Language Sample

I am not going to be in class tomorrow because I am going to Louisville to conduct my language sample. If someone could let me know what we did in class, and what I missed I would really appreciate it!!

After Jacks Mother presentation in our class, Now I support those scholars who says, started "some parents take their children disability and convert them into family happines". When I study this in my In 104 class I did believe it but after getting first hand information. Now I believe that sometimes disability can unite members of the family to make health family.

Language Transcription Question

The little boy I am doing my language project on sang a song (grease lighting) along with the soundtrack while I was recording him. I did not include this as part of his speech because I felt like it didn't really represent his speech so much as his ability to memorize lyrics and sing along. Another problem is that he really couldn't sing it. He would just hum along and when he got to a part he knew and could say he would sing it. It was also hard to hear these parts because the music was louder than he was. I was just wondering if I need to include what he sang or not, and how I would go about doing that.

Language Transcription

Hey guys..hope everyone has had a great day! Just wanted to let you all know that I asked Mrs. White if we just had to type up the transcription or if we need to include the number of utterances also and she said to only do the transcription!

Illness

Hey everyone,
I missed Wednesday class cause I unfortunately have mono :( so I'm hoping that I will be getting much better as I rest for the weekend and try to just lay around. My question is can someone take a few minutes to send me what all was talked about in Wednesday night class and what all I need to know or do for class next week? I think I remember something for the language project due, which worries me as I have yet to start that. I was going to get around to it this week until I got so sick.. just my luck! Anyways if someone could help me out that would be AWESOME! Thanks so much,
Sam Riffle

prayers please

I don't usually like sharing my personal life with a whole bunch of strangers but this time is different. I find out this afternoon that my cousin was found dead. He was a year older than I am and it is starting to hit me hard. His car slid off the road last night and was found in a creek this morning. It is really hard to understand how something like this could happen to someone so young.

Applying Content

I started baby sitting for someone my mom works with. She has four kids. Ages 5, 2, (going on three) 2, and 1. I also babysit for someone my dad works with and they have three kids. Ages 12, 9, and 4. Ever since we started talking about language and communication development, I've become more aware of the language development in the younger kids I babysit. I already knew they were just developing language, but I began to notice where they are in their development and the errors they have in syntax, semantics, or pragmatics. I thought that I would share that with you.

CATS Testing

Mrs. White,

My mom is running a Christian school that a few of her friends and her started about 2 years ago at my church. They have several children with special needs and need a lot of extra help when they do CATS testing. They are a private school and teachers do not have to be credited but they only take teachers who are. My mom was asking me to look up and see if I could help out during that time or not since we will already be out of school. I cant find any information on it though, so i was wondering if you know anything or know of somewhere I could find something.

Thanks!

Prayer

Hello everyone. My Nanny called me last night and told me that my grandpa has been sick all week so they went to the doctor. He sent my grandpa in the hospital for his gallbladder. He needs surgery. He will be fine I know but I was asking if you all will keep him in your prayers. Thank you all!

"Right Answer"

In today's society kids have been programed on all levels to find the "right answer". Sometimes students have no idea what the material really means or how it relates to their future jobs, but they do know how to get the right answer. In the end, saddly, the "right answer" is what we are judged upon as students. Most instructors, financial aide institutions, scholarship programs, and everyone else for that matter, decide our worthiness based upon how many "right answers" we gave to get the best possible grade. It's hard as a student to take the time to really get indepth with your study's when you are pushed so hard to move fast and retain what you can. In a few years from now when we are looking for jobs, the employers will not look at our understanding of material, but instead how many "right answers" we got on our way to our diploma's. Right or wrong this is why I feel students in todays classroom are more worried about getting the right answer than knowing how and why it's right. However, I do feel that those of us who truly try to understand will be able to one day change this trend and teach our students to be more concious of understanding and applying knowledge as opposed to just memorizing.

TEST BABY

SOOOOO i just got done with the test and i believe that i did very well. thank you Mrs White for the help, i wouldn't have done so well without your help


ALL RIGHT GO ME

Feeling Generous - More Bonus Points

A wonderful colleague, Donna Eustace, recently shared a URL with me.

I'd like to share it with you because it has a DIRECT connection to our course. The URL is:

http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/

If you would like to earn some additional bonus points for SED260 take some time to explore the many wonderful resources and tools you'll find here.

How do you earn the bonus points, you ask? That's left up to YOUR creativity - since this is EXTRA. You have to explore the website and then determine HOW it relates to the course, your area of interest, etc. You can even determine a meaningful way to share that with me without creating "busy work" for yourself. I'm open to your ideas.

The extra credit will be added to an assignment or test of your choice that you feel like you didn't do as well as you would have liked.

You want bonus points? I'm willing to work with you . . .

Bluegrass Technology Center

Hello, everyone!
Tomorrow morning I will be leaving Richmond to volunteer at the Bluegrass Technology Center. If anyone wants to come, I'll be glad to give rides there and back. Shoot me an e-mail tonight or tomorrow morning with your phone number and I'll get a hold of you. I can be pretty flexible with times, so let me know if you're at all interested... I'd love to help anyone out! :)

jessica_whalen4@eku.edu

Test

I finished the test and I feel like i answered the questions to the best of my ability. Hopefully I have improved on the first test. What did everyone think of Test 2?

Observation Report

So, I just had a quick question. What are we turning in the night of our class? Our we turning in a copy of the report as well as our grading rubric for ourself? Or are we just turning in the grading rubric?

Also, did anybody else feel disappointed with their observations?

Book...

Hey I was wondering if anyone knew of a person who happened to have an extra book or one for sale, I was in the library a few days ago, I left then when I went back my books were gone, I have checked several book stores and they do not have this book. Thanks.

TEST and LECTURE

Ok guys I just submitted the test, I worked twice as hard on this test really looking at every question more than once!!!! I vote we get a prayer group together lol jk

Oh and guess what??!!!! I got a three point lecture from Mrs. White through e-mail lol!!! DON'T EVER, EVER ASK HER FOR A PHONE NUMBER!!!! lol :)

Here is the e-mail: Take it to heart :)

You did not just ask me for a PHONE NUMBER you can look up on the BLOG, in a PHONE BOOK, on their WEBSITE or in WHITEPAGES.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rule #1. . . never do FOR students what they can DO FOR THEMSELVES. . .whether they be special ed OR COLLEGE STUDENTS. . . teach them to be independent and EXPECT THEM TO BE!

Rule#2. . .never hesitate to help a student do what they can not do for themselves or what they need assistance in doing!!

Rule#3. . .never email Mrs. White and ask her for a phone number that I can easily get somewhere else unless I want a 3 point lecture from her!

Language Project

Hey guys, I'm going to be doing my language project Tuesday night. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for fun activities that worked for you all during your recordings. I was thinking that maybe we could play a game of some sort...

Freaking out..

I have been freaking out since wed. class becuase I thought that we had the test, observation and transcription of the language project due wed.. I guess that will teach me to look over the syllabus more often.. So to make sure I am correct the lang. transcription is due april 8th?? I won't let that happen again.. haha

Language Project Again..

Hey everyone I am at home working on my project and was just wondering how many pages everyone had on their projects I know this is no indicator as to what I should have but I am just curious.. Thanks