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Case Study Presentation
By Esther Smith
2 minutes in my world
Fall Winter Spring
DRA2 Not testable A 80% accuracy
4 98% accuracy
WA tasks Not testable 100%-‐‑-‐‑needed work on rhyme
100% on rhyme
Writing samples
Some leJers—october
Dictated writing 100% sound to leJer
Ind. Writing
MONDO Not testable 4-‐‑pre-‐‑emergent reader
11—emergent
STAR Probable reader-‐‑-‐‑800 Saba’s Growth
5/8/13
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Ñ Looking at Saba’s artifacts….. Ñ What do you notice?
I notice…..
Ñ My worry was how this would work with ELA students.
Ñ Bright Students like Saba have historically made grade level in my class.
Ñ The difference GRP made is that ALL students are using word strategies and reading strategies in texts. Parents report that students are sounding out words on the street from the car.
Ñ My growth has been from teaching for accuracy to teaching for process and behaviors.
My growth
Ñ Moving on… Ñ I want to get “Martha Stewart” organized around this, everything at my fingertips.
Ñ I want to be seamless in my prompting and pacing through the lesson.
Ñ I want to start earlier with pre-‐‑reading skills in small group
Moving on I will…..