Author: akohtum

Explain one important difference in each area of infant and early childhood development (physical, language, cognitive, and psychosocial) of infants and children with and without ID.

How would you explain the benefits of an early intervention program to parents of children with ID?

This week we learned about the important functions of political parties. You also had the opportunity to browse the Democratic and Republican Party platforms for your reading. In this activity, pretend you are in charge of your own political party and write a platform for your political party.Your platform and reflection essay should be at least 500 words long and address the following:Write an essay in which you compare and contrast each of your three policies, one at a time, to similar policies from the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties. How are your policies similar to the policies of the two major parties? How your policies different from the policies of the two major parties? Be specific and include specific examples. Conclude your comparison and contrast essay by discussing which of the two major parties your political party most similar to?Don’t forget to include a reference list.Please note: APA formatting and citations rules apply to this and all essays in this course.

Using 12-18 slides, create a PowerPoint presentation for parents of children with ID that explains physical, language, cognitive, and psychosocial development. Address the following:1. Identify professional and parental interventions.2. Provide information for students with severe and profound ID.3. Identify the challenges the parents may face in daily life.4. Identify and explain issues in teaching students with severe and profound ID.5. Describe curriculum planning and IEP development for students with severe and profound ID.6. What are the educational outcomes for students with severe and/or profound ID?7. What educational interventions are most appropriate for students with severe and/or profound ID?Predict and list questions for discussion that parents may have following the presentation.Along with the assignment, submit slide notes, background materials, as well as the final project to the instructor. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

In your initial discussion post this week present an argument that proposes one change to our electoral system. (Please note, it will not be acceptable to say you do not think any change should be made.)Several possible changes to could be:Just be sure to go beyond just stating what change you want to make, but present an argument for why we should make that change and how that change would improve our electoral system.In your argument, do not use words like “fair” or “good” or “better” or “equal” – how do you measure what is or is not “fair”? What if you and I have different definitions of what is or is not fair (these are not universal terms)?Please respond to the initial question by day 5 and be sure to post two additional times to peers and/or instructor by day 7. The initial post by day 5 should be 75 to 150 words, but may go longer depending on the topic. If you use any source outside of your own thoughts, you should reference that source. Include solid grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling.

Let’s discuss internationalization through an example, Chipotle Mexican Grill: Can Chipotle replicate its massive success within the US in overseas markets? We will find out, please be sure to review the following case in order to support this discussion:Once you have reviewed the cases answer the following questions: 

On page 193 of the textbook, the intermediate value theorem is discussed. For the intermediate value theorem why do you think it is necessary for the signs of f(a) and f(b) to be different in order to guarantee there is a zero between a and b.If it is the case that the signs of f(a) and f(b) are the same, does that mean the function f(x) cannot have a zero between a and b? Explain.

 Anthony Potts has been convicted of an alcohol-related driving offense and has been sentenced to 3 years probation as part of his sentence, and his case has been assigned to you. His court docket number is 55555, and his probation case file number is 11111-A. Mr. Potts has been married to Anna Potts for 18 years, and they have two children: Sarah, age 10, and Cindy, age 11. Mr. Potts owns a chain of retail stores, works long hours during the week and on the weekends, and has not been an involved father because he spends most of his time working. His pattern has been to go out to various restaurants and bars with his partners after the stores close at 9:30 p.m. and drink alcohol until closing. He has then typically driven home under the influence of alcohol. You meet with Mrs. Potts, who is very guarded in her discussions with you about her husband\’s drinking history. What you can learn from Mrs. Potts includes police involvement a few times during the marriage due to the drinking, long nights where Mr. Potts kept the family awake in his drunken rages, and very poor communication between Mrs. Potts and Mr. Potts.The court has asked for a probation report within 60 days with information pertaining to whether Mr. Potts has a possible alcohol problem.As a new probation officer, you are not familiar with alcohol-related issues. You discuss this case with your supervisor at your weekly supervision session and explain what the court has asked for.Your supervisor, Probation Officer Rexford, asks you to submit him a report, which will include citations, outlining the following:Please be sure to cite each sentence that contains information from any sources.