canal and the tragedy will be mainly discussed. In 1978, Love Canal near Niagara Falls in upstate New York was seen as a beautiful river, which wind around the hundreds of houses and schools. The clam was shattered. A child’s mother suddenly found her son appeared asthma, pneumonia, urethral abnormality and…

Acharacle Primary School delivers a clear message of ‘Ecominialism’, which means the use of careful design to achieve sustainable construction, without spending extra cost, energy and maintenance (Liddell, H., 2008). Using Brettstapel construction, which is a glueless form of massive timber construction that was imported from Austria, can produce a most likely insulated and airtight school (Scottish Ecological Design Association, 2013). Nonetheless, the setting of Acharacle Primary School is…

The Van Hiele Levels of Geometric Reasoning describes how students learn geometry. It was a theory worked on by Pierre Van Hiele and his wife, Dina Van Hiele-Geldof. They were Dutch researchers and teachers. They came up with this theory at the University of Utrecht in the year 1957. The Van Hiele’s did multiple research experiments and it took years for them to complete this thesis. Shortly after the thesis was complete, Dina passed away (Šafránková, 2012, p. 72). These levels have five…

Introduction Nowadays, the technology has been impacting the education and both technology and education are improving. In schools, students use computers to write, read, and research. So, using computer leads to reduce using handwriting skill. However, handwriting fluency is an important skill of early learning and communication because it helps to have clear writing. Also, it helps to improve students’ thinking. The question here is “does using computer affect second grade students’…

I completed my observations at South Elementary School in a kindergarten and second grade classroom. Both inclusion classrooms had children on IEPs and 504 plans. Some of the children had autism, learning delays and behavior issues. There were students with ADHD who needed special instructions in order to stay focused. In both classrooms, I witnessed both educators accommodate and modify instruction to suit the needs of each child within the classroom. Over the last few weeks, each child grew…

was Diane Pecora, a paraprofessional at Cesar Batalla School in Bridgeport. Cesar Batalla is an elementary school, grades K-8, and is south of the Hallow. Many of the Hollow resident’s children attend Cesar Batalla School. • Tell me about your role as a paraprofessional at Cesar Batalla School? I have been a paraprofessional for eighteen years for the Bridgeport School system. Prior to working at Cesar Batalla, I worked at Elias Howe School. A paraprofessional is basically a teacher’s aide. I…

Crestview Elementary School is an at risk, PK – 5th grade public campus that is one of 29 schools a part of Waco Independent School District. The school is located on New Road, in the heart of Waco, and is surrounded by single-family homes and a public park. Crestview Elementary was originally built in 1951 with renovations and additions completed in 1989, and currently enroll 703 students with a support staff of 73 teachers, professional support and educational aides. Of the 703 students…

Natalia Flores is a 10 years old student at Fountain Inn Elementary school. She is attending 5th grade. Natalia has a very positive attitude and a friendly personality. Her favorite things are: sponge Bob TV show, singing, and drawing dolls and clothes for them. She speaks Spanish fluently and currently is an English Language Learner. 1. Assessment of the student’s needs In order to find vocabulary words that Natalia struggles with, we chose to do the reading decoding test and reading…