Presentation/Assigment
Student B is a six-year-old, Kindergarten student. The student’s primary language is Russian. However, the student B understands and can express his thoughts in English. Student B is diagnosed with ADHD that occurs with learning disorder and anxiety.
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Student B also receives therapy with a psychologist that involves parents (two times a month individually and two times a month with parents). Student B has an IEP plan that promotes educational advancement. Recently, Student B has begun to take medications that help him reduce hyperactivity and impulsivity and increase concentration and attention.
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Student B is experiencing hyperactivity and impulsivity. He (Student B) often interrupts others, unable to stay quiet for a long term, leaves a seat when remaining seated is expected, could not concentrate for a long term, and needs frequent breaks. Student B is suffering from general anxiety; he is worried when he is facing something new and things that he never experienced before. He (Student B) has trouble managing his stress, so it manifests itself in an uncontrollable emotional state. For example, Student B can start crying, screaming, or run away. The trouble managing his (Student B) emotions leads to the fact that he draws attention to himself. Due to the facts listed above, Student B is experiencing a learning disorder. The difficulties paying attention, staying on task, and being organized interfere with academic performance. Student B constantly could not finish his task on time, needs additional – individualized instructions, and a place where he (Student B) can feel safe and not distracted.
Student B struggles to stay focused on assignments that require attention and writing. He constantly gets destructed and can lose the beginning idea of what he was working. Interactive writing is a great way that keeps him (Student B) engaged and focused. During the reading time, Student B is allowed to take walks, change the seat, or stand.
Student B is a visual and kinesthetic learner. He tends to assimilate information when he (Student B) can absorb the information. Using pictures and educational videos are very helpful. Since Student B likes all activities that are requiring movement, he learns by physically absorbing during activities and actively exploring things around him. He likes experiments, crafts, hands-on activities, drama, art, and music activities that are requiring body movements.
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Student B is passionate about sports. He attends swimming classes twice a week and football once a week. A few times a month, Student B attends kickboxing classes. The parents are trying to keep Student B active due to his hyperactivity using all his interests. Student B likes to watch movies and read books about spies and wants to become a spy when grew up. He does not like activities that require writing but enjoys reading and read-aloud time.
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Student B comes from a middle-class family. The family had moved from Russia – Sankt Petersburg to the Unites States five years ago. Student B has an older sister who is now begun middle school; both parents are working and have very warm and supportive relationships in the family.
They don’t understand English well but ready to put all their strength to help their child. The family went through a hard time during the first two years in the United States and think that it could have affected the child’s condition and desire to attract attention from others.