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 Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.  Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.

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Quiz 1

Question 5

Match the word to the description:

Options: morphemes, phonemes, concept of word in text, orthography, alphabetic principle, prosody and concepts about print.

  1. The ways in which letters and letter patterns in words represent sound and meaning
  2. smallest units of meaning in a language
  3. letters represent sounds in a systematic way, and words can be segmented into sequences of sound from left to right
  4. individual speech sounds
  5. the ability to fingerpoint or accurately track words in print while reading
  6. elements of spoken language, such as expression, intonation contours, and tone of voice that are used to communicate ideas and emotions
  7. conventions of written language such as where to begin to read on a page, left-to-right directionality, and return sweep at the end of a line

Question 6

Match the word with the description

Options: pretend reading, memory reading and pre-alphabetic reading

  1. Children identify a few familiar words based primarily on non-alphabetic cues such as shape and color.
  2. An accurate recitation of a familiar text, possibly accompanied by pointing to print.
  3. A spontaneous retelling that typically matches the pictures and cadence of written language while turning pages of a familiar book.

Question 7

A child brings you the paper below. When you ask the child to read what they have written, they say, “I’m playing outside.” Which stage of emergent writing is represented?

  • (I’ll email the image)
  • Group of answer choices:
  • Scribbling and Drawing
  • Letter-Like and Random Letters
  • Salient or Initial Sounds

Question 8

A child brings you the paper below. When you ask the child to read what they have written, they say, “I am playing soccer.” Which stage of emergent writing is
represented?

  • (I’ll email image)
  • Group of answer choices:
  • Scribbling and Drawing
  • Letter-Like and Random Letters
  • Salient or Initial Sounds

Question 9

Word study in the emergent stage (and continuing into the letter-name alphabetic stage) should help to develop six fundamental components referred to by Bear et al. (2020) as the “literacy diet” for early literacy and learning instruction.

Identify and explain each of the six components.
Give an example of an instructional practice and identify which component it can be used to strengthen.

Question 10

Phonological and phonemic awareness are related, but different concepts. Define each term and explain the relationship between the two concepts.

Question 11

  • How many phonemes are in the word last?

Question 12

  • How many phonemes are in the word space?

Question 13

  • How many phonemes are in the word pocket?

Question 14

Video description:
In the video a three year old is reading ” Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See” by Bill Martin Jr. She is reading accurately through the pages fast without even looking at the words and her speech is not clear.

Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:

  1.  Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
  2.  Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.

Question 15

Video Link: https://youtu.be/FsxdyRZVGrc

This video features a conversation between a dad and his baby. It went viral in 2019.

Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:

  1.  Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
  2.  Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.

Question 16

Video description: This video features Allison, a 5 year old kindergartener, performing a familiar tale for her mother and sister with the props she made at school. The child is very expressive and she follows the plot of the original story without reading the book.

Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:

  1.  Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
  2.  Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.

Identify and describe five scientific methods of research inquiry and how you would apply them to a research Project. Develop a hypothesis focused on the professional practices of criminal justice practitioners.

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Short Paper: Hypothesis and Conclusion

The paper should be 3–4 pages in length, excluding title and reference pages. In the paper address the following:

Identify and describe five scientific methods of research inquiry and how you would apply them to a research Project.

Be sure to provide examples.

Develop a hypothesis focused on the professional practices of criminal justice practitioners.

An example of a hypothesis would be: You could propose a hypothesis that focuses on whether law enforcement is better equipped to handle terrorism post 9/11 or whether airline safety has improved since the attacks of 9/11, etc.

Then select two methods of inquiries and how you would apply them to your hypothesis to reach a conclusion.

(NOTE: This assignment will require outside research. Use at least three credible sources.) You may consult the Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.

Discuss how elimination complexities can affect the lives of patients and their families. Discuss the nurses role in supporting the patients psychological and emotional needs. Provide an example.

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Topic 3DQ1

Discuss how elimination complexities can affect the lives of patients and their families. Discuss the nurses role in supporting the patients psychological and emotional needs. Provide an example.

Discuss the overall argument(s) your text makes, how it conveys that purpose/argument, initial reactions to genre conventions employed (what makes it “dystopian” or “speculative fiction” ? What does it have in common with either “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” or “The Ones Who Stay and Fight?”) and then close read one passage or scene.

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Reactions to genre conventions employed

For your blog post, you will be putting together all of the various skills we’ve worked on developing throughout the quarter. Throughout the project, you must discuss the overall argument(s) your text makes, how it conveys that purpose/argument, initial reactions to genre conventions employed (what makes it “dystopian” or “speculative fiction” ? What does it have in common with either “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” or “The Ones Who Stay and Fight?”) and then close read one passage or scene. The blog post should be one 750-1000 word article.

Explain what pertinent information, generally, is required in documentation to support DSM-5 and ICD-10 coding. Explain what pertinent documentation is missing from the case scenario, and what other information would be helpful to narrow your coding and billing options.

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Assignment 1: Evaluation and Management (E/M)

Insurance coding and billing is complex, but it boils down to how to accurately apply a code, or CPT (current procedural terminology), to the service that you provided. The payer then reimburses the service at a certain rate. As a provider, you will have to understand what codes to use and what documentation is necessary to support coding.

For this Assignment, you will review evaluation and management (E/M) documentation for a patient and perform a crosswalk of codes from DSM-5 to ICD-10.

To Prepare

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources on coding, billing, reimbursement.
  • Review the E/M patient case scenario provided.

The Assignment

  • Assign DSM-5 and ICD-10 codes to services based upon the patient case scenario.

Then, in 1–2 pages address the following. You may add your narrative answers to these questions to the bottom of the case scenario document and submit altogether as one document.

  • Explain what pertinent information, generally, is required in documentation to support DSM-5 and ICD-10 coding.
  • Explain what pertinent documentation is missing from the case scenario, and what other information would be helpful to narrow your coding and billing options.
  • Finally, explain how to improve documentation to support coding and billing for maximum reimbursement.

 

Where did the article come from? What is the article claiming? Do you agree/disagree with the article’s claim​? What is your opinion about the article? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article? Do you consider the article biased? Explain the economic concept in the article.

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Economics Current Event Article Guidelines

Possible questions to answer in your summary.

Where did the article come from? What is the article claiming? Do you agree/disagree with the article’s claim​? What is your opinion about the article? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article? Do you consider the article biased? Explain the economic concept in the article.  Provide Reference information

Describe the strategy and the strategic management process. Define competitive advantage and describe the two approaches used to estimate a firm’s competitive advantages. Explain why it is important to understand a firm’s strategy. Describe an external analysis. Analyze the two levels of the environment. Identify and define the three elements of the S-C-P model.

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Strategic Management

Assignment

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
You will soon find yourself fulfilling roles in organizations where the ability to think strategically about issues will make you much more valuable to employers. For example, your boss may ask you to present information on a new strategy to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace to the board of directors.

Part A: Strategic Management
Part A refers to the material in Lesson 1 of this course. Using logical, clear writing, do the following:
1. Describe the strategy and the strategic management process.
2. Define competitive advantage and describe the two approaches used to estimate a firm’s competitive advantages.
3. Explain why it is important to understand a firm’s strategy.

Part B: External Analysis
Part B refers to the material in Lesson 2 of this course. Using logical, clear writing, do the following:
Be advised that this website will get you to the information needed,

https://courses.portal2learn.com/d2l/le/content/11656/viewContent/186422/View
4. Describe an external analysis.
5. Analyze the two levels of the environment.
6. Identify and define the three elements of the S-C-P model.

Part C: Internal Analysis
Part C refers to the material in Lesson 3 of this course. Using logical, clear writing, do the following:
7. Describe an internal analysis.
8. Explain resources and capabilities.
9. Describe the VRIO framework.

Part D: Cost Leadership
Part D refers to the material in Lesson 4 of this course. Using logical, clear writing, do the following:
10. Differentiate between business strategies and corporate strategies and define the nature of a cost-leadership strategy.
11. Identify six sources of cost advantages for firms.
12. Identify the most appropriate organizational structure for a firm pursuing a cost-leadership strategy.

Do you think the methods used to select the participants for the study biased the results? Did the researcher critically examine his/her own role, potential bias, and influence? Did many participants refuse to participate, withdraw from the study, drop out or die?

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QUALITATIVE ARTICLE CRITIQUE

Article reference in APA format:

Purpose of the Study:

Research Question(s) in the article:

What are the central concepts being explored (e.g. pain, grief, etc.)?

Are most of the references recent (less than 10 years old)?      YES      NO

 

METHODS:

What is the research design (historical research, case study, grounded theory, phenomenology, etc.)?

What are the characteristics of the participants who were included in and excluded from the study (e.g. age, health status, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic, education, etc.)?

Included:

Excluded:

Do you think the methods used to select the participants for the study biased the results?  YES   NO

Why?

Did the researcher critically examine his/her own role, potential bias, and influence?

YES             NO            UNSURE

Did many participants refuse to participate, withdraw from the study, drop out or die?

YES          NO             NOT STATED

Were there any co-existing influences that could have affected the participants’ behavior?

YES           NO

If YES, what were they?

What method(s)/tool(s) were used for data collection? (circle as appropriate)

FOCUS GROUP                        STRUCTURED INTERVIEW                   OBSERVATION

UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW              OTHER

How were the data were recorded (tape recorder, field notes, video, etc.)?

Were methods used to ensure rigor of the data collected; if so, what were they?

YES                 NO                   NOT STATED

Methods used:

What was the environment where the data was collected?

Do you think the data collection methods biased the results?

YES                 NO

 

HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION:

Was informed consent obtained?                                               YES                 NO

Was the client reasonably able to participate?                             YES                 NO

Was the study potentially/actually harmful to client/other?            YES                 NO

List any ethical principles ignored (e.g. truth, confidentiality, etc.)

DATA ANALYSIS:

What methods of data analyses were used? How were categories/themes derived?

What were the main findings of the study? (the major concepts/themes that emerged)

Were any statistics used?          YES                 NO                   NOT APPLICABLE

Were there clinically significant findings?

YES                 NO                   NOT APPLICABLE                    NOT SURE

If yes, what were they?

 

DISCUSSION:

Do you agree with the investigator’s opinion?      YES                 NO

If not, why not?

Are the results consistent with past research?     YES                 NO                   NOT APPLICABLE

If not, why not?

 

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS:

Overall, what is the risk of bias in this study?

LOW                 MEDIUM                       HIGH

Does the bias influence your confidence in using the results?

Major limitations of the study:

Major strengths of the study:

Are the results transferable?

USING THE RESEARCH RESULTS:

Will information from the study help you with:

Assessment?                                        YES     NO       MAYBE

Procedure/Protocol?                             YES     NO       MAYBE

Intervention?                                         YES     NO       MAYBE

Interpersonal Relationships?                  YES     NO       MAYBE

Worklife/Environment?                           YES     NO       MAYBE

Education Programs?                            YES     NO       MAYBE

Quality Improvement Programs?            YES     NO       MAYBE

Other:

Does the evidence from this study lend support or opposition to your EBP question? Why?

Evaluate the approach of an analytics team and interpret and present statistical results to support a health care recommendation.

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Presenting Statistical Results for Decision Making

Introduction

The ability to translate analytic results into clear, concise, and actionable results is a vital skill for health care administrators. Because decision making is increasingly data-driven and evidence-based, managers are frequently required to formally present statistical results to leadership. Sometimes, decision makers differ as to how well they comprehend the information being delivered. Your job as a health care professional is to know how to distill and synthesize data analytics and present complex concepts in the pursuit of value, quality, and safety. You must be able to clearly communicate the results of your team’s data analysis and it should be both insightful and informative. How much your work is valued can depend heavily on how well the results of that analysis are articulated. Effectively communicating the results so the issues and recommendations are clear and explicit can greatly enhance the value of your analytic work.

For this assignment, you will evaluate the approach of an analytics team and interpret and present statistical results to support a health care recommendation.

Preparation

Review the Vila Health: Presenting Statistical Results for Decision Making simulation to evaluate, interpret, and present statistical results to support a health care recommendation.