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Running head: CHILD STUDY1Child studyName Institution

CHILD STUDY2Tables of figuresFigure 1............................................................................................................................................7Figure 2............................................................................................................................................8Figure 3............................................................................................................................................9Figure 4............................................................................................................................................9Figure 5..........................................................................................................................................14

CHILD STUDY3Rationale for Effective Diagnostic AssessmentResearch has indicated that performing a diagnostic assessment is extremely important especially at the beginning of a given unit or academic year(Ontario, 2013). An interview conducted with one elementary school teacher revealed that performing this activity enables the teacher to gain a proper understanding of the student before the learning session starts. This involves assessing a student’s readiness to receive information and skills that have been outlined in the curriculum expectations. It aids in a comprehension of the misconceptions that the studentsmay have regarding a given topic. After gaining this information, the teacher is able to make planning decisions that are informed and based on the feedback received concerning the students.Another interview with another teacher showed that due to the different learning needs identified in the students, the teacher is able to adjust accordingly and ensure that all the students will benefit to the maximum. Therefore, the teacher’s professional judgement is the foundation upon which a diagnostic assessment lies (Walkgroove, 2015). This ability of the teacher to choose the assessment tools that are most appropriate as well as determine how frequently and on what times to administrate, enables data collected to be accurate and sufficient for making judgements in regards to the students during the period of the learning cycle.This process of carrying out a diagnostic assessment aids in the achievement of the majorpriorities that have been outlined by the ministry of education. These include; reduction of gaps in the achievements by students and high achievement levels by the all students (Walkgroove, 2015).

CHILD STUDY4Child StudyPart APlace value refers to the value that is assigned to every place in a given number under the foundation of the system of the base of the number(National Center on Intensive Intervention, 2015). There are different aspects that should be used with students to ensure that they gain a complete understanding of place values. These include; learning the names of the numbers and using them to count. This brings in a familiarity due to continuous practice by the students in reading and writing the numbers. This first step does not require the incorporation of place value,it just involves getting to know the numbers (Pender et al., 2011). The students are able to identify the things that have been grouped together either by counting or by making use of patterns. Students therefore learn the names of different numbers then count them to understand what each number name represents. This enables the students to know for instance, that all teen values have a one in front of them (Fuata'i, 2008). They also get to know that all the twenty and thirty numbers have a two and three in front of them respectively.It is important for teachers and parents to teach their students how they should count and ensure that they practice with different objects.Another aspect involves the addition and subtraction of the numbers. This involves simple calculations. These are calculations that can be easily learned by children and can be performed fairly quickly with practice. It is very important for children to practice sufficiently in order for them to become facile with addition of single digit numbers that have sums as high as ten to eighteen (Richardon & Portman, 2014). Moreover, they should also practice enough in order to be in a position to perform subtractions of single digit numbers that provide solutions of single digit answers that involve minuends that range between ten and eighteen. This is

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