Running head: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PROFILE ESSAY 1

Individual Difference Pr!file E a" #a$%er& 'a(i ha In %ruc%!r: Dr) Eg*er% Educa%i!n +,+,1. Oc%!*er 1,

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Abstract 'he f!ll!/ing e a" 0r!vide inf!r1a%i!n a*!u% a "!ung 1ale %uden% na1ed S%eve #ale 2na1e

ha *een changed3) S%eve /a *!rn /i%h a gene%ic chr!1! !1e di !rder called 'ri !1" 4P /hich i a di !rder cau ing an individual5 chr!1! !1e %! c!n%ain e$%ra 1a%erial) 'hi di !rder i ver" rare and i n!/ de%ec%a*le *a ed !n %he 0r! 0ec%ive 0aren%5 chr!1! !1e ) 'hi di !rder ha cau ed 1ul%i0le !%her heal%h i ue %ha% affec% hi life !n a dail" *a i ) 6i di !rder) i %er al ! ha %hi

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Individual Differences Profile Essay 'he educa%i!n " %e1 ha %he !00!r%uni%" %! educa%e 1an" differen% %uden% fr!1 vari!u *ac(gr!und and h!1e live ) Ever" %uden% ha uni7ue learning& 0h" ical& and !cial ca0a*ili%ie and /ea(ne e ) I% i %he educa%!r5 re 0!n i*ili%" %! find a *alance *e%/een all !f %he e %uden% %! *ring !u% %he *e % in %he1 and hel0 1a(e %he1 ucce ful) 'hi 0a0er addre e %he general %a%u !f %he %uden% a /ell a & %he 0h" ical& 1en%al& and e1!%i!nal devel!01en% !f

%he individual) I /ill al ! 0r!vide inf!r1a%i!n !f c!n%inued educa%i!n f!r %hi individual *a ed !n 1" !* erva%i!n ) General Information S%eve i a Cauca ian 1ale !f 1, "ear and 8 1!n%h !ld /h! re ide /i%h hi 1!%her& fa%her& and "!unger i %er /h! i 9 "ear !ld) S%eve5 dail" chedule c!n i % !f hi1 /a(ing u0 a% ::,, a)1) ;!nda" %hr!ugh Frida" %! /a%ch Y!u'u*e vide! f!r %hir%" 1inu%e *ef!re he *egin %! 0re0are f!r ch!!l) 'he *u arrive a% 9:,, a)1) %! %a(e S%eve %! ch!!l /here he %a" un%il .:., 0)1) /hen %he *u re%urn hi1 %! hi re idence) 6!/ever& !n 'ue da" and 'hur da" !f ever" /ee( S%eve a%%end %hera0" e i!n fr!1 +:,, 0)1) %! .:,, 0)1) and he g!e %! %he Devel!01en%al Cen%er !n 'hur da" fr!1 +:., 0)1) %! -:., 0)1) S%eve i in *ed a% 9:,, 0)1) ever" nigh%) Physical Development S%eve i a /hi%e 1ale /i%h *lue e"e & *r!/n hair& and a heigh% !f f!ur fee% and %hree inche ) 6e ha %/! e$%ra fr!n% %ee%h and an e$%ra %!!%h !n %he *!%%!1 !f hi 1!u%h) 'he individual i h!r%er and heavier %han 1! % children hi age due %! hi chr!1! !1e di !rder

called 'ri !1" 4P %ha% i %he 1ain cau e !f hi !%her heal%h i ue including O0%ic Nerve

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 6"0!0la ia& E0ile0 "& 6"0!%h"r!idi 1& 6"0!0i%ui%ari 1& <r!/%h 6!r1!ne Deficienc"& and a *icu 0id a!r%ic hear% valve) 'ri !1" 4P i *e % e$0lained a a 0er !n having an e$%ra A# chr!1! !1e a% %he end !f %heir !%her/i e n!r1al chr!1! !1e) O0%ic Nerve 6"0!0la ia i an underdevel!0ed !0%ic nerve c!ndi%i!n %ha% ha re ul%ed in S%eve5 need %! /ear gla e due %! %he i ue %ha% %he c!ndi%i!n ha cau ed hi righ% e"e) 'he individual ha underg!ne %/! e0ara%e e"elid urgerie and %/! e"e 1u cle !0era%i!n %! c!rrec% %he la=" e"e %ha% he /a *!rn /i%h) E0ile0 " i a c!ndi%i!n %ha% cau e S%eve %! have un0redic%a*le ei=ure ) 6"0!%h"r!idi 1 i a c!ndi%i!n re ul%ing in an underac%ive %h"r!id %ha% i %he large % cau e !f hi /eigh% i ue ) 6"0!0i%ui%ari 1 i a c!ndi%i!n %ha% indica%e an underac%ive 0i%ui%ar" gland %ha% cau e S%eve5 i11une " %e1 %! *e le

effec%ive) <r!/%h 6!r1!ne Deficienc" i a c!ndi%i!n %ha% indica%e a lac( !f h!r1!ne 0r!duc%i!n in an individual and re ul% in S%eve *eing 1uch h!r%er %han hi 0eer ) Finall"& S%eve uffer fr!1 a *icu 0id a!r%ic hear% valve re ul%ing in a hear% 1ur1ur and higher u ce0%i*ili%" %! infec%i!n ) S%eve %a(e 1edica%i!n f!r hi E0ile0 "& 6"0!%h"r!idi 1& and 6"0!0i%ui%ari 1) 6e i al ! ad1ini %ered dail" in>ec%i!n f!r hi <r!/%h 6!r1!ne Deficienc") ;!re!ver& de 0i%e hi vari!u heal%h afflic%i!n & S%eve ha acu%e hearing and %he a*ili%" %! decenter !r f!cu !n 1ul%i0le a 0ec% !f a i%ua%i!n in %ead !f >u % !ne !r hi1 elf /hich i di 0la"ed in hi a*ili%" %! %hr!/& (ic(& and ca%ch a *all /i%h effec%ivene in acc!rdance %! hi 0eer ) Fur%her1!re& S%eve i

righ%?handed and ha %he a*ili%" %! u e a 0encil effec%ivel" de 0i%e %he fac% %ha% hi finger d! n!% !0en c!10le%el" /hich i al ! an effec% !f 'ri !1" 4P) Cognitive Development S%eve i enr!lled in 0ecial need cla e f!r 1a%h and reading& h!/ever& he a%%end regular 0re0 cla e ) S%eve i cla ified a a @0re?readerA in /hich he i ade0% a% u ing phonics %!

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES iden%if" a /!rd %ha% he i unfa1iliar /i%h) 6i !%her acade1ic %reng%h include /ri%ing fa1iliar

/!rd and u ing %!uch?0!in% 1a%h& !r %he 1e%h!d !f c!un%ing d!% 0! i%i!ned *e ide a nu1*er %! hel0 an individual !lve 1a%h 0r!*le1 ) S%eve al ! u e maintenance rehearsal %! hel0 hi1 learn and re1e1*er hi 0elling /!rd *" /ri%ing %he1 re0e%i%i!u l") ;!re!ver& S%eve u e

chunking %! gr!u0 /!rd and 0ic%ure %!ge%her %! hel0 hi1 re1e1*er %he 1eaning !f /!rd and h!/ %! 0ell %he1) 'hi 1e%h!d i a scaffolding %echni7ue !r a 1e%h!d %ha% i u ed %! u00!r% learning and 0r!*le1 !lving) S%eve i 1! % ucce ful if he i in%ere %ed in %he inf!r1a%i!n %ha% i *eing %augh% due %! hi /ea(ne !f having a h!r% a%%en%i!n 0an) 'hi acade1ic /ea(ne

re ul% in loud reprimands if he i *eing 0ar%icularl" di ru0%ive !r %he c!n %an% u e !f cues and prompts %! redirec% hi a%%en%i!n) Acc!rding %! Piage%5 S%age !f Devel!01en%& S%eve i in %he c!ncre%e !0era%i!nal %age !f c!gni%ive devel!01en% *a ed !f %he fac% %ha% S%eve rec!gni=e %ha% %he ha0e !f an !*>ec% d!e n!% 1ean %he a1!un% !f /ha% i in ide !f i% ha changed) 'hi i al ! (n!/n a conservation 2Par !n 0g)4B3) Socio-emotional Development S%eve i e$%re1el" (ind& 0!li%e& and /ell?1annered& "e%& he i !cca i!nall" vi!len% /i%h hi i %er /hich re ul% in punishment fr!1 %he u0ervi ing adul%) 6e /ill engage in 0la" ac%i!n

f!r a*!u% %en 1inu%e /i%h !%her children *ef!re he *ec!1e *!red and re%urn %! %he c!10an" !f %he adul% /hich he 0refer ) In fac%& S%eve i c!n %an%l" urr!unding hi1 elf /i%h adul% c!10an" and !f%en 1i1ic %heir *ehavi!r /hich i called modeling) 'he %uden% i generall" 0! i%ive a*!u% hi1 elf unle he i a (ed a*!u% hi /eigh% a he *elieve %ha% he i !verl" fa%& h!/ever&

%hi d!e n!% inhi*i% hi1 fr!1 e$0re ing %he fac% %ha% he find !lder /!1en ver" a%%rac%ive and girl hi age @cu%e)A ;!re!ver& acc!rding %! Eri( !n5 P "ch! !cial S%age ;!del& %he %uden% i

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES in %he ch!!l age a he i a*le %! c!0e /i%h ne/ !cial and acade1ic de1and /i%h hel0 2Par !n 3) 6!/ever& he *ec!1e %re ed if he cann!% achieve !1e%hing !n hi !/n)

Summary Conclusions and Implications S%eve i a high func%i!ning child in regard %! hi di !rder and i ver" 0lea an% %! *e ar!und) 6e %ruggle /i%h educa%i!n and i in 0ecial need cla e & h!/ever& %hi d!e n!% ee1 %! *!%her hi1) 'he %uden% ha a ver" u00!r%ive and l!ving fa1il" %ha% i %here f!r hi1 n! 1a%%er /ha% and he i /ell %a(en care !f) 'hu & S%eve i a ha00" "!ung 1an %ha% i e$celling acc!rding %! %he educa%i!nal %andard %ha% are e% f!r hi1) 6e i al ! in g!!d 0h" ical heal%h de 0i%e %he i ue he enc!un%er /i%h hi e"e & hear%& and finger ) 6e i a*le %! ac%ivel" 0la" !u% ide& !n %he c!10u%er& and /i%h !%her children /i%h!u% 0ain !r re %rain% ) 'he !nl" %hing %ha% e% S%eve a0ar% fr!1 hi 0eer i hi lac( !f heigh%) Al%h!ugh S%eve i educa%i!nall" dela"ed he i educa%i!nall" ucce ful and 1!%iva%ed in hi cla e and i ver" c!!0era%ive !n 1! % !cca i!n ) Finall"& S%eve i a ver" 0lea an% and /ell?1annered "!ung 1an %ha% 0refer %! *e in adul% c!10an" ra%her %han in %he c!10an" !f hi 0eer ) 6e i highl" re 0!n ive %! hi educa%!r and eager %! learn) 'he %uden% ha a 0! i%ive !0ini!n a*!u% hi1 elf and i rarel" di %re ed) ;!re!ver& S%eve i !ciall"

ade0% f!r !1e!ne /i%h hi di !rder and /!uld *enefi% grea%l" fr!1 c!n%inued 0ecial need cla e %! fur%her %reng%hen hi 0ea(ing& reading& and 1a%h (ill ) S%eve /!uld al ! *enefi% %a*le) If I /a

fr!1 c!n%inued 0h" ical %hera0" e i!n %! en ure %ha% hi h!r1!ne level i

given %he !00!r%uni%" %! educa%e S%eve I /!uld u e direc% educa%i!nal a%%en%i!n and reading e$erci e including 0h!nic and na1ing %he le%%er *a ed !n %he c!rre 0!nding ani1al) I /!uld al ! i10le1en% 1a%h e$erci e %ha% /!uld include %!uch?0!in% 1a%h and e$erci e %ha% /!uld %each hi1 h!/ %! !lve 1a%h 0r!*le1 u ing !*>ec% ) Finall"& I /!uld i10le1en% assessment procedures %! gauge hi 0r!gre /hich i a formative assessment a00r!ach %! %e %ing %he

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES %uden%5 (n!/ledge) 'he %uden% /!uld 1a %er %he e %r!ng educa%i!nal f!unda%i!n) S%eve i a ucce ful "!ung 1an /i%h 0!%en%ial de 0i%e hi vari!u heal%h i ue and /i%h %he a00r!0ria%e educa%i!nal and 0h" ical a%%en%i!n he /ill devel!0 in%! a high func%i!ning adul% /i%h a*ili%ie %ha% e$ceed %he e$0ec%a%i!n e% f!r hi1) (ill and *e read" %! 1!ve !n /i%h a

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Par !n & Richard& 6in !n& S%e0hanie& C Sard!?#r!/n& De*!rah) 2+,,13)