This graded assignment requires you to again imagine yourself in the role of director of a center-based child care facility.

Create a matrix analyzing your school’s results on a reading assessment for each grade level.
Specifically identify at least three strengths and three limitations per grade level. Be sure to
include the number of times students have taken the assessment before they achieved a
passing score.
After you have separated the data by grade, analyze each grade level regarding the following
topics:
1. Attendance
2. Number of attempts
3. Instruction
4. Materials
5. Time
6. Support
Upon completing the matrix, create a one-page handout to give to each of the grade level
teachers that outline your findings.  Offer recommendations for what is being done well, and
suggestions for improving the assessment results related to that grade level.
Include:
1. Changes that can be implemented to support literacy per grade level
2. Opportunities to select or develop new/different reading assessments
3. What these teachers can do, instructionally, to help their students improve
Provide three scholarly resources to support your recommendations.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located
in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to
become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Instructions Obtain and review a copy of your district or school reading assessment plan. In a
750-1,000-word summary: Describe district and state assessment frameworks that identify
proficiency standards (district or state standards), and student grade level benchmarks. Provide
an outline of the district or school reading assessment plan including the strengths and limitations
of the plan.
Compare and contrast the plan to the recommendations found in the Spear-Swerling and
Cheesman article. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA
Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to
become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Description I work for a charter school system in AZ. (Leading Edge Academy Network). The
reading assessment plan consists of a beginning of year standardized test called Galileo. After
this, based on these scores students are placed into RTI appropriately. From, here they are further
assessed through progress monitoring that consists of fluency reads (using leveled reader books),
DIBELS, and running records. Then, mid-year they are given Galileo testing again and RTI
groups may change based on scores and progress monitoring reviews. The reading assessment
continues through RTI, progress monitoring, Dibels and running records. Finally, in April
students are once more given Galileo testing to see what improvements have been achieved
throughout the school year.

Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the "Assignment Format" page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

Using the major objectives identified in one of the four curricula discussed in Lesson 5 (HighScope, Creative Curriculum, Core Knowledge, or Tools of the Mind), create a short learning opportunity for a 5-year-old child in the kindergarten class that you teach.

• Begin by identifying three objectives that you might use for instruction. 

• Once you have determined your objectives, determine what adaptations to the curriculum and to the environment you might make in order to reach these objectives. 

• Next, write a plan of what special learning opportunities will prompt the child to explore and discover new ideas and that support reaching the three objectives chosen.

Part B

As a teacher, think about how technology could be used to help children in a preschool class understand the following three concepts: Understanding Change, Cause-and-Effect Relationships, and the Idea of a System (that a whole is composed of related parts that affect each other).

• Choose one of the three concepts, and develop a sequence of three lessons that focus on the concept you have chosen. 

• Describe each of the three lessons. Make sure to incorporate the questions below by including your answers to each when describing the three lessons. 
o How will you intentionally plan for student learning? 
o What activities will children engage in? 
o What materials will be used? 
o How will you know if your students understand the key concepts?


Part C

Imagine that you are a teacher’s aide in a classroom of 2nd-grade children (7- to 8-year-olds). In each of the following situations, describe the following.
a. What emotions the children involved might be experiencing
b. How you would use the strategies presented in the textbook to help the children become more aware of their own feelings and the feelings of others
c. How you would help them cope effectively with the situation

• Manual and Damien are playing in the sandbox. Manuel wants Damien’s shovel, so he takes it. Damien begins to cry, but Manuel continues to play, unaffected. Damien comes running to you, saying, “He took my shovel!” 

• Latoya has been standing watching the others climbing the rock wall. It seems as if she’d like to join in, yet makes no move to do so. 

• Tommy has a dilemma. He was just invited to a movie with Chuck, but his best friend, Mohammad, has not been asked to come and asks him to spend the night on the same date.

Part D

Ethics is one of the most fundamental qualities of a competent early childhood educator. Individuals have their own personal views about what they think is right or wrong and how they should behave. Examine the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct (http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf) and create a concept web identifying the core values, ideals, and principles of an educator, in your own words. Include your personal views. (Refer to page 325 in your textbook for an example of a concept web.)

For this benchmark, write a 750-1,000 word narrative about a cross-disciplinary unit you would implement in your High School Health Science classroom. Choose a minimum of two standards, at least one for Health Science and at least one supportive literacy standard to focus on for the unit narrative.

Narrative must include:
Unit Description and Rationale: Complete description of unit theme and purpose, including learning objectives, based on Health Science standards and literacy standards.
Learning Opportunities: Description of two learning opportunities that create ways for students to learn, practice, and master academic language in content areas.
Collaboration: Description of how you would facilitate students’ collaborative use of current tools and resources to maximize content learning in varied contexts.
Support: Description of support that would be implemented for student literacy development across content areas.
Differentiation: Description of how the lessons within the unit would provide differentiated instruction.
Strategies: Description of strategies that you would use within your unit to advocate for equity in your classroom.
Cultural Diversity: Description of the effect of cultural diversity in the classroom on reading and writing development. Describe how the unit capitalizes on cultural diversity.
Resources: Description of current resources and tools that would enhance the learning experience for all students.
Support your findings with 3-5 scholarly resources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.