Dates: Monday, May 06, Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Site: St. Paul Lutheran School, All day kindergarten Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Novak Total hours together: 3 hours 10 mins Total for EDU344: 20 hours of 20 hours On Monday I finally had time to work on the final assessment from my unit plan with Luc. First … Continue reading Fieldwork Reflection #5
Fieldwork Reflection #4 With Picture!
Dates: Monday, April 22, Wednesday, April 24, and Friday, April 26, 2013 Site: St. Paul Lutheran School, All day kindergarten Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Novak Total hours together: 4 hours 5 mins Total for EDU344: 13 hrs 45 mins out of 20 hrs For Monday, I performed the second mini-lesson that I had devised for … Continue reading Fieldwork Reflection #4 With Picture!
Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Six
In chapter six, Gunning spends more time discussing reading assessments, explaining how teachers need to not only look at how a student does on reading assessments like an IRI, but also to take into account the cognitive, school and home factors of the child. Gunning posits, “In order to get a fuller understanding of the … Continue reading Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Six
Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Four
While reading Chapter four, I was reminded of the fieldwork I completed last year for the Teaching Reading class. I had the great fortune of getting to observe my cooperating teacher give Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) assessments to her first-grade class. The school was using Fontas and Pinnell’s Benchmark Assessment System. This was a form … Continue reading Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Four
Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Three
Shocking as it may seem, there was a period in my life when I didn’t like to read. Let me set up the back story: from kindergarten to 4th grade, I attended a Lutheran school. While I loved reading at the time, I dreaded the multiple choice tests I would have to take after completing … Continue reading Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter Three
Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter One
The one message that really stood out for me from the opening chapter was the emphasis on the struggling reader as a unique individual not bound to the common stereotypes that currently pervade our education system. Nobody fits into a box, neatly labeled with terms like “dyslexic” or “ELL.” Instead, we educators should view every … Continue reading Assessing and Correcting Reading and Writing Difficulties: Chapter One
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