Benchmark - Comprehensive Early Reading Plan
Now that you have researched instructional strategies to use when
introducing literacy concepts, you will now put those strategies into
practice as you decide strategies for instruction and assessment.
For this benchmark, use the case scenario provided to develop a
comprehensive, research-based early reading plan.
Part 1
Student: Mark
Age: 6
Grade: 1
Mark is in the first grade and has transferred to a new school in the
middle of the school year. Mark’s parents set up a meeting with his new
first grade teacher to discuss their concerns with Mark’s reading skills.
His previous teacher had wanted to discuss concerns about his reading
skills with them, but they moved before they were able to meet and address
these concerns.
Mark’s new first grade teacher evaluated his reading skills with various
assessments and noted some skill deficits in reading. At this age, most of
Mark’s classmates are able to recognize various sight words, such as,
“and”, “said”, “has”, “have”, “is”, “to”, “the”, “a”, and “was.”
Mark is struggling each time he comes across these words and his oral
reading skills are slow and strenuous. He requires a lot of prompting and
sometimes says the wrong letter and sometimes just guesses at words. When
listening to a passage read aloud, Mark has difficulty answering simple
comprehension questions about the main idea or characters.
Mark's new first grade teacher has set up a follow-up meeting with Mark’s
parents to discuss the results of his assessments and to inform them of the
instructional goals he has put in place for Mark to help with his reading
skills.
The following are his instructional goals:
1. After listening to a passage or story, Mark will be able to recall
two or three of the sequenced events.
2. Mark will be given a brief reading passage on his instructional
level, be able to read it aloud, and recall the main ideas.
3. Mark will say the corresponding sound when provided with a letter or
letter combination.
4. When prompted with a word, Mark will be able to say a word slowly
(sounding it out) and then faster (reading it as a whole), when given a CVC
(consonant-vowel-consonant).
5. When shown sight words, Mark will automatically state the word.
Part 2
Sequence each of Mark’s instructional goals described in the case scenario
in the order you would address them with her if you were Mark’s teacher. In
100-250 words, explain your rationale for the sequence.
Part 3
Research and select an early reading strategy for one of Mark's goals. In
500-750 words, describe the strategy in detail with a rationale that
explains how it is designed to help Mark achieve that goal. Provide the
learning theories and connections across curriculum to support the
developed strategy. Provide the long- and short-term plans for Mark and
resources (reading specialist, resource teacher, etc.) you would utilize to
implement this plan.
Support your rationale with two scholarly resources.
Part 4
Develop an activity that aligns to the chosen strategy you identified in
Step 3 that Mark could do at home. In 250-500 words, describe the activity,
as well as how you would establish and maintain a collaborative
relationship with Mark's parents and encourage them to help implement it.
Submit your sequenced list of goals, their associated reading strategies
and rationales, and the at-home activity to your instructor 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
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assistance.
*This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies
[and professional standards]:*
*MA in Elementary Education*
3.1: Candidates plan and implement instruction based on knowledge of
students, learning theory, connections across the curriculum, curricular
goals, and community. [ACEI 3.1; InTASC 7(a), 7(c), 7(g), 7(h), 7(i); MC4]
3.6 Candidates collaboratively plan short- and long-term goals utilizing
professionals with specialized expertise to meet individual student needs
and enhance learning. [ACEI 3.2; InTASC 7(e), 7(f), 7(o), 7(p)]
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