Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Than you Notes
Mary Grady URL Blog: http://gradylmary.blogspot.com
Module 5: Blog Journal
Advocacy 411; A note of Thanks and Support
Date: March 12, 2012
A Note of Thanks to Diane Ruh: http://dance-ruh.blogspot.com
Diane, I would like to thank you for the encouraging words and website help you gave me for doing my research paper. Kindness is a simple eight-letter word that has the extraordinary power to make the world a better place. Being a colleague of mine this quarter, you have shown many unique ways to promote the practice of kind acts each and every time you said something on my blogs and in discussions. Being a professionals you have communicate with others in a very professional manner. It is always risky to predict what the future holds for you and me as early childhood professionals, however if this past quarter is any indication of your future I expect and believe you will do very well in the field of Early Childhood Education.
Thank you so much for being there for me and giving me support. I wish you the best in your endeavors and future success.
Wendy Mercy: http://wendymercy.blogspot.com
Thank you very much for giving me encouragement when I was somewhat at my lowest level in this class. I really appreciate your insights and information you gave me for my research paper. It is helpful to have someone who has experience with similar issues on their research paper to discuss issues and concerns with. Your positive words of encouragement have had a terrific influence on how I will precede with my Advocate Plan in EDu-412. I really appreciate your support.
The changes that the future holds for the field of early childhood education and for you as a professional are not to be feared but are to be welcomed and embraced. This is a wonderful and exciting time to be in the field of early childhood education. A bright future awaits you and your children you will be working with. I know you will surpass the task.
Thank you for being there for me.
I would also like to thank all of my colleagues in my class. Everyone has been so helpful and understanding. I wish all of you the best. We all did it.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Observation and Interaction with Professionals, children and Families
Mary Grady URL Blog: http://gradylmary.blogspot.com
Module 4: Blog Journal
Name: Observation and Interaction with Professionals, children and families
Date: February 28, 2012
Name of Program: St. Vincent DePaul Child Care Center/Infant & Toddlers Section
I feel early childhood professionals can support families efforts by providing high quality care and education through developmental appropriate practices with the children and their familes. They need to be able to recognize signs for children for early intervention services, professiuonals need to develop reciprocal rrlationships needed to connect and provide families with support by developing a partnership and communication with them. Professionals can use newletters, bulletin boards, parent's conferences and special activities for parents and children; create resources for things they need to know for early intervention process.
I talked to one of the physical therapist K.A. that comes from the outside to work with one of our children who have Down Syndrome. She explained, that early intervention is a very good process for children birth to three, for example she discuss how she started working with the child at the age of four months. Giving her physical therapy she is now two years old, she started the child's theaphy using the normal patterns for development, she started with the crawling, pulling up and moving to walking. She also explained how the speech therapist, occupational therapist and her communicate together on different activities to help the child. For example she is helping the child to walk up stairs, so the speech therapist is helping the child with words such as "up, stairs, down, walk, etc." K.A said one of the draw backs of early intervention, some professionals in the education field want the service to be in a natural environment but after the age limited it is sometimes forgotten, she would like for the children to be able to go to a clinic for more intervention services.
I observed and intericated in a toddler classroom, Ms. Z.W. said when it comes to early intervention with children and the role of the parents and teacher, she feel it is in a supported way that helps to develop cognitive,physical, social and emotional needs during birth to three. During my classroom observation and interview I could see where some of the children needed early intervention for example one child name London (not her real name) was very aggressive and showing signs of bullying. Every time her friend Nancy (not her real name) would go over to London to play with her she would scream, hollering saying "no, no," running with the toys or she would take the toy away from her. I could see delayed factors with London, when the teacher call to her she would just stop and stare at her, moving to doing some other area in the classroom and she would also repeat some of the words the teacher would say to the other children. I feel it the teacher would begin to observe, assess and evaluate the child, the process of early intervention can begin the child will be able to receive services before she move to the two year old section.
My learning experiences have been one of joy and enlighten, I had many experiences that provided me with insight about children and families advocacy efforts; collaborating with parents, families and the community are essential partner in the process of early intervention. I will find out more about my advocate plan by being well informed, finding information about the topic, talk to my colleagues about my goals and ask them to help me clarify my goals, help my parents to understand what it takes to prepare their children for the steps of early intervention and I will collaborate with professionals across discipline issues to address early intervention in the classroom.
The different I would like to make in my setting is to be a role model for young children, helping them develop a sense of self and well being as they learn to function in this society and always supporting and pleading the causes of children and their families about early intervention. In my community I would like to be a part of the solution helping to make every child a part of it and the difference I would like to make, if I can get one of my colleagues to advocate for early intervention it will be a pulse.
Module 4: Blog Journal
Name: Observation and Interaction with Professionals, children and families
Date: February 28, 2012
Name of Program: St. Vincent DePaul Child Care Center/Infant & Toddlers Section
I feel early childhood professionals can support families efforts by providing high quality care and education through developmental appropriate practices with the children and their familes. They need to be able to recognize signs for children for early intervention services, professiuonals need to develop reciprocal rrlationships needed to connect and provide families with support by developing a partnership and communication with them. Professionals can use newletters, bulletin boards, parent's conferences and special activities for parents and children; create resources for things they need to know for early intervention process.
I talked to one of the physical therapist K.A. that comes from the outside to work with one of our children who have Down Syndrome. She explained, that early intervention is a very good process for children birth to three, for example she discuss how she started working with the child at the age of four months. Giving her physical therapy she is now two years old, she started the child's theaphy using the normal patterns for development, she started with the crawling, pulling up and moving to walking. She also explained how the speech therapist, occupational therapist and her communicate together on different activities to help the child. For example she is helping the child to walk up stairs, so the speech therapist is helping the child with words such as "up, stairs, down, walk, etc." K.A said one of the draw backs of early intervention, some professionals in the education field want the service to be in a natural environment but after the age limited it is sometimes forgotten, she would like for the children to be able to go to a clinic for more intervention services.
I observed and intericated in a toddler classroom, Ms. Z.W. said when it comes to early intervention with children and the role of the parents and teacher, she feel it is in a supported way that helps to develop cognitive,physical, social and emotional needs during birth to three. During my classroom observation and interview I could see where some of the children needed early intervention for example one child name London (not her real name) was very aggressive and showing signs of bullying. Every time her friend Nancy (not her real name) would go over to London to play with her she would scream, hollering saying "no, no," running with the toys or she would take the toy away from her. I could see delayed factors with London, when the teacher call to her she would just stop and stare at her, moving to doing some other area in the classroom and she would also repeat some of the words the teacher would say to the other children. I feel it the teacher would begin to observe, assess and evaluate the child, the process of early intervention can begin the child will be able to receive services before she move to the two year old section.
My learning experiences have been one of joy and enlighten, I had many experiences that provided me with insight about children and families advocacy efforts; collaborating with parents, families and the community are essential partner in the process of early intervention. I will find out more about my advocate plan by being well informed, finding information about the topic, talk to my colleagues about my goals and ask them to help me clarify my goals, help my parents to understand what it takes to prepare their children for the steps of early intervention and I will collaborate with professionals across discipline issues to address early intervention in the classroom.
The different I would like to make in my setting is to be a role model for young children, helping them develop a sense of self and well being as they learn to function in this society and always supporting and pleading the causes of children and their families about early intervention. In my community I would like to be a part of the solution helping to make every child a part of it and the difference I would like to make, if I can get one of my colleagues to advocate for early intervention it will be a pulse.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Blog 3: Interacting with professionals/administrators and my advocacy plan
Mary Grady URL Blog: http://gradylmary.blogspot.com
MODULE 3: Blog Journal
Advocacy 411: Early Intervention
Name: Interacting with Professionals/Administrators and your Advocacy Plan
Date: February 11, 2012
Name of the Program: St. Vincent DePaul Child Care Center
Continuing my interaction with professionals and administrators at my program has been so enlighten and I have gained so much information. After my interviews I really have made up my mind to be an advocate for Early Intervention. I attended a work shop on Early Intervention at the Chicago Metro AEYC (Association for the Education of Young Children) conference. The name of the work shop was Early Intervention; The Sooner We Start, The Further They’ll GO; Patricia Singler, LIC Coordinator, Easter Seals Metro Chicago/Child & Family Connections. I received pamphlets and information I can use in my paper.
By talking to administers and social services workers I find another way that could lead to a more accurate assessment of young children, if the screener or tester would spend time prior to administering the assessment familiarizing themselves with the child and giving somewhat of a summary of the child developmental growth from the teachers. I realize this is not always possible, so another option I would advocate for would be to have the screeners provide teachers and parents with a tip-sheet that will help children to feel comfortable with the process.
One of my administrators said she advocacy for El issues through education and reminding all concerns parties about the need for accountability. I agree with her everyone needs to be accountable for their actions. With this being said I feel educational advocate activities should revolve around both parents and teachers. With us being mandated we must realize the importance of being accountable to young children and their families. Being accountable to me means that as a advocate of EI, early childhood professionals must ensure that all concerns stake holders; parents, teachers, social workers and therapists are kept well informed regarding issues as they relate to EI and that we are transparent in our interaction with all concerns stake holders and we are willing to collaborate with others agencies.
I plan on educating myself more about EI. For example there is a booklet called The Illinois Early Intervention Program: A Guide for Families which is published by The State of Illinois Department of Human Services, I will attend workshops and reading of many pamphlets, materials on Early Intervention. Once I have educated myself I will ask and have conversations with other childcare professionals in the field and keep being an advocate for the cause. I will address issues concerning EI by researching information and taking it the right source at my center. To become more involved with current advocacy programs in my setting I will established a good relationship with my parents, with this relationship I can make a positive impact on how they view EI. The difference I would like to make in my community and the field of early childhood education is a positive one impacting the opinions that educators, parents and developing children as well as the society has on EI and the developing of children.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Module-2 Blog Journal
Mary Grady URL Blog: http://gradylmary.blogspot.com/
Module 2: Blog Journal
Advocacy 411: Early Intervention
Name: Observicng and Interaction with professionals and colleagues in a setting
Date: January 26, 27, 2012
Name of the Program: St. Vincent Depaul Child Care Center/Infant & Toddler section
Who I spoke with: one of my co-teachers, teacher in infant 's classroom and two's parents
The program I did my field work research is being done at a centered-based child care center. This center has beeen awarded accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The environment of the center was very warm, friendly and caring for the children and families.
After sitting talking and observing with everyone I learned that there is a need to better conduct the EI screening for example have someone the child is familiar with present during the screening and to train teachers to administer these screenings. This process will result in a more accurate result due to the child being comfortable with the adult. Another option that was suggested that would lead to accurate assessment of young children would be if the screener/tester could spend time prior to administering the assessment familiarizing him/or her with the child. But I know this is not always possible so one teacher proposed having the screener provide teachers and parents with a tip-sheet that would help the children feel comfortable withthe process.
I observed a child name Tristan (not child real name) he is 26 months. I could see much needed early intevention for this child for example his social and emotional skills did not foster cooperation and interdependent relationship. I talked to a couple of parents in the morning asking different questions many said they would like to be invloved in the process but many did not know how early intervention work. Families, most particularly parents are vital participants in early intervention programs, both at an organizational level, determining policies and scope and at the individual level where they are intimately involved in determing the EI services that their own child will receive (http://www.naset.org/earlyintervention2.0.html).
I know there will be challenges, questions and conerns about early intervention and parents will ask them but one stood out when it was said to me; Keeping staff informed, there are times when we are NOT openly communicating, therefore we are NOT serving our famikies and children to the fullest. I found a website where you can ask many questions or concerns you may have and get answers. This website was set-up by Tara Deringor and Julie Hudak both are licensed physical therapist, Thereapeutic Early Intervention Service Inc. at http://www.teisinc.com/. What I have learned about this experience talking to other individuals in the field has helped me to really want to research and advocate for Early Intervention. One thing that stand out in my mine is; Early intervention enhance gowth in children and it makes a big different in their lives.
Module 2: Blog Journal
Advocacy 411: Early Intervention
Name: Observicng and Interaction with professionals and colleagues in a setting
Date: January 26, 27, 2012
Name of the Program: St. Vincent Depaul Child Care Center/Infant & Toddler section
Who I spoke with: one of my co-teachers, teacher in infant 's classroom and two's parents
The program I did my field work research is being done at a centered-based child care center. This center has beeen awarded accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The environment of the center was very warm, friendly and caring for the children and families.
After sitting talking and observing with everyone I learned that there is a need to better conduct the EI screening for example have someone the child is familiar with present during the screening and to train teachers to administer these screenings. This process will result in a more accurate result due to the child being comfortable with the adult. Another option that was suggested that would lead to accurate assessment of young children would be if the screener/tester could spend time prior to administering the assessment familiarizing him/or her with the child. But I know this is not always possible so one teacher proposed having the screener provide teachers and parents with a tip-sheet that would help the children feel comfortable withthe process.
I observed a child name Tristan (not child real name) he is 26 months. I could see much needed early intevention for this child for example his social and emotional skills did not foster cooperation and interdependent relationship. I talked to a couple of parents in the morning asking different questions many said they would like to be invloved in the process but many did not know how early intervention work. Families, most particularly parents are vital participants in early intervention programs, both at an organizational level, determining policies and scope and at the individual level where they are intimately involved in determing the EI services that their own child will receive (http://www.naset.org/earlyintervention2.0.html).
I know there will be challenges, questions and conerns about early intervention and parents will ask them but one stood out when it was said to me; Keeping staff informed, there are times when we are NOT openly communicating, therefore we are NOT serving our famikies and children to the fullest. I found a website where you can ask many questions or concerns you may have and get answers. This website was set-up by Tara Deringor and Julie Hudak both are licensed physical therapist, Thereapeutic Early Intervention Service Inc. at http://www.teisinc.com/. What I have learned about this experience talking to other individuals in the field has helped me to really want to research and advocate for Early Intervention. One thing that stand out in my mine is; Early intervention enhance gowth in children and it makes a big different in their lives.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
First Interview Blog
Mary URL BLog: http://gradylmary.blogspot.com/
Module One: Becoming an Advocate
Mary Grady
Advocacy 411: Early Intervention
I am thinking of focusing my research paper on the following area: Early Intervention for zero to three year old. Some of the related topics I will discuss will be the importance of early intervention to young children. For my first assignment I interviewed the Family Support Specialist at my center and our Special Educational Consultant that comes into the center once a week. The insight I gained from my interview regarding EI; there is a need for the service in our area where I work. N.K. and L.S. spoke about how there is a need to develop a process that is better understood by our parents, finding ways for families to be effectively involved in the process and trying to help them to understand the process.
The insigth I gained from my interview regarding current advocacy efforts and needs in my area of interest is we have so many issues concerning Early Intervention; for finding ways to indentify the delays of the children, understanding the process of the brain during the process and the economy impact on the system if Early Intervention is started at a early age.
After my interview with L.S. and N.K. their information has influence me to do my research paper on Early Intervention for zero to three year old: (1) How/who refers children to Early Intervention, (2) do parents/school know about the different free service available and (3) communication/keeping staff informed.
Questions I would like my followers to answer for me are: How do you help parents to know that service is available for their child? How do you finbd ways to get your upper management to hear your cry about a child? How do you get Social Service to share information about children with behaviors? How do we finds ways to infomr and education our parents? Will have more later.
After all is said and done myinterview was very interestin and knowledgeable. I think it is critical to identfiy children while we can and get the help during their critical years zero to three in development. We need to develop a solid system that will easily identify children in need of service and make referrals early on so they receive adequate referral and are followed throuhg and we can keep a track of them in the system. Ms. N.K. explain the social service department at my school is trying to set a new program, I am going to be involved in the work of trying to set this up.
After sitting talking to these ladies about how important E I is to the development of children zero to three, thir has really influence me to research and find help to help young children and their families about E I.There is really a need for this.
The gae group I will concentrate on will be infants to three.
The websites I will use to compile my information at this time adding other later on: www.dhs.state.il.us/e/ http://www.zerotothree.org/, http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
Module One: Becoming an Advocate
Mary Grady
Advocacy 411: Early Intervention
I am thinking of focusing my research paper on the following area: Early Intervention for zero to three year old. Some of the related topics I will discuss will be the importance of early intervention to young children. For my first assignment I interviewed the Family Support Specialist at my center and our Special Educational Consultant that comes into the center once a week. The insight I gained from my interview regarding EI; there is a need for the service in our area where I work. N.K. and L.S. spoke about how there is a need to develop a process that is better understood by our parents, finding ways for families to be effectively involved in the process and trying to help them to understand the process.
The insigth I gained from my interview regarding current advocacy efforts and needs in my area of interest is we have so many issues concerning Early Intervention; for finding ways to indentify the delays of the children, understanding the process of the brain during the process and the economy impact on the system if Early Intervention is started at a early age.
After my interview with L.S. and N.K. their information has influence me to do my research paper on Early Intervention for zero to three year old: (1) How/who refers children to Early Intervention, (2) do parents/school know about the different free service available and (3) communication/keeping staff informed.
Questions I would like my followers to answer for me are: How do you help parents to know that service is available for their child? How do you finbd ways to get your upper management to hear your cry about a child? How do you get Social Service to share information about children with behaviors? How do we finds ways to infomr and education our parents? Will have more later.
After all is said and done myinterview was very interestin and knowledgeable. I think it is critical to identfiy children while we can and get the help during their critical years zero to three in development. We need to develop a solid system that will easily identify children in need of service and make referrals early on so they receive adequate referral and are followed throuhg and we can keep a track of them in the system. Ms. N.K. explain the social service department at my school is trying to set a new program, I am going to be involved in the work of trying to set this up.
After sitting talking to these ladies about how important E I is to the development of children zero to three, thir has really influence me to research and find help to help young children and their families about E I.There is really a need for this.
The gae group I will concentrate on will be infants to three.
The websites I will use to compile my information at this time adding other later on: www.dhs.state.il.us/e/ http://www.zerotothree.org/, http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
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