Problem
Early childhood education professionals utilize a variety of literacy assessments to determine the skills and knowledge of students and to monitor their progress. The data from these assessments will identify specific needs of students and inform further instruction.
• Part I: Literacy Assessments and Student Reading Profile
In collaboration with your mentor, select two literacy assessments you will administer to a student identified by your mentor. You may select tests available in topic Resources, such as DIBELS or EasyCBM.com, or you may use assessments your mentor provides. You may assess any basic literacy skills or knowledge, including but not limited to, letter names, letter sounds, phoneme segmentation, word reading fluency, oral reading fluency, or reading comprehension.
After administering the assessments, analyze the assessment data collaboratively with your mentor teacher, and complete the "Student Reading Profile " template to summarize the data and identify the student's reading strengths, areas for growth, and reading goals. Use a pseudonym to protect the student's identity.
In addition, gather other classroom data and information on the student from your mentor. This may include:
i. Information from or about the student's family
ii. Writing samples
iii. Observational and behavioral data
iv. Anecdotal records
v. Other assessment data
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the mentor teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.
• Part II: Reflection
Reflect on the following:
i. Summarize the additional classroom data and information obtained from your mentor.
ii. Identify 2-3 instructional strategies that would support the reading goals identified on the profile.
iii. Explain how the data collected informs the strategies.