ContextforLearning

AbouttheSchoolWhereYouAreTeaching
Inwhattypeofschooldoyouteach?(TypeanXnexttotheappropriate
description;ifotherapplies,provideabriefdescription.)
Elementaryschool:X
Middleschool:
Other(pleasedescribe):
2.Whereistheschoolwhereyouareteachinglocated?(TypeanXnexttothe
appropriatedescription.)
City:X
Suburb:
Town:
Rural:
3.Listanyspecialfeaturesofyourschoolorclassroomsetting(e.g.,charter,
coteaching,themedmagnet,interventionorotherleveledsmallgroupinstruction,
classroomaide,bilingual,teamtaughtwithaspecialeducationteacher)thatwill
affectyourteachinginthislearningsegment.
Thisclassroomissetinacoteachingenvironment,wherewehaveateacheranda
paraprofessional.
4.Describeanydistrict,school,orcooperatingteacherrequirementsorexpectations
thatmightaffectyourplanningordeliveryofinstruction,suchasrequiredcurricula,
pacingplan,useofspecificinstructionalstrategies,orstandardizedtests.
Thisschooldoesteamplanning.Thereforeeachgradeisonthesameleveland
teachesfromthesamelessons.Theyhaverequiredcurriculumthatneedstobetaught.
Eachteacherneedstobeonthesamepageastheother.
AbouttheClassFeaturedinthisLearningSegment
1. Howmuchtimeisdevotedeachdaytoliteracyinstructioninyourclassroom?
Wespentalotoftimeduringourdaywithreadingandwriting.Ourliteracyblockis
almosttwohoursinlength(thisdominatesothersubjects).
2.Isthereanyabilitygroupingortrackinginliteracy?Ifso,pleasedescribehowit
affectsyourclass.
Wedogroupinginourclassroom.Thereare4groups.Rangingfromhightolow.
Studentsremaininthesegroupswhendoingsomeoftheirwork.Ithinkthegrouping
allowsthestudentstolearnatthesamelevelastheirpeersandnotfeelbehind/ahead.

3.Identifyanytextbookorinstructionalprogramyouprimarilyuseforliteracy
instruction.Ifatextbook,pleaseprovidethetitle,publisher,anddateofpublication.
Inourclassroom,thereisnotatextbookweuseforliteracyinstruction.However,we
dousealotofYouTubevideosonZoophonics.
4.Listotherresources(e.g.,electronicwhiteboard,classroomlibraryorothertext
sets,onlineprofessionalresources)youuseforliteracyinstructioninthisclass.
Ipads
Laptops
ClassroomLibrary
AbouttheStudentsintheClassFeaturedinthisLearningSegment
1.Gradelevel(s):Kindergarten
2.Numberofstudentsintheclass:22
males:4
females:9

IEPs/504Plan
Classifications/Needs
behavior

LanguageNeeds
none

StudentswithIEP/504Plans:
NumberofStudents

Supports,Accommodations,
Modifications,Pertinent
IEPGoals
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StudentswithSpecificLanguageNeeds
NumberofStudents
Supports,Accommodations,
Modifications
0

StudentswithOtherLearningNeeds

OtherLearningNeeds

NumberofStudents

reading
math

7
8

Supports,Accommodations,
Modifications
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