Video - Ms Perez

Shared Reading: Video Segment

• How does this activity engage students who are at different levels of literacy development?
•   Students who can read the text read aloud, however even students not as strong can listen to the other students and teacher and be able to mimic them and in turn learn and reinforce the site words and sounds.
• During her explicit phonics lesson, how does Ms. Perez support students' problem-solving skills?
•   She replaces the first letter of the word "hot" with a "g", "d","l" etc.. and asks the students to tell her what the new word says.
• Based on what you saw in the video, what are the different ways that shared reading can be used to promote literacy?
• Shared reading can stimulate inquisitive learning, like the girl who asked why there were two different "H"s, one lower and one upper. Shared reading also encourages students without putting them on the spot. The students also learn from the teacher and other students.

Guided Reading: Video Segment

• Why does she think it's important for students to verbalize their strategies? What else do you notice about how she helps students build meaning in text?
• It is important to verbalize the strategies so that it internalizes within the students the strategies. Ms. Perez builds meaning by asking the students for what they think is going on based on the pictures.

Differentiated Instruction: Video Segments

• How does Ms. Perez organize her classroom to support a wide range of learners?
•  She has different areas with different activities, some for strong and independent readers, and an area and activities for students whom aren't as strong
• How are reading and writing connected in classroom activities?
• The activities we saw required creating words from letters on a whiteboard, we also saw strong students taking notes, requiring reading and writing.

Assessment: Video Segment

• How does Ms. Perez use ongoing individual assessment to guide her instruction? How can the class profile be used to help group students and differentiate instruction?
•   Based on how her students are doing, she plans out the activities. The class profile can help group together the students she has common goals for, because they are on a similar level they need similar activities.
• How can ongoing assessment be integrated into your own classroom practice?
• In my class we learn the ABCs. and I also have differentiate instruction, ongoing assessments allows me to keep a finger on the pulse of the class to know where everyone is, who needs help and in which areas.