Create a Descriptive Profile of a Child Who Has Come

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Essay

Create a descriptive profile of a child who has come to kindergarten unready for formal literacy instruction. Outline a program that would have the best chance of facilitating emergent literacy for such a child.

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Definitions:

Historian

A scholar who studies and writes about the past, critically examining and interpreting historical events, contexts, and narratives.

Federal Intervention

The involvement or action by a federal government to regulate, manage, or resolve issues within its jurisdiction, often in response to crises or persistent problems.

West

A direction, region, or concept often associated with the western part of a country, continent, or the Western world, characterized by specific cultural, economic, or historical contexts.

Native Americans

Indigenous peoples of the Americas, present before the arrival of European settlers, with distinct cultures, languages, and histories, and who faced displacement and challenges to their way of life due to colonization.