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What Do Families Want? Utah Families Respond To Current Early Intervention Practices, Amy Poole-Zisette
What Do Families Want? Utah Families Respond To Current Early Intervention Practices, Amy Poole-Zisette
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
This study surveyed Utah families who are currently enrolled in six different early intervention programs for their children 0-3 years of age with special needs. The purpose of this study was to examine how skills and qualities families felt were important in their early interventionists changed in order to determine what skills and qualities were most important to different demographics of families. Participating families filled out a questionnaire which rated the degree to which they found various skills and qualities important for an early intervention practitioner to possess, as well as the perceived frequency with which early interventionists used said …
After-Schools Programs And Their Influence On Parent Involvement With Children At Home, Marci Malone
After-Schools Programs And Their Influence On Parent Involvement With Children At Home, Marci Malone
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Eight-year-old Victoria, with hands on hips and chin stuck up, defiantly said, "No mom, I want to stay for After-School Club. I don't care about the dentist." Her mother patiently responded by telling Victoria, "I know you want to stay but we have to leave now or we will be late for our appointment." The little girl, seeming to know from experience that her mother would not budge, stomped her foot as she began leaving the school saying, "I hate when I have to miss After-School Club!"
Teaching Children About Social Justice Through Picture Books, Brooke C. Sorenson
Teaching Children About Social Justice Through Picture Books, Brooke C. Sorenson
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
"Boys can't play with dolls!" "A girl can't be a doctor!" "Those people look weird!" "He's to dumb to play with us!" "My mommy says I can't play with you!" Unfortunately, phrases like this can be heard on a typical elementary school playground. As teachers, we have the difficult task of teaching about social justice and working to uproot prejudice and discrimination.
Parental Attitudes Toward Using Inventive Spelling With Kindergarten Age Children, Sue Dearden
Parental Attitudes Toward Using Inventive Spelling With Kindergarten Age Children, Sue Dearden
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Across the United States millions of children are reciting spelling lists, participating in Spelling Bees, and taking spelling tests. In fact, a significant portion of an elementary child's school day is devoted to learning to spell words traditionally or correctly. With such an emphasis being placed on spelling, it is logical to assume spelling traditionally is valued in our society. However, a different philosophy, Whole Language, takes an opposite approach on how writing and spelling should be incorporated in the classroom. Whole Language focuses on children learning to write and read at the same time. The focus is not on …