Class observation and who I interacted with

During these two weeks the one and two year room  have screening students in English using the Denver II  and the Child Observation Record using anecdotal. The children in this room are 14 months to 24 months. They are two teachers so one teacher has the younger group and the other teacher has the older group. In this room there is a child that the family speaks Spanish. He is 24 months old and only makes sounds. He started receiving service this pass summer. He is repeating animal sounds. They have talked with the special needs coordinator. I have ask question to the coordinator about his screening. She stated we need to do all our assessments in English first then we will retest him in Spanish using a translator.
His mother is aware of him not talking at him. He uses gestures, and sounds for his wants and needs. This is a Early Head Start room with eight toddlers and two teachers. This child does have a brother that is receiving services. The teachers want to work with the mother and father to develop a educational plan for this child.
I believe that if you start early assessing a child and making a referral to the right service provider you can make a difference in their life. The question I ask the mother was when did you decide their was a concern with the child's speech. The mother replied at the age of 12-15 months he was not babbling and the doctor referred him to be screen by early intervention. He qualified for services. The special needs coordinator said she was going to work with the family and assess him in Spanish. I am excited to see him use words in Spanish and English.

Interview

My first interview was with the toddler teacher I will do my internship with. This is her second year as a teacher in a one year old classroom. She had prior experience working with children that had behavior problems.

1.     I ask her why she wanted to work with toddlers and for Early Head Start. She stated the classroom was smaller and the toddlers could focus on activities more.

2.     I ask her did she have any special needs children that were receiving services she said yes. There is one student that is going to be bilingual and is very quite. Baby Net started offering service this month. I ask the teacher if the child had a IFSP she stated yes

3.     I ask how she was going to assess him. She stated they had asked for a translator to administer the Denver 11.

4.     During the interview I ask how did they accommodate for him she said the teacher speak in Spanish and English simple command words.

 

My second interview was the Early Intervention from Baby Net. I ask how she decided this job title. She stated that she did her internship in a special needs classroom and wanted to work one-on-one with students. She stated that she could offer a better service with these services than working with students in a group setting.

1.     I ask her what her case load was. She stated 30 students a week. She has been working with this company for 6 months but came from another state.

2.     I ask could I interview her next week she said yes I could.

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