Counselling Assessment of Student Learning

A great deal of consideration needs to go into preparing a child for the change that occurs when going from a home/child care atmosphere into a school environment. The Teacher needs to consider the child in its entirety throughout the changeover to scholarly activities. This must include the child’s physical readiness, socio-emotional, and cognitive abilities for learning. It is equally essential to discover ways in which to involve the children's first and most important teachers, their families. The families have the most information about their child's strengths, weaknesses as well as the challenges the child faces.

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An important aspect of this development is the way in which a child interacts in a social and school situation .It focusses on the emergence, and change, of a child’s morals. And if the child has an understanding of morality from childhood through to becoming an adult. (Trawick-Smith, 2014). The two theorists that play a part here include Piaget as well as Kohlberg’s. Social development refers to learning values.

The child is especially sensitive to acquiring knowledge from his environment, from the age of three to the age of six. Hence she suggested the preparation of an environment especially conducive to education including in it child sized furnitu... ... middle of paper ... ...e, completes the chain and holds the amalgam together. She is the catalyst that invokes the learning in the child centered environment. In the Montessori Method children are allowed to develop according to the laws of child development. The developmentally appropriate practices this methodology of education propagates allows for the child to think constructively, creatively and independently.

Assessments and Educational Interventions for Students with LD Assessments are used to facilitate learning through collecting data. A complete assessment involves several elements. It attempts to answer the question of why a student is not learning or not producing in the instructional environment. Assessment also attempts to determine levels of functioning in areas that may be impacting student’s performance negatively. The purpose of the assessments is to provide all parties involved with the information necessary for individualized instruction (Assessment –for Parents, 1999).

Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt). (2005). Cultural considerations and challenges in response-to-intervention models. An NCCRESt Position Statement. Ralabate, P., & Klotz, M. B.

In the essay there is going to be an emphasis on the social interaction between children and their caregivers and peer relations. To consider whether social interaction is a fundamental basis for cognitive development of children, there is going to be presented the overview of the literature that concentrates upon it. There are two fundamental theoretical frameworks that touch upon the subjects, namely the work of Piaget (1926) and Vygots... ... middle of paper ... ...interact with their caregivers and through interaction not only their cognitive abilities are shaped by also their personality and behaviour in later stage of their life (Triandis & Suh, 2002). The essay is considering the background that social relation flourishes, namely interaction child – adult and peer relations. Through their early experiences with others, children develop their understanding of the world.

(McLeod 2007) To understand the lessons that are learned in these early relationships, Bowlby developed the concept of ‘internal working models'. An internal working model is a set of expectations and beliefs about the self, others and the relationship between the self and others. Thus, the internal working model of an individual will contain particular expectations and beliefs about their own and other people's behaviour. (Howe 2011). According to Bowlby (1969), “the primary caregiver acts as an example for future relationships through the internal working model for the child”.

The surroundings that he/she is in create tendencies to learn and acquire certain behaviors, whether positive or negative. DESCRIPTION OF BSFT: The BSFT is a cost-effective, evidence-based, process-oriented, and family-focused intervention program. Developed by researchers led by Szapocznik, the program works with children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years who are susceptible in developing or already display negative behavioral habits. The program was intended ... ... middle of paper ... ... Bibliography Henggeler, S. W. (1999). Multisystemic Therapy: An overview of clinical procedures.

Assessing the educational and cognitive needs of individuals with mental retardation is a very complex process. An appropriately chosen assessment can be a highly effective tool that can be used to measure the progress of our students. The teacher must select assessment procedures carefully and make judgments regarding the main areas to assess and then determine which areas of performance need to be tested further. Effective use of the results will allow teachers to design instruction and lessons specifically to fit the needs of their students. Where does the teacher start?