Structured literacy is a recognized technique for teaching children with disabilities. Think about the chapters you have read for this unit, as well as your classroom observation. Pick a specific disability from the list provided and respond to the discussion questions below. Phonological dyslexia. Surface dyslexia. Visual dyslexia secondary/developmental dyslexia. Rapid automatic naming dyslexia. Double deficit dyslexia. Primary dyslexia. Trauma dyslexia/acquired dyslexia. Respond to the […]

  Each state has its own set of guidelines regarding Early Childhood Education. Explore New York state guidelines concerning practices, teacher-to-child ratios, room sizes, fire codes, health and hygiene guidelines, and so on. Pay particular attention to whether or not New York state has guidelines that address physical education and nutrition requirements.  supply specific examples and/or textual evidence to support your points. Apply APA style […]

Communication is as much art as science, and like all people, you likely have your personal strengths and weaknesses. With a growth mindset, you can always learn to improve your skills by identifying your challenges and taking steps to overcome them. In this Discussion, you identify your strengths as an online communicator, as well as areas in which you can improve. To Prepare: Review Video […]

  A small LLP consisting of a group of private investigators is headed by one of your friends. The partnership has a small office with one server and six workstations. Additionally, the partnership hosts its own website where it allows clients to log in and enter their case information. You suspect that the site may be lacking fundamental security and information safeguards. During the past […]

Educators want to help their students master each objective. To accomplish this, they need to assess students before, during, and after the lesson to ensure progress, and consider the steps necessary to master the objective and design assessments to monitor progress. For this assignment, you will use the standards and objectives from Topic 3 to create two developmentally appropriate formative assessments to assess student progress […]

APPROACHES TO TEACHING PHONICS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW Understanding the different approaches to teach phonics is imperative to your success as a  reading teacher.  We have been uniquely and wonderfully made by God so teachers need to be  able to instruct in a variety of ways to meet those differences.  There are several different  approaches to phonics that are thoroughly discussed in our textbook.  Dive deep […]

Research public health issues on the ″Climate Change″ or ″Topics and Issues″ pages of the American Public Health Association (APHA) website. Investigate a public health issue related to an environmental issue within the U.S. health care delivery system and examine its effect on a specific population. Write a 750-1,000-word policy brief that summarizes the issue, explains the effect on the population, and proposes a solution […]

 Locate a psychometric instrument in the scholarly literature that would be appropriate for use in a ministerial, business, or human-services-related sector. Include a copy of the scholarly article as an upload so that your colleagues can access it. Describe the tool in regard to the following elements: validity, reliability, and cultural sensitivity. In your peer replies, include at least one concern that you would have […]

  Assignment 6: “Information Report – Revision” Assignment 6: “Information Report – Revision” Choose a household appliance in which you have some familiarity (e.g. vacuum, toaster, hair dryer). Rewrite your earlier mechanism report (Assignment 4), making the necessary adjustments for format and content. If necessary, tighten up (condense) or expand on the appliance information. Review the clarity and brevity of content and correct editorial issues. […]

  Summary Assignment Description Jan 14  A foundational writing genre in the study of composition is the art of crafting effective summaries. Before we can advance our own rhetorical skills, we must first master strategies to strengthen the way we integrate the ideas of other authors through strategic quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.  Step 1: Choose a Critical Text to Summarize  Choose an article to write […]