Please Note: This first Case Study Reflection is not due until the end of Mod 3. However, I am making it available to you now, at the beginning of the course, so you can begin to think and research your child and their cultures, based on the scenario you were given. Please understand that if you turn this in prior to Mod 3, you will not have the knowledge necessary to be as successful on this case study as after you have completed the work for Mod 3. Therefore, if you turn in this assignment prior to Mod 3, I will grade it on the due date and you will be given the grade you earn-this will count as your first submission!

Case Study 5:

This student is a five-year-old (kindergarten) girl. She was born in Pakistan, and has been in this country a very short while. Her parents speak English, but with heavy accents that make them difficult for you to understand. Her father was a lawyer in Pakistan, and left because of a political threat on his life. He now works as a clerk in a convenience store. Her older brother is in fifth grade, and students in his school often call him a terrorist. Her mother wears a head cover and does not socialize with other parents in the school. She is learning English quickly, but has never been in school, or with large groups of children, before, so she is unsure how to interact with the other students in your classroom. (Child Name Zinab Hussain)

Before you begin your first reflection on your assigned child and case study for the semester, please make sure you have read the scenario you were given.

You are responsible for this child’s education and, to a large extent, for his or her well-being during this school semester. As you read material for this course, think about how what you read might shape this child’s educational experience, and what he/she might need from you as a teacher to be successful in your classroom.

As the semester progresses, the profile of this child will grow. You will add material about him or her, as you learn more about what his/her individual and cultural needs and experiences are.

Take good care of this child entrusted to you!

For this first reflection, you will be adding details about your child and his/her situation and family using your imagination, the information you have read so far in the course, and by doing some additional research. Each module will add to your knowledge, and in some reflections, you will have to do additional research to fully answer the questions given in each reflection prompt.

For this first reflection (Mod 3 Reflection), you will answer the following questions:

You should place the original scenario at the beginning of each of your reflections this semester.

1. Child’s Name: What is your child’s name? If you are unaware of the types of first and last names used in the backgrounds of your child, you may need to look this up. You should choose a first and last name which reflects the culture(s) of the child and his/her family. Make sure to tell why you chose the names you did for your child (meaning, etc). If names are listed differently than in the US. then explain that as well.When completing this assignment please use only facts.