Week 5 Reading & Writing Connection: Christopher Myers, A Writer's Story

Online Session: Reading & Writing Connection: Christopher Myers, A Writer's Story

1. Watch the video clip
2. Post your reflection (relate to your writing project if possible) on blog
3. Generate question(s) for discussion

Week 4 Podcast and Interview

Assignment#1 Online Activity:

1. Go to IRA Podcasts website: http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Podcasts.aspx
2. Choose a podcast (topic) to your interest
3. Listen to the podcast and post your reflection on the blog
4. Read and comment on each of your peer’s podcast reflection

Assignment#2 Interview Transcript:

1. Interview with teachers, reading teachers or resource room teachers to find out what types of assessment schools use, especially on what is necessary to achieve each assessment purpose (i.e., screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, outcome). In addition, interview with the cooperating teacher using the guiding questions provided here.
2. Transcribe your interview on your blog

 

Week 3 Reader Response to RTI and Assessing Thoughtful Literacy

1. Read the above two articles: one on Response to Intervention and the other on Assessing Thoughtful Literacy.

2. Write a page summary report for each article (focusing on your reflection upon the topics)and post it to your blog.
3. Come up with one question to generate discussion and make sure you also comment on all your peers' questions.