Cristofer is a kind and caring fifth grade student with a fun and easy-going personality. Cristofer enjoys participating in class and works best for positive feedback. Cristofer often struggles with focus and attention, but does better when he is given consistent positive reinforcements. When Cristofer knows he is doing a good job, he gets excited and will often ask if he can give a fist bump. In the moments where Cristofer is focused and on task, he is often able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the material that is being presented to him. He typically does best in math class and shows more consistency with math concepts than he does with reading, writing or language arts skills. Furthermore, while Cristofer has difficulty initiating and maintaining conversations, he gets along well with his classmates and will often give his friends compliments when they are doing well in class. He will also go out of his way to help his friends if he notices them struggling or ask them if they are ok when he notices they are upset.
On the AIMSweb Reading Curriculum Based Measurement, Cristofer scored 32 Words Read …show more content…
He requires small group or one-on-one instruction and repetition to learn skills. In order to complete basic tasks, he needs frequent cues to stay on task and simple, concrete instructions. In order to have academic success in the classroom, Cristofer requires modifications and adaptations to the curriculum and materials in all subjects. His reading, writing and mathematical abilities are currently below those of general education fifth grade students. In reading, Cris demonstrates his difficulties with in both fluency and comprehension. In Math he shows the most difficulty with reasoning, problem solving and computation. Additionally, Cristofer struggles to complete writing assignments across all academic areas without teacher