For Exemplary_Professor001

Prepare a read aloud, (select a book that is relevant to the child's interests or what you are learning, read the book ahead of time, prepare vocabulary words, questions, etc.) Have someone take a video your conducting a reading aloud with a child. Watch the video and then write a 4 page reflection about your work.  Describe what happened and discuss the videos in detail. Where were you well prepared? What were your student’s reactions? Were there surprises? What would you do differently? This should be in paragraph form. Describe the big ideas for you of what happened (please do not provide a transcript of the conversation.) Please review the rubric before completing the assignment.  DUE March 22.

Read Aloud Reflection Rubric

	Levels of Achievement
Criteria	Novice	Competent	Proficient
Reflection	1 Points Somewhat reflective. It is not clear that the writer actually created a video or reviewed it when writing the reflection.	2 Points A reflection that draws on examples from the video.	3 Points A thoughtful reflection that draws on several detailed examples from the video.
Read Aloud Preparation and Procedures	2 Points The described read aloud provides little evidence of following read aloud preparation and procedures as discussed in class.	3 Points The described read aloud provides some evidence of following read aloud preparation and procedures as discussed in class and in the course readings.	4 Points The described read aloud provides ample evidence of following read aloud preparation and procedures as discussed in class and in the course readings.
Writing Mechanics	1 Points Needs organization. Spelling and grammar mistakes.	2 Points A well-organized paper with few spelling and grammatical mistakes.	3 Points A polished paper with clearly organized, well-formed paragraphs. No spelling or grammar mistakes.