David Park
Student ID: 20365940
Kaplan University Online
PS340: Exceptional Needs Children
Dr. Natasha Chung
31 January 2012
Scenario One
In the first case study, a child by the name of Robert who was four years of age came for a screening session. To keep out meeting confidential I asked his parents to complete some surveys and permission forms prior to the meeting. The parents’ major concern was that their child was not sociable at all. Robert did not speak; he would rather point to things that he wanted to play with. When I meet Robert up in person, he was a playful little boy who is well attached to his parents, but does not make eye contact when you meet him.
You meet with a 4-year-old male (Robert) and his parents during a screening session in your office. You asked his parents to complete some surveys and permission forms prior to the meeting. He plays great by himself, but when I approach him he would stop playing with what he has and gets up from where he is to point to another toy that interests him.
Another key information that was presented was that he had two older sisters that did all the talking for me and them communicating to him when he pointed at something. When I called …show more content…
I think that with early intervention plan Teresa will be able to understand better. Oral deaf education is an option. Family-centered educational approach that develops a child’s speech and listening abilities along with confidence and life skills to meet the challenges of the greater world. This means that parents and family play a key role right from the start. Oral deaf education integrates the earliest and most natural intervention, the most current and inclusive education along with today’s sophisticated hearing technologies, to enable children with a hearing loss to learn to listen and