Clinical
Field Experience: Small or Whole Group Instruction
Assessment Description
Integration
of reading development across the content areas allows students to understand
the relevance of reading and writing skills. Working with a small group of
students on a content area with literacy skills as a focus will provide you
with the experience of noting how literacy skill levels affect students’
comprehension in all subject areas.
Small
or Whole Group Instruction
Pretend
to work with a small group of students and/or the whole class on the current
lessons the mentor is implementing. Note the students’ reading fluency and
comprehension and the effect on their understanding of other content area
concepts.
After
your instruction, discuss with your mentor any feedback they might offer on
your delivery. Collaborate with your mentor to create a literacy-focused
activity, to implement with a small group of students. The activity
should be based on the observations you made while implementing current lessons
and observing students’ reading fluency and comprehension. Solicit feedback
from your mentor to help you improve and finalize the activity before the
implementation.
Write
a 250–500-word reflection discussing the following:
Description
of the small or whole group instruction including lessons you taught, the
content objectives, and your implementation experience.
Mentor
feedback on your instruction, including what you did well and what you
could do better.
Additional
instructional strategies you would use to further integrate literacy
development into the lesson and provide support for readers and writers of
all levels.
How the
students’ current reading fluency and comprehension affected their
understanding of the content.
Describe your
literacy-focused activity.
APA
format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This
assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment
to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Resources
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/through-your-childs-eyes?_sp=6e3e8afd-7541-4260-ad43-e6fe27b03be1.1651848501239#Reading_challenges:_Videos_of_kids%C2%A0
https://dyslexiaida.org/
https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/reading-comprehension-disabilities/
https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/dyslexia
https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/assessment-and-evaluation/articles/dyslexia-schools-assessment-and-identification
https://portal.ct.gov/sde/special-education/specific-learning-disability-and-sld—dyslexia
https://www.azed.gov/mowr/dyslexia/
