Student Name

EDR 317-06
Case Study Parts 1 and 2
4/24/2014
I. Part I
a. Summary
i. Examiner: Ni!"e E#e"and
ii. S$!!": Cu"%erts!n E"ementary S$!!"
iii. &rade 'e#e": 3
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i#. Student Pseud!nym: ("ie
#. ()e: *+ %!rn in ,anuary 14
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+ 2006
b. Classroom Observations:
- $a#e !%ser#ed ("ie !n"y in t$e "assr!!m settin). S$e is a tri."et/ $er sister+
'aura is in "ass 0it$ $er a"" day+ and t$eir %r!t$er+ 1rian 2!ins t$eir "ass 3!r mat$.
Durin) unstrutured s!ia" times+ ("ie remains 4uiet and !n"y s.ea5s t! $er sister and !ne
!r t0! !t$er .eers s$e is 3riends 0it$. ("ie 3re4uent"y ries 0$en s$e %e"ie#es s$e $as
%een treated un3air"y/ - $a#e 0itnessed t$is reati!n 3r!m $er !n mu"ti."e a!unts in
res.!nse t! $er .eers and tea$er. 6$en ("ie ries in "ass s$e reei#es su..!rtin) and
reassurin) !mments 3r!m $er "assmates. 7ne instane t$at stands !ut is ("ie8s reati!n
t! .i5in) a 3riend t! sit next t! !n t$e %us t! a 3ie"d tri.. 1e3!re 0e "e3t t$e "assr!!m
("ie ame !#er t! me ryin) and sayin) t$at s$e didn8t 0ant t! sit a"!ne !n t$e %us. (3ter
- .r!m.ted $er t! as5 $er "assmates 3!r s!me!ne t! sit next t!+ s$e 4ui5"y 3!und a
.artner. 7ne a 0ee5+ ("ie )!es t! )r!u. !unse"in) 0it$ a 3e0 !t$er )ir"s. 9rs. DeR!sa
ex."ained t$at %!t$ ("ie and 1rian s$!0 si)ns !3 de.ressi!n. 7n mu"ti."e !asi!ns -
$a#e 0itnessed ("ie a""in) $erse"3 dum% !r stu.id %eause s$e ann!t )et t$e ans0er t! a
mat$ .r!%"em. 9at$ seems t! %e t$e area 0$ere ("ie stru))"es t$e m!st+ aademia""y.
- $a#e !%ser#ed ("ie dis."ayin) res.et t!0ards a"" students+ adu"ts+ and sta33
mem%ers at Cu"%erts!n. ("ie .artii.ates in a "!a" $eer"eadin) !r)ani:ati!n 0it$ $er
sister. 6$en - as5ed ("ie $er 3a#!rite su%2et in s$!!"+ s$e t!"d me t$at s$e "i5ed readin)
t$e m!st. 73ten times s$e #!"unteers t! read %!!5s !r readin) .assa)es !ut "!ud t! t$e
"ass. ("ie en2!ys readin) t$e 1!xar C$i"dren and Ca.tain ;nder.ants series. Durin)
%rea5s %et0een "asses+ s$e a"m!st a"0ays reads si"ent"y. S$e an 3re4uent"y %e !%ser#ed
"au)$in) 0$i"e readin) a 3unny .art !3 a %!!5. ("ie 5ee.s a .ers!na" 2!urna" in $er
u%%y/ - $a#e ne#er 0itnessed $er 0ritin) in it+ %ut s$e ex."ained t$at s$e 0rites st!ries
!r 3ee"in)s a%!ut $er day in it.
c. Writing Sample:
("ie8s 0ritin) $as a distint sense !3 3!us. S$e %e)ins $er 0ritin) sam."e %y
statin) <=$ese are t$ree simi"arities and di33erenes 3r!m a $eetas and ti)ers.> 6$i"e t$is
sentene may seem %asi+ it ex."ains 0$at $er 0ritin) .iee is a%!ut. ("ie t$en .r!eeds
t! ex."ain t$ree simi"arities and di33erenes %et0een $eeta$s and ti)ers/ s$e in"udes
s.ei3i transiti!n 0!rds ?3irst+ se!nd+ "ast@ t! stay !n tas5 0it$ $er 0ritin). ("ie
!r)ani:es t$e 0ritin) sam."e %y ex."ainin) a simi"arity+ a di33erene+ and t$en an!t$er
simi"arity. Aer !r)ani:ati!n !3 t$e .a.er made it a %it !n3usin) 3!r t$e reader t! 5ee. u.
0it$ 0$i$ s$e 0as ex."ainin). =$is 0ritin) sam."e is strai)$t and t! t$e .!int/ t$ere are
n!t any extra .iees !3 in3!rmati!n.
;.!n usin) t$e Pennsy"#ania 6ritin) (ssessment D!main S!rin) &uide t! s!re
("ie8s 0ritin) sam."e+ ("ie earned a 3!ur in 3!us+ a t0! in !ntent+ a t$ree in
!r)ani:ati!n+ a t0! in sty"e+ and a t$ree in !n#enti!ns. (s stated ear"ier+ ("ie $ad a s$ar.
and !ntr!""ed .!int t! $er tas5. =$e !ntent .resented in $er 0ritin) .iee !33ered
"imited !ntent a%!ut t$e simi"arities and di33erenes %et0een ti)ers and "i!ns. 9any !3
$er !nneti!n 0ere %asi su$ as+ <Se!nd+ $eetas and ti)ers %!t$ eat meat and $eetas
are 3aster t$an ti)ers.> Next+ $er !r)ani:ati!n !3 t$e .a.er !u"d %e im.r!#ed+ %ut it did
n!t ta5e a0ay 3r!m understandin) and 3!""!0in) t$e direti!n !3 $er .a.er. (s 3ar as
sty"e+ t$ere 0as a #ery "imited 0!rd $!ie used/ n! r!%ust #!a%u"ary 0!rds a..eared
any0$ere in t$e .iee. 'ast+ 3!r !n#enti!ns+ ("ie earned a s!re !3 t$ree. S$e miss.e""ed
t$e 0!rd $eeta$ t$r!u)$!ut $er entire 0ritin) sam."e and misused a #er% tense !ne.
=$ere 0as !ne ma2!r run !n sentene+ %ut t$e aut$!r an sti"" read and understand t$e
.a.er 0it$ t$e 3e0 s.e""in) mista5es s$e made. 7#era"" ("ie earned 14 .!ints !ut !3 t$e
.!ssi%"e 20 .!ints.
d. Assessment 1 (Free Coice! " Story#o$n Fluency
=! assess ("ie8s 3"ueny+ s$e read a .assa)e 3r!m a St!ry=!0n 3"ueny .a5et. =$is
readin) assessment 0as administered t! a"" !3 t$e t$ird )rade students. ( runnin) re!rd
0as !nduted in 0$i$ students $ad !ne minute t! !"d read as mu$ and as !rret"y as
t$ey !u"d/ t$e examiner made s.ei3i mar5s t! de.it any mista5es !r !rreti!ns t$e
student $ad made. 7#era"" ("ie s!red in t$e 4* .erenti"e !3 0!rds !rret .er minute.
("ie8s m!st n!ta%"e di33iu"ty in readin) t$e .assa)e in"uded readin) t$e 0!rd
Ba"t$!u)$8 as <a"" t$r!u)$>/ s$e did n!t se"3 !rret t$is err!r. S$e added in t$e 0!rd
<t$e> 3!ur times in t$e .assa)e and s0a..ed !ut t$e 0!rd <t$e> 3!r <and>.
6$i"e s$e read+ - n!tied t$at ("ie8s .r!s!dy is n!t yet 3u""y de#e"!.ed. Aer
readin) "a5s ex.ressi!n and s!unds $!..y. - n!tied s$e n!dded $er $ead a3ter readin)
ea$ 0!rd and "!st $er ."ae in readin) !ne.
("ie seemed !m3!rta%"e 0it$ t$e idea !3 readin) a"!ud t! me+ s$e s$!0ed n!
em%arrassment !r dis!m3!rt. - $ad di33iu"ty tryin) t! )et $er t! st!. readin) a3ter t$e
minute 0as u./ s$e atua""y deided t! 3inis$ readin) t$e entire .r!m.t any0ayC S$e
made a 3e0 min!r mista5es t$r!u)$!ut t$e rest !3 t$e readin)+ %ut - st!..ed ta5in) n!tes
and )a#e $er my 3u"" attenti!n s! s$e underst!!d t$at - 0as sim."y en2!yin) $er readin).

e. Assessment % (Compreension! " Story#o$n Compreension
=! e#a"uate !m.re$ensi!n+ - used ("ie8s St!ry=!0n =$eme =est t! examine $er
suess in ans0erin) readin) !m.re$ensi!n 4uesti!ns. S$e s!red an !#era"" s!re !3
1D/1* 3!r readin) !m.re$ensi!n. ;.!n e#a"uati!n+ ("ie "!st t$e m!st .!ints in t$e s$!rt-
res.!nse !.en ended item. ()ain+ ("ie8s ans0er 0as #ery %asi and "a5ed sty"e+ !ntr!"
!3 !n#enti!ns+ and t$is time+ 3!us. ("ie did n!t mar5 u. !r ann!tate any !3 t$e readin)
.assa)es in t$e .a5et. ("s!+ t$ere 0eren8t any mar5in)s !r r!ssin) !33 !3 0r!n) ans0er
$!ies t$r!u)$!ut t$e mu"ti."e- $!ie items !n t$e test. =0! !3 t$e t$ree 4uesti!ns ("ie
)!t 0r!n) !n t$e mu"ti."e $!ie .!rti!n !3 t$e test 0ere <ri)$t t$ere> 4uesti!ns. =$e
ans0ers t! t$ese 4uesti!ns an %e 3!und diret"y in t$e text. =$e !n"y !t$er 4uesti!n !n
t$e test t$at ("ie )!t 0r!n) 0as 3indin) a syn!nym 3!r t$e 0!rd 2ea"!usy/ s$e se"eted
<an)er> instead !3 <en#y>. - an see 0$y ("ie 0!u"d $a#e .i5ed an)er and an)er an
!3ten times %e ass!iated 0it$ 3ee"in)s !3 2ea"!usy.
II. Part %
a. Student&s Strengts
("ie t$!r!u)$"y en2!ys readin) $a.ter %!!5s and is a%"e t! se"et %!!5s t$at
a..ea" t! $er. S$e s.ends a ma2!rity !3 $er 3ree time readin) and 0ritin) 0$i$ 0i"" $e".
$er t! de#e"!. str!n) 0ritin) and a ri$ #!a%u"ary. ("ie is a%"e t! 5ee. $er 0ritin)
3!used !n !ne distint and !ntr!""ed .!int. E!r a ma2!rity !3 $er 0ritin) sam."es+ ("ie
.ays "!se attenti!n t! $er me$anis. S$e s$!0s e#ident 5n!0"ed)e !3 $!m!.$!nes
t$r!u)$!ut $er 0ritin).
b. Student&s Areas 'or Improvement
("ie !u"d use im.r!#ement in t$e !r)ani:ati!n and sty"e !3 $er 0ritin). Aer
intr!duti!ns+ transiti!ns+ and !n"usi!ns !u"d use s!me im.r!#ement. S$e used t$e
same num%ered transiti!ns ?3irst+ se!nd+ and t$ird@ in a ma2!rity !3 $er 0ritin) .iees.
Di#ersity in transiti!n 0!rds 0!u"d $e". ("ie8s 0ritin) t! s!und m!re mature and reate
a m!re 3"uent 0ritin) .iee. ("ie d!es n!t use any r!%ust #!a%u"ary in $er 0ritin).
=$r!u)$ t$e use !3 r!%ust #!a%u"ary+ ("ie8s 0ritin) 0i"" de#e"!. a m!re "ear sense !3
#!ie.
6$en ("ie reads s$e "a5s in3"eti!n and sm!!t$ness/ $er readin) is !3ten $!..y
and s$e stru))"es t! read and 3!""!0 .untuati!n. E!r instane+ durin) $er readin) 3"ueny
exam+ ("ie !ntinued t! read 0rite t$r!u)$ a .eri!d. 6$en s$e )!t a%!ut $a"30ay
t$r!u)$ t$e 3!""!0in) sentene+ s$e .aused and 0as !n3used a%!ut 0$at s$e 0as
readin).
c. (ecommendations 'or Future Instruction $it tis Student
- 0!u"d re!mmend a""!0in) time 0ee5"y 3!r ("ie t! read a s!ia" st!ry and/ !r
d! a s!ia" st!ry %ased reader8s t$eatre. =$is !u"d %e d!ne 0it$ t$e 0$!"e t$ird )rade
"ass durin) reader8s t$eatre time. - %e"ie#e t$at a"" students an %ene3it 3r!m s!ia"
st!ries+ es.eia""y dea"in) 0it$ %u""yin)+ .eer .ressure+ and se"3- !n3idene. ("ie and t$e
!t$er students t$at 2!in $er in )r!u. !unse"in) !u"d .ratie s!ia" st!ry !r $!ra" read
a s!ia" st!ry ea$ 0ee5. =$r!u)$ $!ra" readin)+ ("ie 0i"" %e a%"e t! im.r!#e $er
.r!s!dy 0$i$+ in turn+ may $e". $er %ui"d a str!n)er sense !3 se"3- !n3idene 0$en
readin) a"!ud. - 0!u"d a"s! re!mmend t$at tea$ers t$at 0!r5 0it$ ("ie reei#e trainin)
in .r!#idin) .!siti#e 3eed%a5 t! mista5es. - $a#e seen ("ie .$ysia""y s$ut d!0n a3ter
reei#in) ne)ati#e 3eed%a5 3r!m tea$ers. S$e !3ten d!es n!t !ntinue $er 0!r5+ .uts
$er $ead d!0n+ and s!metimes ries.
- 0!u"d a"s! re!mmend t$at ("ie reei#e instruti!n in ann!tatin) a .assa)e/ t$is
0!u"d $e". $er in im.r!#in) $er !m.re$ensi!n s5i""s. - 0!u"d %e)in %y instrutin) ("ie
t! $i)$"i)$t im.!rtant in3!rmati!n+ and t$en m!#e !n t! 0ritin) a summary !3 a
.ara)ra.$ !n a .!st-it and sti5in) it t! t$at .ara)ra.$. 7ne ("ie masters t$is s5i""+ s$e
an t$en m!#e !nt! 0ritin) n!tes and t$!u)$ts in t$e mar)ins !3 .assa)es. =$ese
strate)ies 0i"" $e". im.r!#e ("ie8s !#era"" !m.re$ensi!n s5i""s/ t$is strate)y is a"s! a
s5i"" t$at ("ie an use in t$e rest !3 $er s$!!"in).
- 0!u"d a"s! su))est usin) #ari!us mini "ess!ns a"!n) 0it$ ment!r texts t! ta5e a
"!!5 at a #ariety !3 aut$!rs and t$eir 0riter8s ra3t. ( 3!us !n intr!duti!ns+ sentene
starters+ and 0ritin) !n"usi!ns 0!u"d )reat"y %ene3it ("ie and t$e rest !3 t$e "ass.