Shevaun was administered the MASI-R Oral Reading Fluency Measure test to check his oral reading fluency level. The results can be used to extend the academic rigor of instructional strategies or to adjust prior instruction to meet Shevaun’s need. The test consists of three student passages and three teacher passages for the teacher to score. All three readings were administered on the same day, and the median score was calculated. He was given one minute to complete each passage.…
The film ‘Room’ Directed by Lenny Abrahamson tells a suspenseful, heart-breaking, and heart-warming story of a young 5 year old boy Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his Ma (Brie Larson). Ma was kidnapped when she was younger and had been held captive and enclosed in a small 10x10 garden tool shed for 7 years, which after time she named room. She was continuously raped which resulted in her falling pregnant and giving birth to Jack, which was when she knew she had to do everything in her power to keep him happy and safe. Ma tried to give Jack a life that was as normal as possible and kept the outside world a secret from him. She created a whole universe for Jack inside Room which lead Jack to believe that the small confined space and the objects in…
Authors and directors have to make many choices to make when writing a story or writing a script for a movie, and each choice could have a very impactful outcome to the characters in the work. The different choices the director or writer makes can add drama, suspense, and emotion to their works. In the short story “Killings,” and in the movie, “In the Bedroom,” author Andre Dubus, and director Todd Fields made impactful decisions that added suspense and emotion throughout their work, and these moments in their writing added power and drama for readers enjoyment. In the short story “Killings” by Andre Dubus used symbolism to give emotion to the character.…
Juan is a very good reader from my few interactions that I have had with him and based on his scores when given the different assessments. He is able to pronounce the words and read without much struggle and according to his grade level. There are those words, which he sometimes stumbles upon, just like a lot of us do so as well today, but they are words that may be too advanced for him or not in his day-to-day vocabulary. But, just like any other student his age, there are a few things in which he can improve on that would help him become a better reader. This being said, main area that Juan struggles in is comprehension.…
Jonah is constantly out of his seat while his peers are working in groups or independent study. He runs around the classroom and plays along the walls. JOnah is known to ask off task questions and disrupt the classroom. The behavior noted above occurs 2 times per hour throughout the day. As a result of Jonah's behavior, he gains attention from peers and teachers.…
Troy’s greatest strength is his motivation to learn. He enjoys being in the classroom and fostering strong relationships with his peers and teachers. He struggles most during transitions and remaining focus on an activity. In instances when a preferred activity ends to start something new or he has not completed a task, Troy can shut down by refusing to do anything until he completes the prior task or continue to do what he wants. If Troy is unable to do what he wants, he will ignore instructions and directions or can become angry.…
According to recent achievement testing, Derek has a below average scores for word identification, word attack, and word comprehension. Derek struggles with identifying and blending beginning, middle, and ending sounds for words. Derek’s word attack skills are below average, resulting in Derek making incorrect substitutions for words and nonsense…
Transitions are an integral part of the classroom procedures. Transition times can be the most chaotic times of the day in any classroom setting. Transitions are defined as the times during the day when children move or change from one activity to another. These actives could include entering in the classroom, moving to different centers, going to lunch or recess and even going home. Transition times have to be planned carefully and implemented early, because by minimizing transition, we can then maximize the time children spend engaging in developmentally appropriate actives.…
A. Alex continually talking loudly out of turn and off topic is disruptive to the seventh-grade classroom environment. His action is possible to throw the rest of class off topic and might triggers other students’ acting out. It will cut the flow of the lesson and distract other students who try to focus on the topic. The possible antecedent of Alex’s behavior is due to the purpose of seeking an attention or to avoid classwork.…
When trying to figure out what problem we should tackle for this project, and finding out that four out of the six of us had roommate problems it seemed clear that we tackle one of these problems. Living with a roommate will always have its ups and downs no matter what. I’ve heard of problems from random roommates, best friends who are roommates and even from roommates who just knew each other before they moved in together. The chores that were usually done by your parents are now left up to you and you learn that everyone as their own way of doing things that may differ from you. Two of my group members Sean and Angel are experiencing this right now, the two of them live together, have classes together and even ride long boards across…
Wow! A first full week is a busy!! I feel that we are all trying to figure things out! Overall, I feel that I am getting more comfortable with the project and my clients. It was also nice to witness shared reading by the pros.…
Before we even arrive at college, the only thing on most peoples’ minds is finding a roommate. Countless hours are spent on Facebook and other social media talking to and trying to find someone suitable to live with. This is a good idea, however the social media barrier allows for lies to be told. Someone we thought was exactly like us, could in reality be nothing like us. Most of these lies do not come out until we are actually living with this person.…
confrontation, loneliness, sensory overload and embarrassment. It is imperative to understand that these triggers cause chemical reactions in the body and brain that prime the heart, lungs and muscles to fight, flight or freeze. Children begin to become emotionally dysregulated, which can appear as aggressive, agitated and angry or disengaged, numb and inattentive. Instead of giving warnings of possible punishment, teachers can try to give offers of help or direct the child to participate in self-regulation activities. Blaustein & Kinniburgh (2010) and Downey (2007) discuss the importance of body language and non-verbal communication.…
2.4 Reading Text Reading is often determined in straightforward statements for instance as stated by (Urquhart & Weir, 1998: 22) “Reading is the process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form via the medium of print”. Meanwhile, according to (Grabe, 2009) the definition of reading leads into the process itself such as reading is an interactive process which means there is an interaction between reader and writer when reader actively construct the writer’s intention in the text. Nevertheless, (Grabe, 2009) also define reading as a process to learn to make decision about how to react through the text. (Richard & Patricia, 2009) stated that learning to read in either first or second language is not about to strengthen phonemes into words and words into sentence or phrases yet learning to read remains learning to meaningfully understand to take apart in a community.…
Brayden enjoys answering questions or sharing his work with the class, on a constant basis. When closing my reading lesson, I asked if anyone wanted to share one similarity or difference they wrote with the class. He immediately had his hand held high with a smile on his face. Of course, other students raised their hands as well, so I began by calling on students who hadn’t given an input throughout my lesson. I called on a couple of students and then stated “It’s time to line up for specials.”…