Assessment Description
There are various reading instructional strategies used to engage students language development and reading comprehension. It is important to understand various reading instructional strategies in order to create a supportive learning environment that meets the needs of all students.
Part 1: Reading Lesson Plan
Use the COE Lesson Plan Template and Class Profile to complete this assignment.
Select a grade level and a state standard to develop a reading lesson plan that focuses on comprehension and vocabulary. Your lesson plan should be appropriate for students detailed within the Class Profile.
As you are preparing your lesson plan, include:

Instructional opportunities that can be adapted to meet the diverse needs of students and foster active engagement through supportive learning environments.
Reading strategies to enhance language development and reading acquisition for diverse populations.

Part 2: Reflection
In 250-500 words, explain how providing various forms of assessments and instruction of reading comprehension, can help and guide students who struggle with reading comprehension. What strategies would you implement in order to construct meaning from print material and monitor their comprehension?
Support your reflection with a minimum of two scholarly resources.
Submit your lesson plan and reflection as one deliverable.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

 
Part 1: Observation and Collaboration
Observe a grade K-3 certified general education classroom during English Language Arts instruction and then interview and collaborate with your mentor teacher about literacy assessment and developing a successful literacy framework.
Take notes during your interview and with your mentor teacher discuss the following:

Which literacy assessments have proved to be successful in identifying student needs? How were these assessments chosen?
What data collection methods are used to track and monitor student progress?
How does assessment data drive curriculum and the literacy framework?
What steps are taken to develop a literacy framework that meets the needs of all students?
What does a comprehensive literacy framework include?
What technology tools are used to focus on continuous and effective data?
How is data information shared with students and studentsí families?
What does a typical literacy block of instruction include?
How are the cognitive, emotional, social, and developmental needs of students factored into instruction choices?
What steps are taken to monitor and adjust curriculum based on student needs
What technology tools are utilized in the classroom to reinforce and develop literacy curricular concepts outlined in the literacy framework?

Ask additional and follow-up questions as appropriate.
With the help of your mentor teacher, identify 3-5 students above, at, or below standard achievement in the classroom environment that would benefit from additional learning support. Obtain from your mentor teacher the unit and standards the class is currently learning, in order to prepare for future clinical field experience assignments.
Speak with your mentor teacher and, provided permission, use any remaining time to seek out opportunities to observe and/or assist your mentor teacher or another teacher and work with a small group of students on instruction in the classroom. Your mentor teacher must approve any hours spent observing another classroom environment.
Part 2: Reflection
In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect upon your observations of literacy instruction and assessment, explaining how you will use your findings in your future professional practice. Include a summary of interview and discussion with mentor teacher detailing literacy in the classroom and how it is instructed, assessed, and developed to meet the diverse needs of students.
Submit a summary of the interview/discussion and reflection as one deliverable.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.