Mr. & Mrs. Smith 6754 High Tree Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89345 Mr. & Mrs. Smith, First and foremost I would like to introduce myself; I am currently a senior at Nevada State College and I am pursuing a career in Elementary Education. As a course requirement, I was randomly assigned to a school and accordingly to a third grade student; I had the pleasure of being assigned to work with your daughter Sally. My role was to use different assessments to measure her levels in different areas of literacy; specifically reading, reading comprehension, letter sounds, words and writing among other areas. I assessed Sally on five different occasions using five different assessments and consequently I was able to measure and determine her current levels. In the area of reading and comprehension Sally is above grade level. Sally is able to read 100 words per minute. In order for Sally to continue progressing in this area I suggest continuing to practice oral reading with higher-level texts; fifteen minutes a day is essential. In addition, asking her questions about what she has read would enhance her comprehension skills. I also recommend reminding her to take notes as she reads, which is another great assistance for comprehension. Sally is doing fantastic in the area of language and sounds, known as phonemic awareness. The only component of this area that I would recommend practice on is syllables. I suggest practicing activities that involve word parts. Sally and I practiced a few games that can help her in this capacity. Ask her to show you how to play the apple and the bushel and slap jack. Sally would greatly benefit from practicing syllables by playing these fun games. In the area of identifying and manipulating small units of sounds, known as phonics, Sally scored mostly at benchmark, which is the highest level. However, in a few areas of the assessment Sally scored at Strategic. This level shows that she is meeting requirements for her grade level but would still benefit from practice. Sallys teacher has been given a report of my findings and recommendations and she will be working with Sally in class to improve the skills in which Sally scored at strategic. Lastly, based on the writing assessment I administered to Sally I have determined that Sallys writing needs some improvement. Sally will be able to develop her writing by practicing effective word choice and sentence variety through the use of mentor texts; these texts provide examples of good writing and work as a model for students. Sallys teacher will be able to provide a list of mentor texts for Sally to work with. Reading and imitating these mentor texts will help Sally improve her writing. Sally was a pleasure to work with; I have confidence that she will progress satisfactorily. Thank you for allowing me to work with her. Sincerely,