Learner Analysis In Kindergarten

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Learner Analysis
Instructional Setting
The instructional setting is an early childhood campus in Houston, Texas with grades pre-k and kindergarten. The learners for this topic are the kindergarten students. There are 16 kindergarten classrooms. 7 english, 6 bilingual (or ELL), and 4 dual language classrooms. Each classroom consists of one teacher and an average of 21 students.

Instructional Problem and Goal
The content area is math with a subtopic of reading and interpreting data on a graph and collecting and organizing data to into a graph. The kindergarten students scored the lowest in this area on the district math benchmarks tests in the prior year. The instruction needs to be improved so the current kindergarten students can attain
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The campus consists of 71% hispanic, 16% black/african american, 11% caucasian or white, and 2% two or more races. Of these students, 41% of them are LEP, limited english proficiency. Another 5% are identified special education students. (L. Busceme, personal communication, January 20, 2015). Being in kindergarten means that many of these students have not attended school prior to this school year. Therefore, many more students that may qualify for special education services may have not yet been identified. This poses a problem for the teacher as she may not be aware that some students need modifications or extra assistance. However, there are two instructional aides that provide extra support in the form of pull out groups to help students who are struggling with a particular subject. These instructional aides provide support for all students regardless of whether or not they qualify for special …show more content…
They are genuinely excited to be at school and like learning. They love, trust and admire their teachers and are eager to please. They have a strong desire to learn and are excited to learn about almost any topic. They are young and seem to learn best through hands on activities and being involved in their learning. They will need materials that are visually appealing and relate to their lives. Since they are young their attention spans are relatively short and they will need time to move. Kinesthetic learning would benefit this group. Lessons will need to be as hands on and possible and encourage students to question and explore the concepts. A constructivist approach would be the most beneficial for this learning environment.

Performance Context
The students will be learning and demonstrating their new knowledge in the classroom and around the school. They will participate in classroom activities to show their understanding of the concepts. These activities will include conducting research to collect data and creating graphs with this data in class. They will share their findings with the class and school. They will also be given the district math benchmark test where they will be formally tested on their understanding of the concepts

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