Notes/Assignments

DUE

Week #1

Week of January 24th

Week #2

Week of January 31^st

Please read and prepare a response to this short article.  We have become so accustomed to assessments and developed a deep dislike for many ... but what if we could weave together a "shelf-full" of reading/writing/literacy assessments that actually allow us to very specifically diagnose students' areas of weakness and identify area of strength -- with the ultimate goal being able to make huge impacts in students' growth in short periods of time. 

That is our goal.  To get there let's start a conversation about the connection between assessment and instruction.  Diagnosis for its own purpose is ... well, ridiculous.  Everyone (students, parents, teachers, etc.,) already knows there is a problem - progress is not happening.  Putting a name to a problem does not move any learner forward.  It is only when the diagnosis and the intervention are woven together that real learning/change/growth happens.   

Your response to this article should be in narrative form not to exceed two typed pages (double-spaced, 12pt font, 1 inch margins).  Your response should be academic in nature with anecdotal accounts woven within as appropriate to illustrate your point. 

Article in Blackboard.

Week #3

Week of February 7^th

The structure for this course calls for clinical settings.  You have the choice of coming to the WKU Center for Literacy and working with students here or developing your own Reading Success Sessions at your school/facility.  If you develop your own sessions, you need to do your own advertising, scheduling, recruiting, and make arrangements for space, security, and  communication with parents/school officials. Your sessions need to start with focused assessments and move toward focused instruction.  You need to hold a total of 8 sessions serving no fewer than 5 students.  You may serve any age population of students - either in group, individual, or both group and individual sessions.  You are in charge of your own schedule as long as you get in the required 8 sessions and perform the required diagnostics and interventions.   

From here on most of our work will be done with communication one-on-one with Dr. Petty as everyone will be working with a unique population, in different settings, and with different timelines. 

Week #4

Week of February 14^th

Week #5

Week of February 21^st

Week #6

Week of February 28^th

Week #7

Week of March 7^th

Week #8

Week of March 14^th

Week #9

Week of March 21^st

Week #10

Week of March 28^th

Week #11

Week of April 4^th

Week #12

Week of April 11^th

Week #13

Week of April 18^th

Week #14

Week of April 25^th

Week #15

Week of May 2^nd

Week #16

Week of May 9^th