Weekly Planning Outline Assignment
Your Name: Diane Saienni Albanese,
NBCT
Course Plan for MAS 7998, Practicum
III: Reading
Week 1
Introduction:
This week you will learn about some basics for
teaching reading. The Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) will be examined as a tool
for reading assessment and you will practice administration and scoring it on
student. The purpose and usefulness of Reading Inventories will be explored.
Everyone will create a blog to use for this course
as a means of sharing information and collaboration.
Objectives
for this week (from Basic Course Information document):
1.
Practice administering an informal reading inventory,
the Basic Reading Inventory.
2.
Synthesize results of the sample BRI in the text.
3.
Analyze results of the BRI you administered to your
practice student.
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Assessment #1
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Assessment #2
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Assessment #3
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At the end of the week students will know
and be able to:
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Objective(s) that will be assessed
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BRI Practice
· Apply
background knowledge and demonstrate the administration of the Basic Reading
Inventory to a “practice” student subject
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Logan
· Synthesize
the BRI data presented in the text about the student (Logan)
· Analyze
the results of the Logan’s BRI
· List
of three strengths and three weaknesses from Logan’s reading performance
results
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Analysis of Practice student subject
· Apply
the Logan lessons to analyze the results of the BRI on your practice student
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Title and type of Assessment
(e.g. Week 1 Essay, Week 2 Discussion Board)
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Video Evidence of BRI
Practice Administration Rubric
Video of practice BRI
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BRI Case Study Rubric: Analysis of
strengths and weaknesses
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BRI Case Study Rubric:
Analysis of strengths and weaknesses
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Instructions for the assessment as they will
appear in Blackboard
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Practice administering the BRI to a
student subject. Videotape the last part of the test that asks the student to
read the passage and answer the comprehension questions. Post the video.
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Review the BRI data that was presented in
the text about the subject student Logan (97). Analyze the summary of the student’s
reading performance and create a list that includes three strengths and three
weaknesses that Logan demonstrated in reading.
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Review the BRI data that you collected on
your student subject. Apply your BRI
knowledge and write a summary of your student’s reading strengths and
weaknesses.
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Resources for the Assessment (textbook, video,
websites, etc)
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Basic Reading Inventory
Jerry L. Johns
Accompanying CD with video clips,
performance booklets and summary sheets
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BRI text with references to the Chapters
1,2
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BRI text Chapters 3,4
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Time on Task
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2 hours
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1 hour
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2 hours
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General Readings and Resources
Web Information on BRI:
· Why use the BRI?
· BRI wiki
Wilmington University
Practicum III
BRI Case Study Rubric
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Performance
Level
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Unsatisfactory
1
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Emerging
2
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Basic
3
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Proficient
4
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Distinguished
5
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Administration of
BRI
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Step by step BRI
and framework of case study not followed.
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Some parts of both
step by step and framework followed but many errors.
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Step by step BRI
followed or framework of case study followed.
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Step by step BRI
followed or framework of case study followed but some errors.
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Both framework for
case study and step by step BRI
followed and correct.
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Lesson Structure
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No description of
elements of a typical tutoring lesson.
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Inadequate
descriptions of elements of a typical tutoring lesson.
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Adequate
description of elements of a typical tutoring lesson including some
explanation of important elements.
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Specific
description of elements of a typical tutoring lesson and some explanation of
important elements.
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Specific
description of elements of a typical tutoring lesson and complete explanation
of important elements.
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Strategies and
Skills
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No mention of
strategies and skills taught.
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Inadequate
description of strategies and skills taught.
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Some description
of strategies and skills taught.
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Adequate description
of strategies and skills taught and some description of progress over time.
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Specific
description of strategies and skills taught and some description of progress
over time.
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Analysis of
Strengths and Weaknesses
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No analysis of
student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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In adequate
analysis of student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Some analysis of
student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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General analysis
of student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Complete analysis
of student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Inclusion of Data
(tests)
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No data (tests)
attached.
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Few data (tests)
attached.
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Some data (tests)
attached.
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Most data (tests)
attached and table in case study.
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All data (tests)
attached and table included in case study.
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Instructional Plan
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No instructional
plan to meet individual student’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Instructional plan
that does not meet the student’s needs.
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Instructional plan
that meets some of the student’s
needs.
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Adequate
instructional plan that meets most of
the student’s needs.
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Specific
instructional plan that meets all of the student’s needs.
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References*
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No references.
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One reference.
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Two references.
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Three references.
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More than three
references.
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APA Format
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No clear style is
evident
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Paper is written
in standard style.
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Some conventions
of APA style appear.
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Simple conventions
of APA style are adhered to.
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All conventions of
APA style are adhered to.
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* The
references must include a citation from Basic Reading Inventory by
Jerry. L. Johns.
Wilmington University
Practicum III
Video Evidence of BRI Practice Administration Rubric*
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Performance
Level
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Unsatisfactory
1
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Emerging
2
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Basic
3
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Proficient
4
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Distinguished
5
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Administration of
BRI
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Step by step BRI
not followed.
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Some parts of step
by step BRI followed but many errors.
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Step by step BRI
followed but some errors.
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Step by step BRI
followed adequately.
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Step by step BRI followed and completely correct.
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* Rubric
created by Diane Saienni Albanese, WU Adjunct Instructor
