SERD 6030 Case Study in Reading
Please use this as a template for the case study. Remove all information in red font as you complete the section. Save your case study as [Yourlastname]readingcase.
Part 1: Background Information (20 pts)
Home History
Pseudonym, age, grade, and educational placement/ setting. Include information about the child’s family (who lives in the home, how many siblings, etc.) and any other factors that you believe are relevant to literacy outcomes.
School History
Information about the student’s grades, overall academic performance, retentions, special education placement category, and any related services received.
Literacy-Related Assessments
Using the chart below, provide current (within a year) assessment results (formal and/or informal) related to reading and writing. You should include the name of the reading and writing related assessment, purpose of the assessment (formal or diagnostic measure; used for placement or instructional leveling, etc.), and overall scores.
Then, explain the meaning of the data presented in your chart by discussing the strengths, weaknesses and a comparison of same-age peers.
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Name of Literacy/ Writing Related Assessment |
Purpose of the assessment |
Scores |
Summarize any current IEP goals related to reading and writing found on the student’s IEP.
Once you have completed Part 1, upload your narrative to the Case Study Part 1 GoView assignment page.
Part 2: Review of Affective Factors (20 pts)
Analysis of Results
Analyze the results of the five assessments to describe the student’s affective factors in terms of attitudes, interests (reading & writing), self-concept, and value.
Connections
Make connections between what you learned while administering the assessments to Duke & Cartwright’s Active View of Reading.
Instruction
Write about some of the instructional recommendations that you may have for this student using the instructional strategies found in the course modules. Indicate the source of the information like this: (Module 2, Duke & Cartwright, p. 2).
Once you have completed Part 2,
upload your narrative AND the completed affective assessments to the Case Study Part 2 GoView assignment page. You may leave Part 1 above Part 2 when you submit.
Part 3: Literacy & Writing Assessments (40 pts)
Assessment Performance
Describe and analyze the student’s performance on
each of these assessments. Clearly identify strengths and areas for growth and justify these claims with specific assessment data. You may separate by paragraphs:
i. Phonics Assessment
ii. Spelling Assessment
iii. Fluency Assessment
iv. Comprehension Assessment
v. Writing Assessment
Connections
Make connections between what you learned while administering the above literacy and writing assessments to Scarborough’s reading rope, Duke & Cartwright’s Active View of Reading, & Sedita’s Writing Rope.
Instruction
Utilizing materials from the modules, justify specific instructional strategies that address areas for growth, based on the patterns from the assessment data. Consider
all data collected in Part 3 of the case study. You may leave Part 1 and Part 2 on your template when you submit.
Once you have completed Part 3, upload your
narrative AND the completed literacy and writing assessments to the Case Study Part 3 GoView assignment page.
Part 4: Implementation Phase (50 pts)
Instructional Strategies (20 pts)
Paragraphs 1 & 2: Name the strategy, where you found it (i.e., Module 2 in the Temple, et al. article), and explain how the strategy is implemented. Create one paragraph per strategy.
Implementation (20 pts)
Paragraphs 3 & 4: Write a detailed paragraph for each strategy, including the following:
(a) how/when the strategies were implemented;
(b) the student’s reaction/ progress with the use of the strategies;
(c) your reaction to the strategies (i.e., Were you well prepared and understood the steps of the strategy well? Do you need to revisit the overall strategy?);
(d) lessons learned from the implementation (i.e., What needs to be changed/ adjusted in the future).
Limitations/Considerations (10 pts)
Write one detailed paragraph evaluating the potential limitations and considerations impacting the literacy progress of this student.
Once you have completed Part 4, upload your
completed template (without attached assessments) to two places: the
Part 4 Case Study GoView assignment page AND Anthology.
