Shared Reading:

1.How does this activity engage students who are at different levels of literacy development?

            Ms. Perez engages her students singing the poem together that consist of sight words and high frequency words. As well the poem can relate to all students, “hotdogs”, what students doesn’t know about hotdogs or even like them.  Students are involved at all levels of this activity it engages students who have difficulty reading, students who can easily read along and figure our the grammar on their own.

2. During her explicit phonics lesson, how does Ms. Pérez support student problem solving skills?

 Ms. Perez supports students by having them pronounce the sounds and use rhyming words. She also gives them clues when they are pronouncing the word for support. As well she points out uppercase and lowercase letter. She also has them pronounce and focus on the sound “o” for “OCTopus”. She then adds different ending to letter “o” like, “ot”, “ock””op”.  Ms. Perez also helps her students by having a phonics wall in the classroom that they refer to.

3. Based on what you saw in the video, what are the different ways that shared reading can be used to promote literacy?

Shared reading can promote literacy in Ms.Perez classroom with her vowel word wall, her ending sounds, group-guided poems. All these aspects in the classroom help the students promote reading in different ways that are engaging. By doing this she is also helping students promote self skill and self confidence when reading.

Guided Reading:

1.     Why does she think it’s important for students to verbalize their strategies? What else do you notice about how she helps students build meaning in text?

It is important for students to verbalize their strategies so they can develop a profound vocabulary and become confident when they speak. By doing this student can develop confidence and self-skill by understanding themselves and other. She helps students build meaning in text by playing phonics and words games, small groups and one on one with the teacher.

Differentiated Instruction:

1.     How does Ms.Perez organize her classroom to support a wide range of learners?

Ms.Perez organizes her classroom to a wide range of learned by having different reading and writing centers. She has word games, matching sounds, grouped reading, individual reading, small groups and one and one with her. Each child can have an equal opportunity in the classroom with all these centers she provides.

2.     How are reading and writing connected in classroom in activities?

The connection is made when a child is able to write what they are feeling and thinking based on what they read.

Assessment

1.     How does Ms. Perez use ongoing individual assessment to guide her instruction? How can the class profile be used to help group students and differentiate instructions?

Ms. Perez uses ongoing individual assessment by graphing students at their reading level. She does this four times within the school year. The goal is to have each student at a first grade reading level by June. During the assessment she can see if she has to improve her lesson and see how she can help and assist each student where they need trouble in. As well she can group students by their level.

2.     How can ongoing assessment be integrated into your own classroom practice?

Ongoing assessment can be use in my own classroom by keeping a keeping a graph like Ms. Perez I really did like her technique because its accurate and an easy way to keep up with each child. You can do this for different subjects in the classroom. Assessment is important because you can see how you can shape and modify your lesson if the students do not understand you.