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Student 1s Six Minute Solution Write-Up
Student 1s Six Minute Solution Write-Up
StudentInformation:
Student1isa6thgradestudentwithJuvenileglaucoma(aprogressiveblockingoffluid
thatincreasespressureintheeye),legalblindnessandvisualfieldloss.Shehasnolight
perceptioninherrighteyeand10/160visioninthelefteye.
AlthoughStudent1svisionisstablefornow,thereisapossibilitythatitcouldgetworse
inthefutureifthepressurefromthefluidsinhereyesincreasestoomuch.Shealreadyhasno
lightperceptioninherrighteye.Therefore,Student1isafullbraillereader.Sheproficiently
readsbraille(grade1and2)anduseslargeprintforsmallertaskssuchassolvingmathproblems
thatarewrittenontheboard.Sheismuchmoresufficientreadingbraillethansheisreadingprint.
GoalsandStateStandards:
VisionGoal:Giventhesameweeklyreadingprobe,Student1willincreasebraillereading
fluencyonherfinalreadbyaminimumof15%for5consecutivepassages.
Standards:
CC.1.1.1.E:Readwithaccuracyandfluencytosupportcomprehension.
Readonleveltextorallywithaccuracy,appropriaterate,andexpressiononsuccessive
readings.
Objectives:
Student1willreadapassageatleast3timesthroughouttheweektotrytoincrease
braillereadingfluencybyaminimumof15%.
InstructionalStrategies:
Student1receivesvisionsupportservicesforatleast2hoursadaytoworkonher
readingfluencyaswellasothertasksshemayneedtoknowforherclasses.Sheiscurrently
utilizingaprogramcalledTheSixMinuteSolution:AReadingFluencyProgram(Intermediate
Level).Thisprogramconsistsofstrictlygradelevelreadingpassages.Otherresourcesareused
outsideoftheprogramtoenhanceherreadingfluencysuchasvideospertainingtothetopicthat
shewatchesbeforetheinitialreadaswellasatactilechartthatshefillsinherscoreson.
DataCollectionProcedures:
TheSixMinuteSolutionprogramdoesnotcomewithanydatasheets.Thepassages
includenumbersontheleftsideofeverylinethatcountuphowmanywordsthereareuptothat
line.AfterStudent1readsapassage,thewordsthatshereadarecountedupandrecordedinthe
bottomrighthandcornerofthepassage.AfterIcountupthewordsthatshehasread,Itakea
tactilechartandoutlineaboxthatindicateshowmanywordsshehasread.Shethencolorsinthe
boxandkeepsabargraphasawaytoseeherownprogress.
IrecordedthescoresforeachSixMinuteSolutionthatStudent1completedinthe
thirdmarkingperiod.Afterlookingatthedata,Student1methergoalofincreasingherbraille
readingfluencyby15%.Thechartsthatfollowshowherprogressionthroughthereadingsof
eachpassage,herCWPMbytheendofeachpassageaswellasthepercentageincreasebythe
endofeachpassage.
6 Minute Solution
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CWPM
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CWPM
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Passage Title
InstructionalDecisionMaking:
AfterreviewingthedataforStudent1sreadingfluency,itisevidentthatsheismeeting
hergoalwithnoissues.SheisincreasingherCWPMbymorethan15%bythefinalreadofeach
passage.SinceStudent1hasasmallervocabularythanmost6 thgraders,Ifeelthatintroducing
hertothetopicofthepassagefirstthroughavideoisessential.Ibelievethisiswhatcontinuesto
helphermeethergoal.Sincethisisthecase,IwillcontinuetoworkwithStudent1onherbraille
readingfluencybyusingTheSixMinuteSolutionprogrampairedwiththevideosrelatedto
thetopicaswellasthetactilegraphsforhertomotivateherselftodobetterthenexttime.