Brandy Moody
Student ID: 000270416
Assessment Code: JNT2 – Task 1 (Needs Analysis)
Mentor: Sonya Wells
August 10, 2014
Table of Contents
Summary of Instructional Problem 3
Current Conditions and Desired Conditions 4
Data Collection Processes 6
Results of Data Analysis 7
Findings of Needs Analysis 16
Goal of Instruction 17
References 18
Appendix A 19
Summary of Instructional Problem
Many students who struggle with reading ask why should we read, what is the point? The point is that being able to read opens you up a whole new world of knowledge and imagination. But to have that new world opened up you need to be able to comprehend what you are reading. The primary goal of reading is to determine the meaning of
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Also the TCAP does not assess the entirety of the Colorado Academic Standards, nor does it assess the new standards at the same level of difficulty, which will be expected once the new standards are implemented (Colorado Department of Education). So as of the 2014/2015 Colorado Schools will be implementing the new Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam which will be based directly on the Common Core State Standards. So now Third grades students in Colorado must:
1. Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of informational, literary, and persuasive texts and they demonstrate their knowledge by using strategies to make meaning of various types of literary genres.
2. Engage in a wide range of nonfiction and real-life reading experiences to solve problems, judge the quality of ideas, or complete daily tasks by using comprehension strategies when reading informational or persuasive text.
3. Interpret how the structure of written English contributes to the pronunciation and meaning of complex vocabulary by increasing word understanding, word use, and word relationships.
Data Collection Processes
Discussion of Data Collection Instruments Used
For this needs assessment two data collection methods were employed to
Schools often require reading materials containing unfamiliar subjects to students. Recognizing that there is significance for critical understanding of the text itself as well as the act of reading, this explains why many students today struggle with reading material that is not relevant to their lifestyle. Freire portrays that by the statement, "reading the world precedes reading the word, and reading the word implies continually reading the world" (Freire 286). A person should read their world, and then interpret it. They can then use their existential experience of the world to connect to what they are reading in print, and better understand it.
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features
I first understood reading was important when I had to take a reading test in elementary. I was told the test would determine whether I would move on to the next grade level. That was when I realized I had to take reading important. I didn’t like having to read 4 different stories, but I knew I had to try my best to pass. The test results took forever to come in which made it even scarier. Once my teacher told me I had passed I felt a huge relief. Ever since I have never doubted the importance of reading.
I review the Blue Valley School District Acceptable use policy for student’s K-12. Technology use is important for all students, teacher, parents and school districts in order to provide a safe digital learning environment. Technology gives way to valuable educational experience that all students are entitled to. School districts have the responsibility to provide acceptable use policies for the digital devices, and the Internet provided to students, which is owned by the district. Whenever technologies are brought upon school grounds, or to school activities, even when the technologies are not owned by the school the technologies are still subject to adhere to the acceptable use policies. The intended use of technology in education is to open new learning experiences, benefit the student’s education experience, and create skills for future academic endeavors.
STEVENSON was only interested in attending the Governors’ conference because he did not like the idea of the reestablishment of the BROYLES COMMISSION. It was said that his first task that he wanted to complete was to speak to Hoover in order to convince him to meet with two members from the American Legion, which would include Illinois State Commander Lawrence J. Fenlon. Hoover was able to understand where STEVENSON was coming from he went so far to inform STEVENSON to “beware of amateur Red-hunters, citing several examples of bumbling counter-subversives who had interfered with the Bureau’s sophisticated internal security operations” (53). Many people were lobbying for the BROYLES COMMISSION to be reintroduced, but something more important came up, which was the issue of the investigation into state educational institutions. During the meeting in February of 1951 STEVENSON and many other state governors that
Lester Smith (Smith) has owned a 20-acre parcel of land in the City of Lilliput, Minnesota since 1980. Seven acres consist of wetland, and on the remaining 13, Mr. Smith has built a large house, a barn, and an outdoor horse-riding arena that he operates as a business. In 2005, Smith decided to build a second barn including an indoor riding arena.
The case study will focus on the partnership between St Andrews Primary School and the Special Educational Needs Co - coordinators from the national health services. I undertook my placement at St Andrews Primary School and worked closely within the special educational need team, which provide support in relation to children with additional needs. As being on placement and having the opportunity to work alongside the early year’s team, I experienced that a few children were much slower in terms of their learning and development.
We have a large shipment of our elementary toy collection scheduled ship at the end of this week but have encountered a problem with the production. One of the products in this collection has failed the quality control testing exceeding the legal limits of lead set by the federal government. This shipment will be delivered to South American schools. As of August 14, 2011 the total legal lead content must not exceed 100 parts per million for a product (CPSC 2013). Our levels tested above these limits and require us to take action. To reproduce this product it will cost the company
S.L.O.: Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
5.RN.3.1 Apply knowledge of text features in multiple print and digital sources to locate information, gain meaning from a text, or solve a problem.
She was with me when I drove north to attend that ill-fated seminar at Berkeley.
The key to doing well on this task is detail. Several sections require that you analyze information. This requires that you read carefully, think deeply and show your insight that you gained from the information provided in the case study.
We all know reading is boring, time consuming, and compulsory. All though, most kids would agree with that statement, some may disagree. Some can say that if one does not read they can lose knowledge and become less smart. If you don't read there can be consequences for stopping. Reading is valuable because it gives readers the power to escape, to maximize their potential, and to strengthen their mind.
Reading helps in mental development and is known to stimulate the muscles of the eyes and it is also an activity that involves greater levels of concentration and adds to the conversational skills of the reader.
Reading is an act of perception, analysis, and interpretation done by the reader to get the message to be conveyed by the author in media writing. According to Farr (in Dalman, 2013: 5) suggests that "Reading is the Heart of Education, the reading of reading comprehension is an essential prerequisite for mastery and enhancement of students' knowledge, so after reading the text the reader should be able to understand the text. First, give information, for example by reading newspapers and magazines, secondly, give entertainment, for example by reading a novel.The third one, most importantly reading can provide new knowledge.The book can provide understanding as well as entertaining and providing information.