Assignment 1- Mrs Perez A Closer Look

Shared Reading Segment • During her explicit phonics lesson, how does Ms. Perez support students' problem-solving skills? Based on what you saw in the video, what are the different ways that shared reading can be used to promote literacy? Mrs Perez support students problem solving skills by creating a phonics lesson drawn from the Hot Dog poem she has the class read aloud. She breaks down words to help children decipher and sound out the word sounds. She creates new words and allows the children to sound out the word and see the association with the new letters introduced to make new words. Mrs Perez promotes literacy by using the following: site words, high frequency words, word association with vowel sounds and maintaining a word wall Why does she think it's important for students to verbalize their strategies? What else do you notice about how she helps students build meaning in text? Ms. Perez thinks its important to verbalize strategies to aid in comprehension of what they read. She uses a "balanced cueing system" to help students verbalize their strategies. Diferentiated Instruction How does Ms. Perez organize her classroom to support a wide range of learners? how Ms. Perez sets up her classroom by having students choose activities of their choice from a board and working together in groups. Then she works with a group of students that are struggling while other students are engaged in different activities. •How are reading and writing connected in classroom activities? Mrs Perez creates a writing extension from the book the students have read, such as answering questions or fill ins. Having this connection with reading and writing helps students with comprehension and reading skills. Assessment • How does Ms. Perez use ongoing individual assessment to guide her instruction? How can the class profile be used to help group students and differentiate instruction? Mrs. Perez uses ongoing individual assessment to guide her instruction by maintaining a running record of reading and comprehension issues. She maintains a chart of each students progress. The class profile can be used to help group students and differentiate instruction by keeping a record of the strengths and weaknesses of each student. This allows her to create individualized plans of improving the students performance in weak areas. • How can ongoing assessment be integrated into your own classroom practice? On going assessment can be integrated into my own classroom room practice by implementing informal assessment strategies that would enable me to keep current as to which students need additional enrichment and or resources.