Delivering Standards-Based Professional Development Online

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Young children\u27s written response to text

Although elementary teachers are encouraged to use reader response strategies in their work with children, many questions remain about the nature of young children\u27s response. This study is part of a year-long naturalistic exploration of second and third grade students\u27 written responses to text. Entries from children\u27s reading logs constituted the primary data source for this study. Analysis focused on two different assignments or writing tasks: Write what you remember and \u27Write what you think or feel. The children responded to four different types of texts (two per task). Task and text differences were found in children\u27s personal statements, the nature of those personal statements, and the relationship between children\u27s written statements and information from the text

Customized valve housing

Numerous remarkable advancements have been made in the area of voice prosthetics. A significant, persistent problem, however, has been the development of air leaks around the tracheostome housing. This problem is particularly apparent with patients having deeply recessed, irregular stomas. This paper describes a customized tracheostome valve housing that is fabricated to minimize or alleviate difficulties associated with maintenance of an airtight seal. Our experience with 12 patients revealed that they maintain adequate seals for 72 hours and enjoy the functional benefits provided by the customized housing