Stretching Ourselves Kids with Cerebral Palsy

1. Stretching OurselvesKids with Cerebral Palsy Fifth Grade Unit 4 Week 2

2. What's CP? • Cerebral palsy (say: seh-ree-brel pawl-zee) is a condition that affects thousands of babies and children each year. It is not contagious, which means you can't catch it from anyone who has it. The word cerebral means having to do with the brain. The word palsy means a weakness or problem in the way a person moves or positions his or her body.

3. A kid with CP has trouble controlling the muscles of the body. Normally, the brain tells the rest of the body exactly what to do and when to do it. But because CP affects the brain, depending on what part of the brain is affected, a kid might not be able to walk, talk, eat, or play the way most kids do.

4. Some kids with CP use wheelchairs and others walk with the help of crutches or braces. In some cases, a kid's speech may be affected or the person might not be able to speak at all.

5. Genre Expository NonFiction • Expository nonfiction gives information about the real world.

6. Generalizations • An author may write similar details aboutdifferent things or people. You can use thesesimilar details to make a general statementthat covers all the things or people. Thisstatement is called a generalization. • Sometimes an author makes a generalizationand uses a clue word such as all,many, orin general to signal it. • A valid generalization can be supported by facts or details. A faulty generalization cannot.

7. Predict • Active readers try to predict what will happen next. When you read a generalization, be on the lookout for similar details that fit it. • You can also use a generalization to predict other details that fit it.

8. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS • A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns. • An antecedent, or referent, is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers. • A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number and gender.

9. Before you use a pronoun, ask yourself whether the antecedent is singular or plural. • If the antecedent is singular, decide whether it is masculine, feminine, or neuter. • Then choose a pronoun that agrees. In the following sentences, the antecedents are • underlined once; the pronouns are underlined twice. • When Emily exercises, she stretches muscles and tendons. They are tight and sore.

10. Directions Underline the antecedent once and the pronoun twice in each sentence. • 1. Sam is happy because he can jump and run. • 2. Because Janelle enjoys swimming, she swims on the YMCA team. • 3. Janelle and Sam are lucky because they have healthy bodies. • 4 Some children have cerebral palsy, and it causes problems with body movement and control.

11. abdomen handicapped Words to Know artificial therapist gait wheelchair

12. handicapped abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair having a physical or mental disability

13. abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair gait a manner of walking or running

14. abdomen abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair the part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, and other important organs

15. abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair therapist a person who specializes in treatment of diseases, injuries, or disorders

16. wheelchair abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair a chair on wheels, used by people who are sick or who are unable to walk

17. artificial abdomen artificial gait handicapped therapist wheelchair made by human skill or labor

18. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? Debbie had to go to a session with a therapist. One who sells medicine One who helps others heal

19. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? My neighbor is handicapped. Person who designs wheelchairs Person with physical challenges

20. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? The marathon runner still had a smooth gait after ten miles. Way of breathing Way of running

21. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? We have an artificial plant in our living room. Not natural Living and growing

22. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? Anthony used his wheelchair to cross the room. Chairs on wheels Chairs that rock

23. Which means the same thing as the underlined word? Michelle held her abdomen and groaned in pain. muscles stomach

24. You’ve got it!