As an educator, you will be designing learning activities that engage your students and facilitate language development. Creating learning experiences aligned to academic standards and the students’ i

Part 1: Instruction Based on Student Needs COE 3.1 ACEI 3.1; InTASC 7(a), 7(c), 7(g), 7(h), 7(i); MC2, MC4;

20.0

Overall, the planned instruction is thorough and thoughtfully based on knowledge of the student, learning theory, connections across the curriculum, and curricular goals.

Part 1: Lesson Plan: Objectives, Selected book, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Activity

10.0

All three objectives are definitively measurable and thoroughly align to the state standard selected. Lesson plan innovatively utilizes the selected book. Vocabulary words, vocabulary activity, and comprehension activity are well crafted for Alphonso.

Part 1: Lesson Plan: Comprehension Activity and Strategies

10.0

Lesson plan includes an engaging comprehension activity that allows Alfonso to demonstrate his full comprehension of the story. It also includes two ideal research-based strategies that can be integrated into the vocabulary and comprehension activities to help Alfonso meet his vocabulary and comprehension goals.

Part 1: Lesson Plan: Opportunity to Apply Skills

10.0

Lesson plan skillfully provides opportunities for Alfonso to apply comprehension skills to different situations or content areas

Part 2: Rationale

15.0

Rational convincingly explains the alignment between Alphonso’s curricular/academic goals, the lesson activities, and the presented research-based strategies, as well as how the lesson addresses Alfonso’s specific learning needs and his interests. Includes at least one learning theory that fully supports the selected strategies in the lesson.

Part 2: Specialist Plan COE 3.6 ACEI 3.2; InTASC 7(e), 7(f), 7(o), 7(p); MC2, MC4

20.0

A structured system for working with the reading specialist to set short- and long-term goals, as well as analyze performance data and re-evaluate those goals, is exemplary. Feedback methods for Alphonso and his family are ideal.

Mechanics (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

10.0

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language.

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

5.0

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

Total Percentage 100