Educational psychology

During the previous two lectures, I feel that there was a lot of information to learn about the role of an SLP when working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. For instance, I found it interesting when we were reviewing the history of Bilingual Education in the United States. To see the policies of the early 1900s and to see how they have changed to what they are now was very much ironic. For example, in 1998 Californians passed the Proposition 227 that mandated English only…

“Will this be on the test?” The words uttered so often by students in the classroom. A curious student wondering if they actually need to take notes. But why should the student only care to learn what is on the test. Isn’t the whole point of education to learn? What has our education system become if students no longer care to learn for the sake of learning? You might say that students must take tests in order to see where there are. But even with this, why do all student take the same test.…

Proposal: Raise Awareness about Dyslexia 1 in 5 people have dyslexia. (http://dyslexia.yale.edu/MDAI/). Dyslexia is defined as: a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dyslexia). Dyslexia is often misunderstood by parents, educators, and students. Early intervention and accommodations have…

Ligas, M. (2002). Evaluation of Broward County Alliance of Quality Schools project. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 7(2), 117-139. Ligas explores the effects of their 5 year study of 1st to 5th grade at- risk students using Direct Instruction. The study participants were from Florida’s Broward County, Alliance elementary and middle school. The purpose of the study was to access if the use of the Direct Instruction (part of The Alliance of Quality Project) in the classroom would…

The Merriam-Webster definition of creed is an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group. That is exactly what the Monarch Creed is. The Monarch Creed is setup to inform students how a Monarch student should conduct him or herself. The Monarch Creed has seven points that students follow that are: Make personal and academic integrity fundamental in all my endeavors, offer service to the University and the community, nurture a climate of care, concern and civility to other…

I think one of the reasons that math teachers do not accommodate for ELL students, besides the time limitation, is that they don’t realize the extent that the students’ lack of academic langue is causing them. Especially when the students have a good grasp of the everyday language. Every year teachers have the shy quiet students that do not like to talk in class, and when an ELL student comes that does not have a good academic language they will naturally not talk as much as the rest of the…

In the spring of 2015, Katie Dickerson, an 11th grade English teacher at Olney Charter High School, published an article on Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, titled "Reimagining Reading: Creating a Classroom Culture that Embraces Independent Choice Reading". The article discusses the importance of reading and strategies she used to better engage her students with reading more on their own and in class. Throughout a two-year mark, she collected data during the school year and at the end,…

• Academic o Strengths: Brendan is currently enrolled in self-contained classes (15:1) for math, ELA, social studies, and science. According to Brendan, he learns best when he sees a demonstration or model of the given task before completing the assignment. He also prefers hands on activities. In ELA, Brendan is able to annotate; in math, he can solve equations with one variable; in social studies, he is able to cite evidence from the text; and in science, Brendan can use the scientific method…

The classroom environment remained calm with minimal outbursts; even though, the assistant teacher, Mrs. Graham, was not present and substituted with Mrs. Stark. The day began with sharpening pencils, unstacking chairs, and copying worksheets for later math and writing activities. Then, I helped students with math skills through two math sessions: a math color worksheet for the low-level students and calculating cents by following a pattern worksheet for the higher-level students. The color…

In preparation for the next school wide writing assignment, I am looking for some teacher input. In the second week of January, students will be writing a narrative in English classes. The topic of the narrative is up to the English teacher. There will be guidelines/rubrics in place, but ultimately, we would like to essay to tie into the content currently being taught in class. We are hoping to complete the essays by the end of the second week back. This will allow for teachers to use the…