Video Analysis

I really enjoyed watching this video as it gave me insight for a first year teacher. It is amazing that this particular student excelled in the subject of math but had a rather difficult time with success in reading. The video stated that having a high IQ does not mean that an individual is going to be successful when it comes to reading.  I agree with the importance of completing an on going assessment with students. This provides the teacher of an idea of where the student started and how he/she has progressed throughout the year. This also indicates to the teacher, which areas the student may need additional help in.

Throughout my student teaching experience in my 3^rd grade class, I completed a case study with one of my students. I first completed an assessment on word identification. I began with a list of words that was two grade levels below this particular student. I completed it until she reached her frustration level. Next, I completed a spelling inventory and a writing sample. I also had this particular student read a story and after she completed reading the story, she had to recall details from the story. This allowed me to see whether or not the student comprehended what she was reading. I have found that although students may be able to read every word in a text, often times they are not gaining meaning from the text. In the video, Dr. Lyon stated that better fluency means better comprehension. I often found that when students had a more difficult time reading a story was because they were concentrating on decoding the words that they were not able to recall details from the text. In the current school that I am working at, new students are given the gallistel-ellis assessment during pre planning in order to place students in particular classes. Students that have been to this school in previous years have already been placed into a classroom by the teacher they had the year before. This provides each grade level with a low, middle, and high-leveled classroom. I have found my courses thus far in my M.E.D. and classmates have provided me which such great insight as a first year teacher.