Create a graphic representation (e.g., chart, table, or graph) that clearly illustrates differences in the selected statistics between your state and the other state you chose.

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Children’s access to high quality programs in the United States is influenced by the state in which they live. For this discussion, visit the Children’s Defense Fund website and access the Children in the States Factsheet 2015 for South Carolina and North Carolina. Find data for the following for the two states:

  • Number of children in poverty.
  • One fact pertaining to child health.
  • One fact pertaining to early childhood education.
  • One interesting statistic that you gained from the data.

For your initial post,

  • Create a graphic representation (e.g., chart, table, or graph) that clearly illustrates differences in the selected statistics between your state and the other state you chose. You are encouraged to use Chart, Table, or SmartArt features in Word or Excel to create your graphic. Here is an example:

Excel Example

  • In the written part of your post, analyze your findings to interpret what the data you provided tells us about the appropriateness of childcare services relative to the other state. Justify your analysis by providing a comparison between the funding, percentage of students served, and percentage of identified poor children based on the data for the two states.
  • Provide two to three specific recommendations for families to access quality childcare in your community. Also, locate two organizations that can aid families in identifying quality care.

describe the strategies and give an example of classroom use

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The personal philosophy paper gives students an opportunity to critically evaluate their professional and personal views of serving children with disabilities, examine the course of their professional training to date, and demonstrate their ability to choose research-based strategies specific to certain disabilities.

Write a 3-page paper Reference page is an additional page, not included in aforementioned requirements. Please adhere to page limits–points are deducted for exceeding page limits. The paper must be double-spaced, typed in a 12 point Times New Roman font with 1” margins all around. References must be cited in the body of your paper, as well as included in a reference page at the end of your paper. Citations & the reference page must be in APA (6th ed.) style (no abstract, title page or running head is necessary).

At least two references must be included to document your sources in this paper. One reference must be one of our textbooks and the others must be from a peer-refereed professional journal (not a book, web page, magazine, newspaper, etc.) published no earlier than 2013. You must use original sources, rather than secondary sources, i.e., you cannot use information from an article referenced in another publication, but must access the original publication yourself. You must paraphrase. Do not use direct quotes. The source for paraphrased material must be cited in the body of the paper using APA parenthetical citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism.

USE THESE REFERENCES:

Heward, W., Alber-Morgan, S., & Konrad, M. (2017). Exceptional children: An introduction special education (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

The personal philosophy paper must include the following sections, and the following subheadings are preferred:

Students I Desire to Serve

Provide a description of the type of students you believe you would like to work with or teach at this point in your training (age/level, disability) and provide a rationale for your choice. You must choose a specific IDEA disability category rather than all students with disabilities. This will help focus your search for instructional strategies.

Instructional Strategies

Provide complete descriptions of two research-based instructional strategies you plan to use when you work with these students, and why, with documentation: (a) fully describe the strategies and give an example of classroom use; (b) cover how they address specific weaknesses and/or utilize the strengths of your chosen population; (c) provide scientific evidence (numerical data on the results of the study) of the strategies’ effectiveness; and (d) Provide proper APA citation for each strategy.

Extended Professional Skills Desired and Plan for Acquisition

Extended professional skills are those that reach beyond the skills and competencies required for licensure. Include a description of two extended professional teaching skills you hope to acquire to best serve your students and a concrete plan of action describing when, where and how you will acquire the professional teaching skills that you have described.

Personal Philosophy of Education

Include a statement of your personal philosophy of general or special education, including a reflection on serving diverse populations. Please see the prologue (p. 2) & postscript (p. 559) of the Heward textbook for suggestions on developing a personal philosophy of special education.

What adults who work with young children need to know in order to understand the needs of children at different ages and stages who are experiencing separation and divorce

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Assignment:
Action Plan 4: Supporting Families of Divorce

Application: Action Plan 4: Supporting Families of Divorce

Almost one out of two marriages in the United States ends in divorce (Berns, 2015, p. 93). This high rate of divorce potentially places many young children and their parents in need of support. In Week 2, you read about some of the changes and challenges that divorce can bring to families. This week, you will focus on the role of an early childhood professional in helping young children and families who are experiencing separation and divorce.

Action Plan Professional Scenario: Imagine that you are working in an early childhood setting and in the same year, three families are going through divorces. You are committed to supporting each family as much as possible and so decide to research the impact of this experience on infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in order to help all adults involved better understand what the children and families are going through. You also want to help each of the families—and others you will work with—diminish the negative emotional and behavioral effects on young children that divorce can bring. Your initial research underscores the complexity of divorce and family situations, noting that some children may do better following a separation and divorce than children in a household that is rife with conflict. You remind yourself to keep an open mind as you continue research and form your Action Plan.

As you put your Action Plan together, consider:

· What adults who work with young children need to know in order to understand the needs of children at different ages and stages who are experiencing separation and divorce

· What ideas and advice from experts can be useful in assisting young children and families dealing with divorce

· What an early childhood profession can do to help—both directly, by offering information and suggestions, and by referring the family to other community resources and professionals

Follow these steps to create your Action Plan:

1. What You Need to Know: Learning About Effects of Divorce on Children

Review the information on divorce on pages 93-97 of your text. Also click on the links below to read the following articles. As you read, take notes on information that you think is important to share with parents and other significant family adults, including what infants, toddlers, and preschoolers understand about divorce and how they may respond.

Web Article: Dealing With Divorce

Dealing With Divorce

Web Article: The Different Age Stages as They Relate to Divorce

https://www.divorcesource.com/ds/children/the-different-age-stages-as-they-relate-to-divorce-228.shtml

2. Ideas and Advice: Checking Resources

Based on what you have been learning, think concretely about how best to help the parents and family members of an infant, a toddler, and a preschooler. Check your notes from reading the articles above. As needed, skim the articles again, looking for ideas and resources to share with parents and other significant adults. Access the articles below as additional resources.

Divorce: A Parents’ Guide for Supporting Children (PDF)

Facts for Families: Children and Divorce (PDF)

Web Article: Ways Child Care Providers Can Help Children Deal with Grief and Loss

https://articles.extension.org/pages/59556/ways-child-care-providers-can-help-children-deal-with-grief-and-loss

For this article, adapt ideas as appropriate for an early childhood professional working with families in nonprovider roles as well.)

3. Taking Action: Supporting a Family Experiencing Separation and Divorce

With knowledge and ideas in hand, you’re ready to take action to support young children by talking with the significant adults in their lives. Use the information and advice from the articles to make your plan. Think of it as preparing a script for meeting with the parents or other significant family adults. Include the following in your plan:

Part I: Supporting an Infant

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information      about what an infant may feel or understand about a      separation and divorce
  • Possible ways that an infant      may respond
  • Specific suggestions from      experts on how to help an infant through a separation and divorce

Part II: Supporting a Toddler

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information      about what a toddler may understand about a separation      and divorce
  • Possible ways that a toddler      may respond
  • Specific suggestions from      experts on how to help a toddler through a separation and divorce

Part III: Supporting a Preschooler

Explain in your own words:

  • Developmental information      about what a preschooler may understand about a family      separation and divorce
  • Possible ways that a      preschooler may respond
  • Three specific ideas or activities that the      family can do to help a preschooler through a divorce and separation

As you write your plan, remember:

· Your goal is to increase parents’ awareness of how a child at each age may respond to separation and divorce. Focus on information that you, as an early childhood professional, are qualified to give.

· Most likely the parents are struggling, too. Be considerate of their feelings in explaining children’s needs.

· Choose language that you would feel comfortable using—language that is respectful and sensitive—to create a model presentation for talking with adult family members.

What changes in today’s world might support or diminish fostering this vital ability in children? Explain your point of view.

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  • Respond      to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2–3 paragraphs      in length.
  • Use      MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three      questions in one Word document.
  • Copy and paste each question      within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you      are responding to.

1. Children develop attitudes through interactions with and feedback from the people in their environments. Ultimately, these attitudes impact the development of values. Review the various influences on attitude development explained on pages 425-430 of your course text. Choose four of these influences and discuss how each might contribute to the development of prejudice.

2. Review the section on self-regulation on pages 453-455 in your text. Consider the factors that influence a young child’s ability to self-regulate. Why is self-regulation important to children’s success in school and in life? What changes in today’s world might support or diminish fostering this vital ability in children? Explain your point of view.

3. Peers, school, media, and community are some of the influences on children’s conception of gender roles. Pages 430-436 in your text explain the depth and breadth of these influences. Choose two influences that are of most interest to you, and explain how each influence can lead to stereotyped behavior, or “sex typing.” For each influence, identify ways that you as a professional can advocate for more gender-neutral behavior or against sex typing.