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Observation and Assessment in Early Childhood
Student 1
In this scenario, the antecedent (A) of the behavior of the four-year-old girl is that she saw the candy at the checkout line and wanted it.
The young girl asked her mom for the candy, her mom stated, “no, it is almost dinner time” that triggered her behavior. The “setting” events according to Functional Assessment of Behavior Can Be as Easy as A-B-C (2002) states that “Most behaviors serve a function in the environment and that function may be defined, in most cases, by the events that happen just before the behavior or antecedents” (Functional Assessment of Behavior Can Be as Easy as A-B-C, 2002, p.25). The “setting” events that I found that affected the antecedent, to the mother’s response “no, it is almost dinner time” is that the four-year-old girl might have been hungry because she asked for the candy when she knew she had not eaten dinner. In addition, I noticed that the mother did not feed her daughter dinner before going to the store and the mother did not try to stay from the candy isle. The behavior (B) under study in objective, measureable terms that was found is when the mother said no to buying her daughter the candy, the child kicked, screamed and cried. The consequence (C) that I see from this scenario that is maintaining or reinforcing the child’s behavior is the mother given in to her daughter having a “tantrum”. For example, when the mother said no to buying her daughter the candy, the child kicked, screamed and cried; this negative behavior is reinforced because it prompted the mother to buy the child the candy and the behavior stopped. The hypothesized function of this negative behavior was that the mother’s daughter was trying to get her mom to buy the candy she asked for and wanted. In this scenario, the negative behavior from the daughter could have been redirected in a more positive direction. The mother should make sure that her daughter eats dinner before going shopping or give her an alternative such as fruits to snack on or something she loves to play with to distract her. In addition, the mother should tell her daughter beforehand that if she behaves that way again at the checkout line there will be consequences to her actions. However, if the daughter still decides to display this behavior when she is told that she cannot have the candy, her mother should speak to her on the same eye level in a calm but an authorative voice. The mother should tell her “Remember, I told you that behaving this way is not a nice thing to do and if you did it again, you will not get to play with your favorite toy. Now, we are going to leave everything here and go home”; the mother must abide by her decision or the behavior will continue.
Reference
Mueller, F., Jenson, W., Reavis, K., & Andrews, D. (2002). Functional assessment of behavior can be as easy as a-b-c. Beyond Behavior. Retrieved on July 11, 2013 from Kaplan.edu/digital book
Student 2
(A) Antecedent: The four year old child walks to the checkout line. The child sees the candy and asks for the candy.
The four year old asks the mother for some candy and the mother say no.
(B) Behavior: The four year old cry’s, screams, kicks, and for several minutes. This behavior probably annoyed the mother by being embarrassed in public. The mom may be a mother who can’t see her child crying.
(C) Consequence: The child’s mom buys her the candy and she stops crying, screaming, and kicking. Giving the child the candy only rewarded the child for her behavior. This indeed will make the child act out every time she asks for something and her mom says no. So now she thinks that she can scream, kick, and cry when her mother tells her no. She can basically get her way when she is told no.
My hypothesis is that the child wanted some candy. The mom said no and the child would cry and have behaviors until the mom gave in. The mom indeed did.
I think the child knew if she behaved that her mom would give in. This is probably a reoccurring issue that the mom and child have.
Topic 1 (of 2)
Art and Humanities: 20th Century and Beyond
Student 1
Hello Class and Professor,
This short story called “The Lost Beautifulness” was very heart wrenching. I do have sympathy for Hanneh Hayyeh, having put up her own money and time to create in her opinion what was a beautiful kitchen for her son the come home to (Yezierska, 1920). Making sacrifices when the rent was raised. She wanted it to feel grand even if their lives were not. I am not fond of the landlord who takes advantage of Hanneh’s hard work and money to raise the rent due the knowledge that he can get more for the apartment.
Effective literature has universal appeal. For a selection to have universal appeal, it must appeal to all readers and audiences as well as being relatable. The themes of such selections are immortal, and recurring in all cultures and all time periods. If a piece of literature is effective, it will often last for a long time. “Time and circumstances give continuing relevance to a classic” it offers a type of universal appeal (Janaro & Altshuler page 69).
At the end of this tale Hanneh Hayyeh let her problems get the best of her and destroyed her hard work (Yezierska, 1920). As in most cases she felt horrible about it afterwards. This part gives great epiphany into her character, most humans react out of despair and anger in this same way.
Margaret
Janaro, R., & Altshuler, T. (2012). The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living. New York: Pearson Education.
Yezierska, Anzia (1920). The Lost Beautifulness. Retrieved from
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/-pds/gilded/people/text6/yezierska
Student 2
After reading Anzia Yezierska’s short story, “The Lost Beautifulness,” I definitely feel bad for Hanneh. All she wanted was to fix up her home for when her son returned home from the service. It was despicable for her landlord to treat her that way and continually increase the cost of rent. What a complete jerk! I completely loathe the landlord and his servant. I dislike her husband. I do see his point about spending money on the landlord’s house and how it could have been saved for harder times, but he was so mean to her. She tried to do something nice by painting her kitchen, and it bit her in the rear. It just makes me sick to think that this happens. The author did use epiphany in order to draw the readers in. It makes you feel a direct connection to the characters. An epiphany is an insight or reflection (Janaro & Altshuler, n.d.).
References
Janaro, R., & Altshuler, T. (n.d.). The art of being human: The humanities as a technique for living. [Pearson]. Retrieved from http://view.ebookplus.pearsoncmg.com/ebook/launcheText.do?values=bookID::12364::invokeType::lms::launchState::goToEBook::platform::1007::globalBookID::CM45765270::userID::7178631::scenario::5::scenarioid::scenario5::plus::y::sessionID::15864154442113373045172013::smsUserID::47432322::hsid::f38d57fe74eb6d8bd4d264e00b4a0389
Yezierska, Anzia. The Lost Beautifulness. Retrieved from
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/-pds/gilded/people/text6/yezierska
Topic 2 (of 2)
Student 1
A Happy Birthday by Ted Koosner
I don’t think the poem was too difficult to understand but I’ve never really been into poetry and interpreting it is normally pretty hard. I could be way off course with the interpretation, but I think it means his idea of a happy day is being one with the day and night and lost in a good book. He wanted to soak every last ounce of the day as it faded into night. Ted Kooser was born April 25, 1939 in Iowa. He won numerous awards for his literary pieces. He worked as an executive in the insurance business. Reading his biography did not help to interpret the poem. Source: Kooser, Ted. A Happy Birthday. Retrieved from
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16717
Public Transportation by Elaine Sexton
This poem was a little more difficult to understand. It seemed to have a lot of different things going on. I think it’s about how there are many different types of people on a bus or using public transportation. No one can be judged or “figured out”. They all hold their secrets about their lives. No one is actually what they seem on the outside. Elaine Sexton is the author of “Sleuth”, a collection of poems. Reading about her did not help to interpret the poem. Source: Sexton, Elaine. Public Transportation. Retrieved from
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16444
Student 2
Hello Class and Professor,
First Poem: A Poem about Intelligence for my Brothers and Sisters
In this poem I believe that June Jordan was pretty clear on her message. It says to me that in society that poor folks do not understand where certain philosophies given by geniuses are so important. In their world they have no reasoning for formulas that make no sense to their everyday lives. The meaning to me is that we all learn in our life what is important to us as an individual, or what we need to know. She wants people to understand knowledge is power. She is well educated and written many books for all ages (Jordan n.d.).
Second Poem: Public Transportation
The flow of this poem seems to be easy to read. It appears that the poem is about all kinds of people that ride a bus, from all aspects of live. It also seems that Elaine Sexton is trying to say don’t judge a book by its cover. It is never as it appears. In life we pass a hundred people daily and never realize the what kind person they could be. She lives in New York and has written many poems, reviews, essays, and art criticism and has appeared in American Poetry Review, ARTnews, Art New England, Prairie Schooner, Poetry, River Styx, New Letters, the Writer’s Chronicle (AWP), and numerous other journals (Sexton, n.d.). I am sure it was inspired using the public transportation in such a busy city.
Poets write in a language about everyday talk “it is to say, above prose” (Janaro & Altshuler, 2012, p. 74).
Margaret
Janaro, R., & Altshuler, T. (2012). The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living. New York: Pearson Longman.
Jordan, June. A Poem about Intelligence for my Brothers and Sisters. Retrieved from
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19038
Source: Sexton, Elaine. Public Transportation. Retrieved from http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16444
