Final Reflection Paper (100 points)

A Final Reflection Paper will be submitted that provides insight into your own personal journey through this course, demonstrates your understanding and internalization of the course objectives, and illustrates that you have a firm grasp of the core elements of language and literacy development, how diversity affects that development, and methods to ensure that all students learn to read, write, listen, speak, and use technology so as to be successful citizens in society.  The Reflection Paper should also point to the future - how will you plan for and provide exemplary literacy instruction. 

 

Specifically, the reflection paper should include the following: (please use these as headings in your paper for the paragraphs)   self-assessment of your own learning and growth   synopsis of how your instruction/views have changed based on the content of this course AND how those changes will effect your plan of action in your classroom (or future classroom)   most significant "ah-ha" you experienced this semester   your best-stated view of how you will adjust (plan for) the literacy development of your students (present/future) - in other words:  what would it be like to be a student in your classroom.  This would include goals (with specific examples) for how you will implement new strategies and methods based on the content in this course.   goals for your personal literacy development   goals for your professional development in literacy   resources that will guide your literacy instruction (at least 15 resources must be annotated) resources may include the following: websites (working URL, name of site, and annotation of content) print resources (books, journal articles, other publications - APA format with annotation) software (name of product, publisher, price, annotation)   A bibliography, list of annotated resources, and related materials/artifacts must be included.  The bibliography must include at least 5 professional resources (books, professional articles) - these books and articles would have been quoted or otherwise referenced in the BODY of the paper.  The list of resources is a separate thing.   Scoring will include grammar/mechanics.  Type in 12 point Times New Roman or Arial font, double-space, front-side of page only, all pages numbered ... bold headings.  Bibliography/resources APA style (5th ed).

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