This week, I met with the family for the last time. It was sad to realize that I wasn't going to get to work with Ezra anymore, but it was exciting to see him picking up on some of the signs during our last visit. We came 15 minutes before lunch time and went over the future development plan and resources for Ezra. We participated as a group in one of them that was a little hard to explain on paper. Then we played bug under the rug to give Ezra the opportunity to imitate his siblings. He imitated them by putting a blanket over his head and by taking the blanket off of his siblings. He seemed to really like the game because he was smiling and giggling. During lunch, he did the sign for milk several times which was the first sign we introduced to him. His mom asked him if he would like some cheese and he signed it for the first time without any assistance! It was great to see him using the signs we had showed him during the semester.
I realized during the process of writing the future development plan and resources for Ezra that I need to be more intentional with how I word things for parents. I just assumed the parents would know why they should use these resources with their child but we don't have the same background in education. I needed to add an explanation to all of my resources for the parents benefit.
To have a better experience in this class, I should have used the textbook as a resource. It would have been good to try specific strategies for each client that are backed up with research.
I learned the most from going with a peer because Kailey did an excellent job of explaining things to the parents. In the future, I can apply this knowledge to working with parents in a way that empowers them. I can speak to them with respect and coach them to help their child. I tried to help my peers learn by coming up with strategies that they could use with their infant. I did this by talking to professors on campus.
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