...inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. The benefits of early head start [If referring to the child care program, this should be capitalized] Shanta Denard PHL/458 Febrary 21, 2013 Joan Middleton The benefits of early head start Many people have different opinions regarding goes head start programs increase a child chance of academic success? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title, avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] There are pros and cons to both sides of this question that makes it difficult to really [Writing suggestion--"real" or "really" means "existing in actuality"--it adds...
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...Many people have reservations about the importance of pre-kindergarten education. This was clearly manifest in 2006 when the California legislature unsuccessfully attempted to pass a law that would make pre-school education mandatory for all children. Many Californians did not agree with the importance of using tax payer funds to fund mandatory pre-school programs, including parents desiring to educate their children themselves. Research has show that children enrolled in Head Start programs benefit by receiving formal education before kindergarten. According to some studies, children enrolled in these programs are more behaved and have higher IQ scores upon enrolling kindergarten than their peers without formal education. Likewise, it was shown that children enrolled in Head Start programs learned quicker than children not enrolled in these programs. Critics of pre-kindergarten education claim the differences between children enrolled in pre-school programs and children not receiving formal education are only discernible during kindergarten, first, and second grade. During subsequent years, children who've not received formal education prior to kindergarten test at the same level and behave like their peers with pre-kindergarten formal education. Therefore, Head Start children may be at an advantage for a couple of years, but after that, their classmates perform at similar levels. Another major problem with Head Start programs is that children qualifying for these programs...
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...The Pros of Sending Children to Preschool Some parents may struggle with the idea of sending their child to a child care facility [preschool] so early, when they can just wait until their child goes to Kindergarten to start school. However, research has shown that children who have attended a preschool program end up doing better in higher grades and college, and also end up having a more successful career than those who did not attend preschool. “The experiences kids have in the early years have profound effects on their futures,” says Todd Grindal, an education expert at the Harvard School of Education (LearnVest). There are several pros to sending a child to preschool. According to Head Start, some of the pros include Social/Emotional...
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...Running head: FAMILY ENGAGEMENT 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF YOUNG CHILDREN EDU 626 Instructor Dr. Rodriguez September 16, 2012 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Torri Gaines Ashford University 2 ABSTRACT Because of common barriers to engagement, many families do not actively participate in their child‟s education process. These barriers can be addressed and overcome by building strong school and family partnerships to promote and increase family engagement. These types of partnerships can be established and maintained by both teachers and families in a joint effort for the benefit of all involved. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of my research study is to describe the impact that family engagement has on the educational process of children. Additionally the study describes the beliefs of teachers and families concerning family engagement, its benefits, and challenges. The specific research questions that will be addressed in this study are: 1. How does family engagement set the foundation for academic success in young children? 2. How does family engagement impact the family as a whole? 3. What are some barriers to engagement? A hypothesis I developed concerning this topic is that students whose families are not engaged in their educational process do worse in school (have lower selfesteem, perform worse academically and behaviorally) than those whose families...
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...Infant Mental Health Critical Review Abstract In this critical review, the newspaper article being reviewed is Infant mental health: Giving children the best head start, is described and summarized. The topic being discussed is infant mental health and how they should be receiving satisfactory care from their caregivers at an early age. Infant mental health can be defined as a field that studies the parent caregiver relationships and inner lives of infants. In agreement with this article, five scholarly academic sources arguments and findings are observed. This paper shows a critical review of infant mental health; the brain’s plasticity through a critical period and the importance of supportive infant-caregiver relationships that produce positive experiences for infants and further their developmental capabilities ultimately, helping them grow better. It also highlights the reality that the society as a whole is involved in providing better environmental influences for infants in order to supply them with a better future. Recommendations for future research and unanswered questions in infant mental health are made in response to the need of support of caregivers and the society. The news article, Infant mental health: Giving children the best head start, emphasizes the importance of the first 1000 days of an infant’s life (2015). Adulthood is shaped and impacted by our early experiences (D’alton, 2015). Professor Kevin Nugent is an expert of early child development...
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... Parent’s lack of sleep is affecting their moods and they may be taking out their frustrations either physically, mentally, or emotionally on their children (Chapman, et al. 33). There are many more ways that children’s health is being affected and everyone needs to be aware of what these things may be. Although some of these things may seem very harmless to us we need to know that they are greatly affecting the youth in our world. I searched through the ISU main library’s ProQuest database, I have searched these keywords “children health” and “physical activity among children.” I found articles in multiple journals but a couple of the ones that I found to be most helpful were, “Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention for head start preschoolers: A randomized intervention...
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...More children are living below the poverty line in America today than when the war on poverty began almost fifty years ago. Despite consistent efforts by the government, nonprofit organizations, and the people themselves, poverty rates in 2012 are very similar to the early 1960s. Social security and Medicaid have reduced the number of seniors living in poverty, but the plight of children has worsened. Several factors have contributed to this problem. As measured by inflation adjusted dollars, wages of low-skill jobs have declined. The number of families headed by unmarried mothers has risen, and large numbers of immigrants with little education have entered the U.S. The combination of these factors have resulted in approximately 20% of our country’s children living in poverty, which is 50% higher than 1969. Historically, the foundational basis for lifting the disenfranchised out of poverty is education. One of the first steps of the civil rights movement was a grassroots movement educating the poor and disenfranchised to a level of literacy that would enable them to register to vote. This strategy was led by Stephen Currier and his wife, Audrey Bruce, the granddaughter of Andrew Mellon, during the early 1960s. Their Taconic Foundation brought the leading civil rights groups together with other foundations including the Stern, Rockefeller, and Norman foundations. The funding to civil rights advocacy associations was matched with volunteers throughout the South who tutored...
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...address the varying diverse values, traditions or practices within the family unit. Understanding the family’s cultural heritage in addition to health promoting traditions is key to achieving positive outcomes in the development of an effective health maintenance, protection and restoration wellness plan. Gathering information specific to heritage health values, beliefs and traditions to assist in determining a current health practice baseline, is valuable information to be referred back to throughout the plan. Grand Canyon University substantiates the importance of cultural considerations as mentioned in their lecture regarding cultural competency in nursing by suggesting “Cultural beliefs and values influence health decisions and must be taken into consideration. Therefore, cultural diversity in health education is as important as any other sector of health maintenance.” (Grand Canyon University, 2011, p. 1.). Hence the importance in using an assessment tool in determining a health practice baseline within populations that possess beliefs differing from that of standardized western medicine. The basis for health traditions and practices of a Chinese-Cambodian community is complicated as it is diverse. Health care providers (HCP) wishing to formulate a health maintenance plan in this community need to be able to demonstrate substantial knowledge and respect for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as well as medicinal history of the Cambodian traditions. An empathetic culturally...
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...GETCAP Head Start The Greater East Texas Community Action Program Head Start is a non-profit corporation serving 680 age and income eligible children and families in rural east Texas. GETCAP was established in 1965 to offer a variety of programs and services to assist low-income individuals and families. GETCAP Head Start Programs in Nacogdoches, Houston, Trinity, Walker, and San Jacinto counties are individually designed and implemented to address specific county-wide problems. In 1968 the Head Start program reached Nacogdoches, Texas. It began by serving 90 enrollees from ages 3 to 5, with 14 employees and a $60,000 annual operating budget. It now consists of an Early Head Start and Head Start program and serves 680 enrollees with 156 employees...
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...Staffing – Job Description/Job Analysis 1. A job description outlines the necessary skills, training and education needed by a potential employee. It will spell out duties and responsibilities of the job. Once a job description is prepared, it can serve a basis for interviewing candidates, orienting a new employee and finally in the evaluation of job performance. Using job descriptions is part of good management and it will help an organization better understand the experience and skill base needed to enhance the success of the company. Job descriptions assist in the hiring, evaluation and potentially terminating of employees. Many times there can be a misunderstanding of what a position entails an in-depth, well-prepared job description can help both sides share a common understanding. 2. Announce plan to update job descriptions using the Job Requirements – Job Analysis process to the whole company. Briefly explain the process and the time frame for the project. Motivate employees to participate and dispel any negative feeling about the process. Stand as a unified team with Marvin and Alta Fossom and have them ask for the support and cooperation of all employees. Meet with Marvin and Alta on a monthly basis to update them on the project. a. Meet with the general manager, supervisor of operations and customer service to discuss the project. b. Request all documents currently being in the staffing process for every job at the company. c. Meet with all department supervisors...
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...You have the opportunity to start a business based on UEA campus-what business will you start? Student number: 100072753 Submission date: 10/11/2014 Word account: 2000 1 Contents Cover sheet Contents ............................................................... 1 .................................................................... 2 Executive summary ................................................. 3 Introduction ............................................................. 4 Main body ……...................................................... 4 Conclusion and Recommendations ............................8 Bibliography .....................................................................9 2 Executive summary This report was described what business will you start based on UEA campus. This report shows that the store on UEA campus has several serious deficiencies affecting its development, but has some opportunities to develop to make up for the weaknesses. And the school shop in performance of the advantages and disadvantages, should pay attention to the issue of risk. Based on analysis, and the strength of the school shop, the report recommends: the relationship with the school shop and 4ps, and focus on the need of consumers. Following these recommendations, the school shop can be respected in school as well as more spare for development. To illustrate the store opened should be paid attention to in the...
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...Preschool Project, and the study of Seitz (1971) on the children in Bank Street Model program, positive impacts on academic children's performance, and their own abilities, and motivation to learn. Children also showed a rise in Intellect than children who did not undergo these programs that have adopted the parent involvement. This has been confirmed by numerous studies conducted on Head Start programs in the United States to see the effect the participation of parenting on children's growth, where Galper(1997) study and Fruchter & others(1993)study ,show the importance of early intervention to remove parents' difficulties to participate in the schools and to encourage them in decision-making and work efforts volunteering, which in turn contributes to the development of their children's abilities and improve school performance. And parental level, the Kasting study(1991) showed through Addressing The needs of Children Through Observation and Response ANCHOR project and the study of Van Fossen & Sticht, (1991) the importance of parent involvement and positive impact on the parents to understand the importance of experiences offered to both children and parents in programs early childhood...
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...12/03/15 Service Learning Reflection Paper For my service learning project I volunteered as an intern at the 5000 role models project of excellent program. Head director Paul Wilson and his staff welcomed me with open arms. During my time there I assisted with many activities which helped me learn some great communication skills and also greatly benefited the staff as well. During my internship I was involved in encouraging mentors of different fields such as Police Officers, Firefighters, Military Veterans and others to come out and support young men who are headed in the right direction. I found my self-surrounded in a setting that I saw openly was consisted on pure professionalism. Every day that I walked inside of that office I received nothing but respect, kindness and admiration. In fact I was even acknowledge that I was a consistent, dedicated, and diligent by head director Paul Wilson. That in which stood as true because I had already exceed my service learning hours. What I have attained from my brief time there was that having an impact on younger people is very important. This opens up my eyes as to getting involved with helping young men becoming better fathers’ better husbands and having greater voices in the community. I learned that teaching young people about the importance of growth in the community starts with unity. The biggest problem we are having when it comes down to change in the community is voting. This doesn’t particularly refer to the black community...
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...Communication Process Model I recently started a new job. Before I was to start my job, I was a little concerned because I had not heard from anyone with the company. I spoke with my immediate department head who explained how to get in the building. She explained that she would not be there when I arrived, but another team member would be. When I arrived, I followed the directions exactly, yet no one was in the area to meet me. I waited for several minutes, and no one appeared. After about ten minutes of waiting another employee working in a nearby area saw me waiting. I explained to her who I was and that it was my first day. She left to get the supervisor over our entire department, the Chief Financial Officer. Right when I was being introduced to the CFO, my team member arrived. She had been waiting for me in the lobby the entire time! She was quite embarrassed especially since I was introduced to the CFO under those circumstances. The entire situation could have been avoided if my department head had conveyed to my team member that she had given me instructions to enter the building using the back entrance. From this experience I learned the importance of collaborating and sharing information with your team. In a situation like that, you never want to make yourself look bad by displaying poor communication skills, especially with a new member of your own team. It is important and necessary to make good first impressions and for everyone to be on the same page. Sometimes...
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...The present study aims to contribute to the current literature of factors that influence low-income Latina mothers’ underestimation of the weight status of their preschool children. With notably higher rates of obesity among Hispanic-origin groups, children are at a higher risk for obesity and further health outcomes related to obesity. Given the importance of this issue, the purpose of this study is to uncover predictors of underestimation in low-income Latino mothers of the weight status of their preschool children. The predictors that will be specifically observed within the study will be child gender, maternal BMI status, maternal education status, and maternal acculturation (generational status and language...
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