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Description of the Nature and Purpose of the Case Study

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Description of the Nature and Purpose of the Case Study

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-The purpose of this case study is for the teacher to understand how a particular student grows and develops in literacy.Observing and working one on one with my case study student allowed me:
To use the knowledge I have gained in my literacy course, to see the value and potential of my students writing.

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Elena does a really good job on using correct spelling for words . Elena tends to forgets to capitalize proper nouns when writing.

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Elena does a really good job in making sure that her first letter is capitalize in the beginning of the sentence as well as having a period at the end of the sentence. One thing that she can practice is know when  to capitalize a letter. As you can see her "H" is capital. A review on nouns and proper nouns mights be helpful. The student needs more detail in her piece , this would help her develop a meaning in her writing.

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Elena has a good understanding in matching sounds and letters, which helps her in reading and writing. She also understands several short vowel sounds . But she struggles with other letter sounds or patterns. he corresponding letters are not showing up in her writing.

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I found the assignment to choose a student who I thought was struggling with reading." Which I choose Elena, a first grade student who is struggling in her reading and written language classes. She lives with her father, mother, older sister, and younger sister. Elena likes school and thinks her teacher is a "great teacher." Her favorite subject is math and her least favorite is reading.

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According to her teacher, Elena "uses her time wisely, works very hard in class, listens to instruction, and gets along well with her peers and adults." Her teacher also notes that "weaknesses include understanding the content of what is being taught, remembering sight words, recalling and blending sounds to form words, reading fluency, and low test/quiz performance in her reading class."

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-Guided Reading Groups
-Working with other students during centers.
-Using whiteboard and dry erase markers.
-Working with the teacher one on one.
-Verbal praise and rewards for his work and effort

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-6 year old girl
-Spanish speaking household(Elena  does not use Spanish at school)
-Parents are working on using English more often in the home.
-There was no one in the home to help Elena with homework because of the language barrier. Now there is a high school aged cousin living in the home who is helping Elena with homework  and reading in English.
-1 year of preschool education
-Qualifies for free and reduced lunch services.
-Grandma drops off Elena and picks up after school.
- On Wednesday, Elena stays after school at PRIDE because there is no one who can pick her up.
-She struggles in reading .

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Elena would benefit from reading books on a first grade level , and rereading them at least two times. This will improve fluency and comprehension skills, as well as confidence. Also to improve comprehension skills, include before, during, and after reading activities. Make freuequent stops throughout the book to ask questions to ensure mastery comprehension of the book. For word study, start with digraphs and then move on to long vowels. For writing, instruct when to use a capital letter. Also, Elena would benefit from pre-writing activities so she knows exactly what to write about. Make writing fun for her! Create a personal word wall for Elena that includes challenging fun words. Include a visual representation of the word as well as a breakdown of how the word is pronounced.

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-Sonoran Sky Elementary School
-97% of students qualify for free and reduce lunch.
-K-2 building of just 500 students.
-Literacy is the instructional focus