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:

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where earlier learned information interferes with the recall of information learned more recently, impacting memory retention.

State-dependent Learning

The phenomenon that information learned in a particular state of consciousness is more easily recalled when in that same state.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates, associated with memory formation and spatial navigation.

Prefrontal Cortex

The part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobes, involved in complex behaviors such as decision making, planning, and moderating social behavior.