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How many themes should we choose for the thematic analysis?

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What assessment data are we meant to get on the child? eg spelling test marks or something like that?

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Does the discussion sectio need limitations of our research and suggestions for future research?

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Does the discussion sectio need limitations of our research and suggestions for future research?

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So are you saying to go through the results and discussion section analysing as we go e.g. data, this indicates that... rather than results and then later discussion

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So are you saying to go through the results and discussion section analysing as we go e.g. data, this indicates that... rather than results and then later discussion

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I dont understand what you are expecting of us in the results and discussion section

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I dont understand what you are expecting of us in the results and discussion section

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Part of this has been answered already however I am still confused as to what sort of data we should be collecting. I know that it's about a children with additional needs and that we can use questionnaires, scrap books etc. But what exactly should we be finding out? Their opinions of school, what they believe would help them? Essentially I am confused to the specifics. I don't know what I need to find out. I don't feel I can start data collecting until I can narrow down what I am supposed to be collecting. Please could you give example questions for questionnaires. I understand that it will be different for each child, but a poke in the right direction would be appreciated.

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If it appropriate to put our thematic coding table and map in the appendices or just leave this out?

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Do we have to cite literature on ethical considerations?

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I had made a note to organise information from my research into key themes, would it be useful to have subheadings for each theme within the assignment when discussing my research?

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I had made a note to organise information from my research into key themes, would it be useful to have subheadings for each theme within the assignment when discussing my research?

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how much detail do we need to go into for the lit review. My child had an hearing impairment and recently diagnosed with dyslexia. How much detail should I go into for the lit review? Should I look at how both of those include inclusive practice in schools?

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What key themes may there be in the data?

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I'm unsure how much detail to include to give a background about the child I am planning on working with whilst trying to maintain confidentiality. Can we mention age, year group, gender? They have been offered a place at a special school from September. Can I mention this as long as I don't name the school?

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Can we have more opportunities for 1-1 later on, maybe early April/late March when we are finished our placement. By then I will have done far more research and will have more to say/ask in a 1-1. At the moment I have no questions yet.

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Can we have more opportunities for 1-1 later on, maybe early April/late March when we are finished our placement. By then I will have done far more research and will have more to say/ask in a 1-1. At the moment I have no questions yet.

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What phrases should you use when discussing data, you mentioned ones to avoid, but what ones you recommend to use?

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What would you expect the rough word count split for the 1000 words between results and discussion?

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What would you expect the rough word count split for the 1000 words between results and discussion?

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What will be the difference between the results and discussion because I have never done a joint one before?

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What will be the difference between the results and discussion because I have never done a joint one before?

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Pen portrait for child with disrupted home life

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Pen portrait for child with disrupted home life

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Given that the assignment needs to be suitable for parents/carers to read, how would you suggest writing a pen portrait for child with divorced parents and a history of family substance abuse and conviction? Would it be sufficient/best practice ethically to say something like 'turbulent home life during early childhood'?

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How should we structure the results section? 

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How should we structure the results section? 

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Are we creating our own title for this essay, like we would for a dissertation - introducing the essay and the need it focuses on and the subject (as mine is focusing on their provision within English)

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What do we need to include in Appendices? Anything else than the below?

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What do we need to include in Appendices? Anything else than the below?

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1. pen portrait,
2. Ethics forms,
3. observation notes
4. child friendly methods

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What do we do if the child has a need but actually isn't receiving much support? What kind of things classify as support?

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What do you mean by observation summary form? I have just made brief notes do I need to include that in the Appendices?

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What do you mean by observation summary form? I have just made brief notes do I need to include that in the Appendices?

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The child I am including in my study is adopted can this be mentioned in the essay or is this information that is not allowed to be included? I am looking at the child's social and emotional needs.

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There are 2 possible children in my class who teachers deem to have needs but neither are diagnosed due to parents not wanting this. How am I supposed to keep parents informed and give them information about a study which is based on additional needs if they don't agree with this?

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The child I have chosen has a physical disability that involves her missing a lesson a day for care. She is also only able to take part in PE if staff who are trained to change her chair are in and therefore I would like to discuss the impact this has on her socially and academically. She also struggles academically and so is usually does class work in a small intervention group outside the classroom however this is not due to a diagnosis. Is it better to focus just on her physical disability or can I talk about both?

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How could speech and language communication needs be narrowed down? Could my main focus be on how they communicate with adults and other children?

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how much access are we allowed to send plans and reports, ed psych reports, external evaluations of our child in our own assignment? Its good data and evidence but I haven't specifically collected it, and do I need permission from someone to use it if I am allowed?

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If we have the chance to get involved/lead the interventions currently being done with the child, where should we put/discuss data for this?

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I would like to be able to sign up for a 1:1 please if there are additional slots tomorrow?

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How much research on the condition would you recommend we do before we begin data collection?

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What examples of themes or areas to focus on should we  discuss about ADHD?

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What examples of themes or areas to focus on should we  discuss about ADHD?

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In the code of practice it says that you can use the early years outcomes to assess whether children are meeting age expectations. If they are lacking in one of the areas (e.g. personal, social and emotional development), is that something you would talk about when describing their need?

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Regarding that child, if the majority of support for learning focuses on ASC /GDD and less so on hearing as a hearing aid is the main support there, what would you do in that case, if there is little data/if the data lends itself better to other diagnosis'/more data for other diagnosis'?

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Do we need to submit the data we have collected e.g the concept map made from the child? 

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Do we need to submit the data we have collected e.g the concept map made from the child? 

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Is there a minimum of sources we should use?

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Hi,

2 questions. There is only one child in my key stage who will be able to intentionally engage with any activity as the majority are non verbal and would be unable to understand concepts such as 'what helps you learn' But he has global development delay alongside hearing issues and suspected (by parents) ASC. I know you said avoid GDD but he is the child that will give me the most data and will be happy and enthusiastic to engage. Is this ok?

Also, my half term was last week, so I have only really had 3 weeks in school and it took a while to work out with my team what child would be appropriate. Will there be further opportunities for q+a's or 1-1s as at the moment I have not been able to begin gathering data and I'm sure more questions will arise when I do.

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The child I am focusing on has a physical disability well as quite complex needs regarding social and emotional skills, and processing delays. They are also quite young (over 5). I know the child and they are happy to communicate with me, I am just struggling to formulate what sort of questions / techniques to use that are age appropriate. I realise this is quite general, apologies! I am also aware that I am going to have to be general in the literature I review; is it best to focus on one of their needs rather than all of them?

It also seems as though a lot of the discussions are based around children with ASD. Am I at a disadvantage by choosing a child with a physical disability?

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If the child has a suspected diagnosis- how should we refer to this throughout the assignment

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If the child has a suspected diagnosis- how should we refer to this throughout the assignment

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The difference between introduction and literature review

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The difference between introduction and literature review

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What sort of information should be included in the introduction and literature review. I am struggling because I feel like I am repeating myself.

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Do you include your research findings in the results section (e.g. a picture of your concept map), or do you just put the raw research in the appendices (like any pictures and the interview transcript) and reference this in the results section?

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My school has a speech and language therapist who works with the children. Do I need to submit a consent form if I have a conversation with her regarding the child? It would be an informal discussion about the child and the use of AAC.

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How much information are we supposed to give about the child (with all identifying details changed)? For example, if you happen to know the child's sibling and think this could add good context about the child's situation, can you mention this? Or is it very limited to the school context and the child's need only.?

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How much are we expected to include for this section / How much research is enough?

For example, of the examples given my Catherine on her slides, how many of those methods do we select?

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Would it be possible to recieve more information about what to include in the introduction section? A few examples of what to include. I understand that the lit review is to include previous literature and research concerning your study however what shall we write about for the introduction?

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On the data I plan to collect, I will create a questionnaire we a series of questions with responses from 1-10 to find out more about the child's successes and challenges in school. I then plan to keep the same theme of questions but alter the wording to be suitable for the audience to give to parents, teachers, child, SENCO so I can compare their responses. My aim with this is to make sure all parties agree on the needs and support provision. Does this sound like a good/relevant idea?

I also plan to use observations of the child, assessment data, reports over several years and working with the child (eg drawings/pics of work).

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I have made most of my observations using a notebook and pen- would I upload this into the supporting material section as a photo? Or would I need to type it up in order for it to be a part of the 3,000 word count?

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What style of paper is this? Is it a study, a report, an essay or something else?

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As the subject of the observation will have a variety of needs, which i don't have the word count to research them all, do i just focus on one main need in my observations/research literature and maybe mention other needs briefly to indicate a more holistic outlook?

Also, the child i am studying does not have an official SEN diagnosis (but present many needs) however his parents are adamant he is dyslexic. In my essay, should i just focus on the needs (eg reading and working memory) and then suggest that this is similar to other conditions such as..... which could be diagnosed by professionals. I am just unsure about categorising his need into a specific condition when I don't have the power to diagnose.

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Please may I have some advice on keeping my essay focused when studying a child with multiple needs? The child I have chosen to research struggles with memory, attention, focus and processing speed, all of which affect one another. I will be focusing on their memory as my mentor and I agree this has the greatest impact on the child's learning, but I am worried about getting 'distracted' by other conditions and ending up with a very messy essay!

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How do we interpret data like pictures, mind maps, scrap books etc. - I'm a bit confused what we're trying to find using these - because they all seem more suitable for looking at how children feel rather than how they are supported within lessons. Ultimately I'd like to know what exactly it is we're trying to achieve by collecting this date and then how we can discuss this within the essay.

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If there is no or limited support for the child with the additional need in the class what is the best way to go about writing about this?

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When we are writing about our ethical considerations, should we reference just one or do we need more than one? For example, can you say "For this essay, I have followed the ethical considerations as referenced in BERA, 2018 etc..."

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You mentioned that we should use recent research - please can you clarify what would be considered recent?

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I am researching a child who has SLCN - there are provisions in place (nurture, speech and language programmes) - I asked the child to draw me how they felt in a numeracy lesson and then to explain what they had drawn  (I wrote down notes) - is that the type of evidence from the child we should collect? Next, I was going to ask the child to draw me how they felt in a literacy lesson and to explain it.

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How much reading are we expected to have done? I have found it difficult with personal & family circumstances, school change back into another year, lesson planning for the increased % and a general worry about forgetting something and getting something wrong.

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Having attended a drop in and watched the other recorded drop in, I just wanted to check that we are to focus on a very specific area for the case study, read around this, be specific about what supporting adults do to support the child in this area, and how the child responds to support or displays that they need assistance/support in this area.

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Please could you confirm what the supporting section of the assignment should consist of.

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During our methodology, do we need to use Appendices for the consent forms or just our blank data collection sheets

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Please could we some more detail about what the pen portrait needs to consist of?

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When discussing the data collection methods we are using do you want us to explain the process of that method. For example; if we are using a concept map do we explain what that is and how the child completes it?

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From my understanding we are doing a thematic analysis, is this correct?

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Can you explain where we talk about the data we collected from another member of staff? Do you include these comments in the themes you have devised from the child?

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In the assignment brief it mentions collecting the child’s assessment data but I can’t see which section of the breakdown of the assignment we are to discuss this in?