Assignment
Topic Material:
Textbook1. Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties
Read chapters 3 and 4 of Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties.
Electronic Resource 1. Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade: A Practice Guide
Read pages 10-16 and 23-29 of "Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade: A Practice Guide," from the U.S. Department of Education.
Reading Comprehension Research Paper
• In a 1,000-1,250-word research paper, address the following:
1. Based on current research, summarize three reading areas that are critical to building a young student's capacity to comprehend what he or she reads. Use the academic language associated with each theory.
2. Select three of the five recommendations from the practice guide that increase reading comprehension for young readers. Analyze these recommendations in connection with the research you gathered for #1.
3. Based on your research and analysis, describe the practices that you would incorporate into your teaching practices. Defend your choices.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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Field Experience B: Application of Content
At least 3 hours of field experience should be used to complete Clinical Field Experience B. Complete two or more field experiences from the Focused Field Experience Activity List B:
Focused Field Experience Activity List B:
• Develop and teach a project-based lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat focuses on various disciplines and cross-disciplinary skills. (InTASC 5)
• Develop and teach a lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat engages students in applying content to real-world problems. (InTASC 5)
• Develop and teach a lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat facilitates students' use of technology to maximize content learning. (InTASC 5)
• Develop and teach a lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat promotes students' use of a variety of forms of communications to different audiences. (InTASC 5)
• Develop and teach a lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat engages students' in problem solving for local and/or global issues. (InTASC 5)Develop and teach a lesson plan to students with exceptionalities one-on-one, or in a small group, or in a whole classthat supports literacy development across content areas. (InTASC 5)
In completing your field experiences in this course, utilize a K-12 grade level classroom setting that includes students with language disabilities. Reflect upon your field experience choices in a 250-500-word summary.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Topic 2, DQ 1
In your own education, what reading activities had the most effect on you? Explain.
Topic 2, DQ 2
From your reading and research in this class so far, describe a practice that you plan to incorporate into your teaching practices.