Karen Van Poperin

Artifact 3 Commentary
Standards: 5
Goals: 1 and 2

This twenty-five page Artifact 3 is connected to Artifact 2, and is

the culmination of my semester-long research project on a single
student in my first grade class. This analysis is based on many,
longitudinal data collections and provides some meaningful snapshots
of where Student A was on his literacy journey. I observed and
documented his skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, oral
language, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and also an overall
composite score. I also discuss the various ways he utilizes language.
Because this entire project was an insight into communication
and also because communication is something that transpires in a
community of speakers, I connect this artifact to Standard 5:
Communication skills and information literacy. In order to accelerate
linguistic learning for our students, educators must focus on their own
communication skills and strive to model quality language and
information skills. It is a dynamic task, one that requires and
understanding of where our students are at, where we ourselves are,
and where we want to go. The MATC Goals 1: Critical Inquiry and 2:
Accomplished Teaching are represented.