Chp10+Activities

Think of some of the children you have encountered that you suspect of having a disability. Pick two particular children and answer the following questions:

· Identify and define the characteristics of students. Child #1. This child came to my center when he was about 4months old. I first notice this child when he was in the infant room. During his development when he could not sit,crawl,he was not developing, and when he started to stand it was difficult for him this child did not walk until he was 18months old by then his legs were shaped like a bow.

· Explain why you suspected or knew of the disabilitiy I didn't know what was wrong but he was growing he had a short stature and his legs were deforming or another term was bowing.

· Describe any supports and additional help that this child needed Myself and the staff at this time felt we needed to have a conference with his mother. The infant room teachers had on many occasion spoke to his mother. When we had the conference with his Mother we suggested to her that he should be evaluated and children hospital would be the best suggestion. When the child was diagnosis she was told that he has Rickets. Rickets is disorder that affects the bones because of lack of vitamin D. When a child does not get enough vitamin d his bones do not get the necessary nutrients that make bones strong. Children ages 6months to 24months are the highest risk.

· Describe successful instructional practices for students with this student (eating, drinking independently, reading etc... Child #1 this child can do everything the others but there are exception he can not run like a child his age. He can not cross his leg. At this time we are not sure about his short stature it could be permanent and his skeletal deformities also he is now 21months old and there has been no improvement.

Child #2 Identify and define the characteristics of students This child came in the infant room his mother told us at the time that he was premature and was on a ventilator. He also had reflex so drinking was a problem. He was quiet did not cry, at times you would go and make sure that he was still sleeping in the crib. He also had a operation to correct his eye movement.

Explain why you suspected or knew of the disability. The child was not developing he could not relax his muscles which he had no controls on his arm or legs. The only thing this child could do is just move his head from side to side. When it was time for him to eat he could not, he would just drink from his bottle. He was diagnosis after numerous test that he did have Cerebral Palsy, this did not happen until he was 22 months old.

Describe any supports and additional help that this child needed. This child now is getting early intervention. he has a physical therapist that come in twice a week. The occupational therapist also goes to his home. He has a special chair that fits in the high chair so he does not fall over. The teacher work with him as directed by the therapist, like holding, grabbing a objects. The child's parents have told us that he will have to go to a special school but those school can not take him until he is 3yr of age. His prognostic is that he probably not walk will be in a wheel chair.

Describe successful instructional practices for students with this student. This little boy is very sweet he can only lay on the floor with the other infants. Every one that come in contact with him love him. Eating is still a problem he is now 23months old, but the teachers try very hard to make him eat something during the day. Early intervention is trying to see if there is any school that will accept him for him to get more physical therapy then we can give him thought the day.