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Major Assignment #3: Case Study Angelica Paton Department of Education, Rowan University SPED 08555: Education and Psychology of Students with Disabilities Professor Jiyeon Lee June 24, 2024

Paton 2 Overview Jaime is autistic, has ADHD, and has a communication impairment. He was labeled as Limited English Proficient (LEP) in preschool and was in ESL classrooms in Kindergarten and 1 st grade. He was classified as having incomprehensible speech and difficulties concerning articulation, in both English and Spanish. He progressed slowly in reading and had attention and impulsive difficulties. He had trouble interacting with other students and adults, seemed to obsess over objects, and had strong reactions to unexpected changes. When on medication, Jaime can focus and can complete work independently. He can also follow directions, read and locate important information in texts, and ask and answer questions. He can initiate conversations logically and on topic, and his socialization improves. However, he does not take the medication consistently, which impairs his improvement. He is off task, struggles to function independently, can become disruptive, and is unable to learn new skills. This year, Jaime has been struggling with focusing and doing his work. He has had behavioral incidents and his social interactions have been straining. He has been crying without knowing why, his anxiety and depression seem to be worsening, and he is struggling with the classwork. Culture, Language, and Family Influence on Learning Jaime’s language, culture, and family influence may affect his learning in various ways. When there is a language barrier between a parent and the educational system, parents may not understand exactly what services are being offered and what it is that the child really needs. This can lead to interruptions in services, and for Jaime, it also led to disruptions in his medication. Though his mother expressed the medication seemed to be making him depressed, she could have also sought out a different medication or a new one to add to the previous one. It seems that taking him off his medication has been detrimental to his learning. It also seems as though, when

Paton 3 he was taking the medication, it was not being properly administered. This could also be a cause of language barrier. According to the Center for Global Development (2023), children learn better when they can associate new ideas with familiar phrases in their home language. When the home language is different from the language they are learning in, they may process it slower and not understand the deeper meanings of what is being taught. There may also be cultural gaps between parents and educators that can impact academic achievement in a student. Personally, my father was born in a different country. When faced with certain academic, or social, challenges, my father did not understand and in turn did not have the skills to teach me to get through it. He also struggled with understanding mental health issues. Even today, he does not believe in going to therapy or taking medications to manage mental health. This is, of course, not just my father, but so many parents who were raised in a different culture than America, or cultures that acknowledge mental health and offer services for it. Teachers can also exhibit bias towards students of different cultures (Rosendo, 2020). It is important for educators to remember that different cultures understand academics differently. Whether it be how something is graded or a how a student acts in class, parents of different cultures may not understand the school system. Futterman (2015) discusses the impact of culture in the classroom. She discusses the disparities between parents and educators and explains that culture is often associated with holidays, religions, or recipes, when in reality there is a lot more to it. Language, culture, and family dynamic may be impacting Jaime because his first language forms the foundation of his literacy skills and abilities, his cultural background may shape how he interacts with others inside and outside the classroom, and the level of involvement from his parents can also impact his views on academics and social development. If his parents

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