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second part

2nd Part: I like what Jaede and Kelly wrote for the second part of our case. I would add: Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez have agreed to take Sandra to the doctor for a complete physical exam. The exam will include a vision and hearing test. Ms. Jackson asked Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez if they would like to come to Sandra's class to talk to the students about Brazil. As a way to make all of the parents and students feel more a part of her class, Ms. Jackson would like to have the students and their parents share information about their families, beliefs and culture believeing that the more the students know about each other, the more understanding and compassion the students will have for each other and the world they live in. Mr and Mrs Vasquez have offered to bring Portugese foods and pastries for the students to taste as well as pictures of the georgraphy of their country, music and Portugese art work. Ms. Jackson is encouraged after her meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez. she feels that they have the same hopes and aspirations for Sandra as she does. Ms. Vasquez calls Ms. Jackson to tell her the results of Sandra's medical exam. Unfortunately Sandra has a disease of the eye that could lead to her eventual blindness. The Vasquez's are devastated but are optimistic that Ms. Jackson can help Sandra through indivualized instruction that builds on her strengths and capabilities.Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez want their daughter to be independent and strong.Ms. Jackson wants Sandra to become confident in her self so that she can be her own best advocate.

2nd Part revision 1 As a way to encourage friendships among classmates, Ms. Jackson would like Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez to come and share some information about Brazil with their class. Mr. and Mrs. Vasquez have offered to bring Portugese foods and pastries for the students to taste as well as pictures of the geography of their country, music and Portugese art work.

3rd.Part Ms. Vasquez called Ms. Jackson to tell her the results of Sandra's medical exam. Sandra has a eye disease that could lead to her eventual blindness and has caused permenant damage to both eyes. .Ms Jackson reassures the Vasquez family that the school will help Sandra get the resources she needs.Ms. Jackson calls a meeting that will include the special ed teacher, the school counselor and the parents to talk about the resources that might be available.

Lynn, I didn't see you on chat but our case study is great. Thank you for typing it out for us!!!-Kelly

<6-10-09 Lynn's thoughts about our scenario are as follows: Young girl of about third grade recently arrived in the U.S. School has started and parents are anxious to get the little girl enrolled in school. School personal are told by parents she has done well in school. Child is enrolled in third grade. After she is enrolled in school the teacher sees her previous report cards and can see that her academic performance had steadily declined in the previous year. Her teacher has noticed that the young girl seems very quiet in class and seems to keep to herself during recess and lunch time. Sometimes she seems bored or disinterested in class.After talking with the girls parents it is revealed that the parents have noticed allot of frustration in the child and that she seems to "act out" allot. Revision 1 Questions: 1. Does The little girl understand or speak english? 2. Is the little girl experiencing learning delays? 3.Does the little girl have vision or hearing problems that have not been identified?

CASE STUDY So Jaede came up with a good scenario last night about a student who is going blind and having trouble using braile. Should the student be tested using verbal testing? I have a printout of the IDEA Qualifying Disabilities from the Tennessee State Board of Education. Blindness is under the disability of "Visual Impairment Including Blindness", which means an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. This term includes both partial sight and blindness.

This would qualify a child to recieve and IEP if the blindness the student is experiencing is long-term and affects the child's performance in the classroom. Otherwise, the student can receive services under 504 and receive accommodations this way.

After Lynn and I talked with Amber McCullough, she said that the scenario about the student going blind should start off more general and then work down to a problem. So, if we choose this scenario (which Lynn and I think is great=thanks Jaede), it should start general like the teacher noticed that the student might not be able to read the board or read things clearly on tests. The teacher then requests that the student get her/his eyes checked and they find that the child has Trachoma, which is easily transmitted and can eventually cause blindness.

Lynn and I have discussed that this is a good way to have different parts for this project. Lynn said that the student could come from another country, where this disease is prevalent. This can bring in the issue of being a new student from a different country and all that this implies. Then, the teacher can notice the possible loss of sight and they find the disease. This brings in two issues: the child is going blind and needs braile and verbal testing; and the child may need to be placed somewhere else because the child could transmit the disease to others.

I know this is a lot but we are supposed to break it down into different issues

Jaede's senerio could be a good one. trachoma is a disease of the eye that can cause blindness and is contagious. How do we take care of the child and how do we take care of the rest of the children in the classroom?

A case that I am aware of: a group of 18 kids ages 4 and 5. 11 boys and 7 girls. One boy is very active, cannot sit on rug without stretching out into someone else space. He is constantly making noises, and interrupting the teacher with things that don't pertain to what the teacher is talking about. When he is asked to take a chair outside the circle but close to the teacher and still a part of the group, he still wiggles until he finally falls out of the chair onto his head on the floor and cries. This is how each day goes, it never seems to get much better for him in class. I know just a little about wikis. I know that wiki pages can be edited by anyone. the person that posts content to the wiki is responsible for the correctness of the information but anyone can add to or change the information posted. Wikis can be used to create documents by a group of people. People can add to or change the document and publish the completed document for others to view. Posted just now Type in the content of your page here.