Shinese Anderson- Case Study: Sam

Shinese Anderson, Module 3, Unit 1, Activity 3

 

I made up a scenario from observing different behaviors over the years, working in urban schools.

 

Case Study:

 

Sam is a 5 year old kindergarten student, he has never been in school before, he has stayed at home with his Mom, from birth until now. At home, his Mom speaks French and his Dad speaks only English. At school, Sam is very active, he likes to play and talk, while the teacher is giving instruction. When he is redirected, or asked to stop, Sam has a tantrum, falls to the floor and screams. Sam, also misses a lot of school and when his teacher assessed him she discovered that, Sam was behind in mostly every subject level. The teacher noticed, that Sam could barely write his name, read or count. The teacher has reached out to the parents, but, received no responses.

 
 * 1) First, I would to talk to Sam about what interest him.
 * 2) I would then gear lessons for Sam that relate to his interest.
 * 3) Teach Sam ways to behave in the classroom and reinforce our rules, because maybe he does not know them.
 * 4) Help Sam use the words he needs to communicate and at the appropriate times.
 * 5) I would collaborate with case workers and teachers, to create an individualized learning plan for Sam.
 * 6) Introduce, technology to Sam and allow different blocks in the day, to do different activities on the computer or IPads, which ever is available.
 * 7) Give Sam pockets in the the day, where he takes a break from learning, maybe he is feeling overstimulated or overwhelmed.
 * 8) I would keep reaching out to Sam’s parents, writing notes to them about Sam’s progress daily if I have too.
 * 9) Reach out to case workers and related service providers about his parents.
 * 10) Reach out to case workers and related service providers to refer him to early stages to get tested.
 * 11) Most importantly, I would document everything he is doing physically, academically, good or bad.
 * 12) I just would want Sam to feel comfortable with me as his teacher and never feel bad for not knowing.

I did not use any references just prior knowledge.