Narrative or Informational Strategy

Narrative or Informational Text Strategy

Your Name

Arkansas State University

ELSE 5633 Literacy, Assessment, and Diagnosis for Exceptional Learners

Dr. Deborah Wammack

Date

Narrative or Informational Text Strategy

Student's profile Interviews Summary:

Overview the student and parent interviews here...

· Embed completed Interviews at the end of the template:

· Student Interview in Appendix B

· Parent Interview in Appendix C

Backward Design Lesson Plan:

This will need to be completed before the implementation of your selected narrative or informational text strategy. Complete the information in the Backward Design Lesson Plan document and embed it in Appendix D.

Reflection:

1. What is the background of your identified (struggling) student?

a. The age and grade level of your student.

b. Student’s academic development in the area of the targeted skill.

c. Identify the difficulties the student experiences. Address one or more of the following areas:

i. Academic difficulties.

ii. Behavior concerns.

iii. Attitude of student.

iv. Outstanding circumstances the student is facing.

d. Why did you choose this strategy for your student?

2. What impact did your activity have on student learning?

a. Did your student show mastery?

b. What additional areas of content need to be addressed?

3. While implementing your strategy, what difficulties or positive experiences did you encounter?

4. When you implement this strategy again, what will you do differently?

5. What has this assignment taught you about the process of teaching narrative or informational text comprehension to exceptional students?

6. What did you learn from this assignment that you can apply to teaching future exceptional students?

References

You must use the 7th Edition APA format.

Appendix A

Photographs

Appendix B

Student Interview for Primary or Middle and High School Student

Appendix C

Parent/Guardian Interview

Embed the completed Parent/Guardian Interview in this section.

Appendix D

The Backward Design Lesson Plan:

Develop future lessons/strategies plan to implement using the selected Narrative or Informational text strategy data and suggestions above. Complete the information in the “Backward Design Lesson Plan” below.

Backward Design Lesson Plan

Narrative or Informal Strategy:

Step 1 Desired Results:

What students will learn...

AR Standards:

Targeted Grade Level:

This should directly relate to the academic development of your exceptional (struggling) student.

Step 2 Assessment Evidence:

Informative check for learning

Performance task:

What will students do to show what they have learned?

Assessment of Student Learning: What measurable criteria are necessary to show mastery of the skill?

Performance criteria:

How good is good enough to meet standards? Provide checklists, rubric, or criteria… Example: The student will be able to match 10 out of 15 cards correctly to show mastery.

Step 3 Learning Plan:

Detailed enough for another teacher to follow…

Purpose:

Why did you choose this Narrative or Informational Text Strategy? What is the objective of the strategy? How does this strategy align with the needs of your struggling student?

Learning activities:

Steps for students. Use action verbs (step by step from start to finish) …

Step 4 Differentiation/Accommodation/Modifications:

Which strategies/methods will you use to differentiate for different learning styles?