Analysis Of Chris Strengths

Reading Comprehension: According to assessment data, teacher observations and reporting, Chris strengths in reading is his fluency, decoding, capabilities of identifying main event from a “short” narrative text, can answers most “wh” questions about narrative text at grade-level. Chris's poor reading comprehension skills have caused him to struggle with classroom assignments. He doesn’t stay on task when reading is required in the classroom especial with lengthy passages/text at grade level or text that is not a preferred interest. He can avoids reading classroom directions, which has caused him to complete worksheets and assignments incorrectly, with careless errors and fall well behind his peers in the classroom. In a small group session, Chris continues to read fluently and reading aloud is a strength; however when reading for grade level content, Chris has difficulty retelling what he has read and is unable to developing appropriate (rubric leveled) written responses to questions provided for his reading assessments. …show more content…
Ed teacher reported that he has been taught many strategies that will aid in him comprehending and recalling element for which his has read; however Chris would either forgets or refuses to use the strategies. Mclass data indicated Chris’s TRC level is an “O” (mid-year 3rd grade) which is well below grade level expectations for 5th grade. Lack of attention to detail, ability to retrieving relevant information both oral and written form which affected Chris’s performance with reading comprehension and other subject areas, such as Science and Social Studies that requires him to use higher order thinking skills within the general education classroom