...Introduction: November 1st, 2014 at Holden park located on the Southside of Chicago. An 8-year old boy, playing in the sand found several bones under the sand while playing in the sandbox. He brought the bones up to his parents thinking he found “treasure” however, the parents were more alert and scared about the findings. A Femur, and Humerus were found. By the time police were called, two other bones were found, a pelvis and the skull of the deceased. The bones underwent a full examination to determine who the victim's bones belonged to, using a caliper and rulers and a protractor to examine each bone. Summary of Findings: Furthermore, the victim was determined to be a male, the pelvis indicated a heart shape, displaying the sacrum and coccyx, a female would display a more circular and wide pelvis frame....
Words: 596 - Pages: 3
...TBI in Early Childhood: Impact of Early Intervention on Childhood Development TBI in Early Childhood: Impact of Early Intervention on Childhood Development Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing concern for children in their preschool years. Children of young ages undergo many developmental changes during the ages of two through five. These changes are significant for their growth and maturity. They include cognitive, social, and behavioral development as well as development in executive functioning. Sustaining a traumatic brain injury during these years can pose as a direct risk of developmental deficits in any or all of these areas. After an extensive literature review, it was found that most of the previous research resulted in areas of consensus. These areas compare the how TBI severity and the age of the TBI effect developmental. Results from multiple studies show that the more sever the TBI, the more prevalent the developmental deficiencies (Gerrard-Morris, A., Taylor, H., Yeates, K., Walz, N., Stancin, T., Minich, N., & Wade, S., 2009; McKinlay, A., Grace, R., Horward, L., Fergusson, D., & MacFarlane, M., 2008; Morse, S., Haritou, F., Ong, K., Anderson, V., Catroppa, C., & Rosenfeld, J., 1999; Taylor, H., Swartwout, M., Yeates, K., Walz, N., Stancin, T., & Wade, S., 2008). It is also found that children injured in early childhood are more vulnerable to developmental deficits, According to Taylor et. al (2008), a younger age at the time of injury is a predictor...
Words: 1624 - Pages: 7
...Quantitative Research Methods Term Project - Childhood Obesity Purpose Statement The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of physical activity, dietary patterns, and family/environmental factors on children with the overall outcome of obesity. The dependent variable childhood obesity is determined by independent variables physical activity, dietary patterns, and family/environmental factors. The most important independent variable in this relationship is physical activity, because the leading cause of childhood obesity is physical activity; or the lack there of. Children are not getting the exercise that they need in order to burn the high-calorie foods that they consume. Insufficient calorie expenditure through exercise is due to an increase in television, video games, and the low number of safe playgrounds (Collins, 2007). Only about one-third of elementary children have daily physical education, and less than one-fifth have extracurricular physical activity programs at school (Ross & Pate, 1987). This variable was chosen because it directly determines the fate of an inactive adolescent. A child’s diet/nutritional intakes also a link in the grand chain of childhood obesity bearing impact on the lives of unsuspecting children. Definition of Variables The model is: Y = X1 + X2 + X3 (Childhood Obesity) = (Physical Activity) + (Dietary Patterns) + (Family/Environmental...
Words: 2163 - Pages: 9
...associated with childhood obesity is that overweight child is more likely to become obese adult in the future (Ogden, 2006). Eating healthy and maintaining enough physical activity are recommended protective factors against obesity. However, intervention should be implemented to promote such behaviors (Lowry, 2000). FitKid project: It Augusta/Richmond County, the Medical...
Words: 1062 - Pages: 5
...collected | Method of assessment | Individual task that needs to be completed in the workplace and in or out of class | Conditions of assessment | Report / Third Party Evidence | Elements | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Resources to be used: | SBC Class Notes (Provided by SBC), Handouts (Provided by SBC) Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (2011). Guide to the National Quality Standard. ACT: Commonwealth of Australia (Provided by SBC) Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. (2009). Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia. Canberra: DEEWR (Provided by SBC)Education and Care Services National Regulations, Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (2011)(Provided by SBC) | CHCECE022 Promote Children’s Agency | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to promote and encourage children’s agency. | CHCECE023 Analyse Information to Inform Learning | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the knowledge and skills required to gather and analyse information about children’s learning, in order to inform practice. | CHCECE024 Design and Implement the Curriculum to Foster Children’s Learning and Development | Unit PurposeThe assessment tasks within this unit provide you with the opportunity...
Words: 1955 - Pages: 8
...If you made no changes, state so. (1 point) Please Note: This lab involves a lot of waiting for the gas collection. Make sure you allot yourself the full three hours to perform the experiments. Observations: Use this table to record all your observations for each section of the experiment. Please use complete sentences. Section in procedure 1: Hydrogen 2 : Oxygen 3: Hydrogen/oxygen mixture 4: Carbon Dioxide: Part 1 4: Carbon dioxide Part 2 4: Carbon dioxide Part 3 4: Carbon dioxide Part 4 Observations 1 Summary of data: Summarize your data in the following two tables. It is not necessary to use complete sentences here. If you did not test a particular property, please indicate so by using N/A. Effect on lighted match Effect on glowing splint Gas H2 O2 H2/O2 mixture CO2 Color Other Questions: (3 pts) A. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. You will first need to determine the product for the reaction. (If you have trouble with determining the product, use Google.) B. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of carbon dioxide with limewater. The formula for the active substance in limewater is on the pipet, and the products of the reaction are calcium carbonate and water. 2 C. Based on your observation for when you blew gently into the limewater, what is present in your exhaled breath? REFLECTION (5 pts) Think about the gas laws we are studying. Boyle’s law tells us that pressure and volume are inversely...
Words: 464 - Pages: 2
...The project approach Katz, Lilian G. Scholastic Early Childhood Today12.6 (Mar 1998): 43-44. Turn on hit highlighting for speaking browsers by selecting the Enter button Abstract (summary) TranslateAbstract Engaging children in active investigations of topics that have personal meaning for them can enhance a curriculum and a child's desire to learn. Projects are ways to help children answer their own questions and learn more about the world. Full Text * TranslateFull text * Headnote Enhance your curriculum by engaging children in active investigations of topics that have personal meaning for them. Projects are ways to help children answer their own questions and learn more about the world. A PROJECT IS an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about. The study is undertaken by a small group of children within a class, by a whole class, or occasionally by an individual child. The key feature of a project is that it is a research effort focused on finding answers to questions about a topic posed by children, the teacher, or both. Rather than simply seeking right answers, the goal of a project is to learn more about a topic. The Place of Project Work The project approach should be seen as complementary to the more informal parts of the early childhood curriculum. Project work is not a separate subject; it provides contexts for applying specific skills learned in other parts of the curriculum. Nor is project work an "add on" to the basics; it is integral...
Words: 1238 - Pages: 5
...learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis July 2003 Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings: Best Evidence Synthesis October 2003 This report is one of a series of best evidence syntheses commissioned by the Ministry of Education. It is part of a commitment to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. It aims to contribute to an ongoing evidence-based discourse amongst policy makers, educators and researchers. The best evidence synthesis approach is being developed in collaboration with researchers. It draws together in a systematic way the available evidence about what works to improve education outcomes, and what can make a bigger difference for the education of all our children and young people. Prepared for the Ministry of Education Authors Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey Copyright © Ministry of Education PO Box 1666 Wellington ISBN 0-478-18773-4 Web ISBN ISBN 0-478-18774-2 www.minedu.govt.nz Characteristics of professional development linked to enhanced pedagogy and children’s learning in early childhood settings Best Evidence Synthesis Report prepared for the New Zealand Ministry of Education Linda Mitchell and Pam Cubey July 2003 New Zealand Council for Educational Research P O Box 3237 Wellington New Zelaand CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Enhancing pedagogy ...
Words: 59345 - Pages: 238
...Young 1 Virginia Young Dr. Lawrence Wheeler Honors 101 13 November 2013 Informal Fictive Kinship in Japan: A Summary of Argument This essay will review the use of informal kinship within Japanese culture, as explored by Edward Norbeck and Harumi Befu. Through careful examination I shall analyze the central arguments as presented by Norbeck and Befu, the evidence used to support these arguments, how the evidence and argument complement one another, and the previous training and experience had by the authors that allows them to write a successful article. Together Norbeck and Befu examine how the Japanese use of kinships terms can often give non-relatives the status of relatives. Their process of exploration on this topic of the range for the usage of kinship terms are examined throughout four distinct sections in the article, with subsequent sections found within each. This use of division helps to frame the argument of Norbeck and Befu in a manner that allows the reader to clearly understand the cultural usage of the varying forms of kinship and how it helps to define relationships among people. The first section, “Background Consideration” describes the methods in which Norbeck and Befu gathered information - personal experiences, fieldwork, and thirty informants. Further reading introduces the general rules of kinships and how the method of kinships has been obtained from other cultures. Based on the research conducted by Spier, the Japanese system of classification is similar...
Words: 1534 - Pages: 7
...Considerations The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) website is an excellent online resource that contains information regarding a national perspective on issues regarding young children (www.nectac.org). In their online publication nectac Notes no 27, Danaher, J. states “IDEA offers special provisions for states to identify children younger than school age who are eligible for special education and related services. In addition to the Part B disability categories used for school aged students, states may use Developmental Delay (DD) or a term of their choosing, for ages three through nine or a subset thereof according to their state criteria” (2011,January,no.27) Retrieved from: http://ectacenter.org/ ion. This online publication provides a summary table of Early Childhood Special Education Eligibility Criteria in the various states as well as the District of Columbia. The eligibility for the state of Ohio children for Preschool Disabilities services is to the age of 5 or enrollment into Kindergarten. In the state of Ohio and indicated in this publication the term of Developmental Delay (DD) is used for preschoolers with disabilities from the ages of three to five (2011, January, no.27 attachment 1). Retrieved from: http://ectacenter.org/ ion. The assessments my district administers to determine eligibility as a Preschooler with a Disability are the Brigance Child Inventory completed by the Early Childhood Intervention Specialist, PLS 4 completed...
Words: 2574 - Pages: 11
...Summary of family structures and anti-bias education Family is the key component of every child’s life. Early childhood educators should acknowledge and respect the family structures that children come from. In order to understand the definition of family, the educators need to create an environment that communicates its definition. Children understand the family structure in their own ways. They have their own definition of who belongs to their family and they perceive family as an extension of themselves. They are also curious about the families of other people and they have vast discovery when they attend early childhood programs. Adults can help children understand the different choices that family structures make and the varied types of families that exist. Children are curious and ask questions in order to acquire information about the numerous family structures. In an attempt to understand this, the children may be led to biasness and adults have to further explain this in order for them to be non-prejudice. In their quest to find answers, the children tend to start absorbing attitudes and biases towards numerous family structures. Since many types of family structures are absent in early childhood books, many children do not understand the real concept of family and hence tend to see that the “normal” family depicted in the books is the rightful one. This image can have a negative effect on children whose families are different from the one in the book. ...
Words: 838 - Pages: 4
...Procedure: Have you made any changes to the procedure? Please explain. If you made no changes, state so. (1 point) No Please Note: This lab involves a lot of waiting for the gas collection. Make sure you allot yourself the full three hours to perform the experiments. Observations: Use this table to record all your observations for each section of the experiment. Please use complete sentences. Section in procedure|Observations| 1: Hydrogen|Bubbles were present, gas being produced gas appeared to be clear. Did appear ignite.| 2 : Oxygen|Bubbles were present, showing signs that gas is being produced gas is clear. Did appear to ignite.| 3: Hydrogen/oxygen mixture|Did not appear to be flammable. Match did not ignite | 4: Carbon Dioxide: Part 1|The lime water appeared milky in color when the gas was released into the solution.| 4: Carbon dioxide Part 2|The Bromothymol blue turned yellow in color when the gas was released into the solution| 4: Carbon dioxide Part 3|The lime water appeared milky in color when the gas was released into the solution.| 4: Carbon dioxide Part 4|As bubbles from the straw enter the clear limewater, it turns milky. After standing, the solution looks clear| Summary of data: Summarize your data in the following two tables. It is not necessary to use complete sentences here. If you did not test a particular property, please indicate so by using N/A. Gas|Color|Effect on lighted match|Effect on glowing splint|Other|...
Words: 732 - Pages: 3
...Early Childhood Research Quarterly 19 (2004) 375–397 The early childhood classroom observation measure Deborah Stipek∗ , Patricia Byler School of Education, Stanford University, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-3096, USA Abstract This study assesses a new measure of early childhood classroom practice in 127 kindergarten- and first-grade classrooms. The measure was designed to be appropriate for classrooms serving children from the age of 4–7 years. It assesses the nature and quality of instruction as well as the social climate and management of the classroom. Two separate scales assess the degree to which constructivist, child-centered and the degree to which didactic, teachercentered instructional practices are implemented. Findings indicate that the measure produced reliable scores and meaningful, predictable associations were found between scores on the observation measure, on the one hand, and teachers’ self-reported practices, teaching goals, relationships with children, and perceptions of children’s ability to be self-directed learners, on the other. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Early childhood; Classroom observation; Teaching; ECCOM; Measure 1. Introduction Political and public concerns about improving education have been fueled recently by reports highlighting the number of students, particularly from economically disadvantaged homes, who fail to achieve minimum academic standards. The National Center for Educational Statistics (2002)...
Words: 11464 - Pages: 46
...In many aspects of life including work, study and everyday personal life the skill of effective communication is an asset. As an early childhood educator effective communication is paramount. The essay will examine what effective communication is, and how and why it is important for an early childhood educator to possess this skill. Grellier & Goerke (2010) describes effective communication as consisting of speaking clear and concise with the correct use of tone, the ability to give and receive feedback productively, active listening, non-verbal communication such as gestures, body language and eye contact. Speech is a complex process that is an important component in communication, speech is the outcome of sounds made in the voice box and stung together to make intelligible words. Without the appropriate use of tone, pitch, volume and speed of delivery, the impact of what is trying to be said will be greatly affected (Verderber, Verderber, & Sellnow, 2007). A speaker should be engaging, passionate and animated whilst remaining calm and collected. The tome of a speaker should remain conversational, so as to keep listeners attention and avoid the boredom of listeners. Bleile (2004) explained that speech is the foundation of language. Approximately 60% of brain growth occurs during the first few years of life, during this time the brain is shaped by children’s environment. Up to this point in a child’s life, parents have been the primary source of sounds and expressions...
Words: 1684 - Pages: 7
...Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Early childhood is not only a period of amazing physical growth, it is also a time of remarkable mental development. Cognitive abilities associated with memory, reasoning, problem-solving and thinking continue to emerge throughout childhood. When it comes to childhood cognitive development, it would be impossible to avoid mentioning the work of psychologist Jean Piaget. After receiving his doctoral degree at age 22, Jean Piaget began a career that would have a profound impact on both psychology and education. Through his work with Alfred Binet, Piaget developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based upon his observations, he concluded that children are not less intelligent than adults, they simply think differently. Albert Einstein called Piaget's discovery "so simple only a genius could have thought of it."Piaget created a theory of cognitive development that described the basic stages that children go through as they mentally mature. He believed that children are like "little scientists," actively trying to make sense of the world rather than simply soaking up information passively. Schemas One of the key concepts in Piaget's theory is the use of schemas. According to Piaget,schemas are cognitive frameworks or concepts that help people organize and interpret information. As experiences happen, this new information is used to modify, add to or completely change previously existing schemas. For example, a young...
Words: 2022 - Pages: 9
