Edtpa Planning Commentary And My Practicum Reading Conference Report

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This piece of evidence is an edTPA Planning Commentary and my Practicum Reading Conference reports. These artifacts were created based on two kindergarten learners, focusing on reading, during my practicum time (10+ hours) completed at St. Stand’s Elementary School (a Stevens Point parochial school). I used Boushey and Moser’s 2009 Reading Conference Form to document my student’s reading behaviors, progress, and needs, which I noticed during our meeting times. After conducting several oral reading processes, I noted that both student’s central focus should be automaticity and accuracy. The edTPA Planning Commentary and Reading Conference reports were written and adapted to meet the assignment requirements for my Methods and Materials for Teaching

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