Practicum for Reading Endorsement

Jennifer Vaassen

Meet Tony:• First grader• Enjoys art • Hands-on learner• Reads for fun

Sight words: 23/46Reading level: 3

Meet Jerry: • First grader• Enjoys art • Loves ninja turtles • Hands-on learner• Enjoys writing

Sight words: 35/46Reading level: 3

Tony:

Strengths: positive attitude, foundation of most alphabet knowledge, reads for meaning, uses visual cues when reading

Needs: writing skills, understanding of the difference between /j/ and /g/, /d/ and /b/, and /z/ and /s/, sight word progress

Jerry:

Strengths: confidence, positive energy, foundation of all alphabet knowledge, reads for meaning, foundational comprehension skills

Needs: writing skills, more comprehension skills, sight word progress

Best PracticesSight words, writing skills, spelling words

Sight Words -Review of all learned sight words-Introduce new sight words -Put new sight words into sentences

verbally -Connect sight words to a reading or

activity -Write the sight words *Differentiated with the sight words

Goal: -Students will be able to identity all

of the pre-primer, primer with 100% accuracy and first grade sight words on Dolche’s list with 50% accuracy.

Sight Word Activity Examples

Writing Skills Tony: writing his letters correctly especially

b, d, j, g, y, z, s, p Tony and Jerry: writing complete sentences

using a capital letter, two finger spaces and a period using learned sight words

Goals:-Students will be able to put their sight

words into sentences using capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, two finger spaces in between words, andend a sentence with a period.

Writing activity examples

Spelling/Other -hearing the sounds in each word by

clapping at every letter and saying the sound and then putting it all together

*Differentiate

Goals: Students will be able to spell each word with 100% accuracy.

Materials -White board-Notebook-Different types of texts-Independent worksheets

Assessments-Dolche’s sight words

(pre-primer, primer, and first grade)

-Running Records-Interest Survey -Informal spelling tests-Observations

Limitations or restrictions -Reaching students at their greatest

potential

Planning Resources-EDU 361 meetings -Our textbook-Reflecting after lesson and to think

about next steps for each student -Dolche’s Sight word list-Spelling list-Pinterest for worksheets and ideas-Progress reports

Accomplishments! Tony: Reading level- 9

Sight Words: 99Pre-primer- 40/40Primer- 39/461st grade- 19/40

Jerry:Reading level- 19

Sight Words: 126Pre-primer- 40/40Primer- 46/461st grade- 40/40