Tutor: Ashlee Simpson

Tutee: Danya Perry

Grade Level: 4th

Reading Level: 3rd

Lesson #: 3

EVALUATION/REFLECTION FROM LAST LESSON [What did you learn from last weeks session about your tutee? Provide
details and examples. How will what you learned from last session inform your planning for this session? What did you learn about yourself as a teacher?] The last two lessons have been about assessing what Danya can do. The interest survey and reading attitude survey have showed me that Danya enjoys reading, math is her favorite subject, she likes Diary of A Wimpy Kid and that she does not like to read aloud in class. From those two surveys I will incorporate a goal of reading aloud more so that she becomes more comfortable and so that I can see what she struggles with reading aloud. The spelling inventory has shown me that Danya is late within syllables and affixes. I plan on reinforcing her learning within syllables and affixes and introducing rd more vocabulary to build understanding. The CRI assessments showed me that Danya is reading on a 3 grade level. I found that Danya needs help with comprehension. She was not able to tell back the level 3 story even after prompting. She was able to tell me about the level 4 story after I read it aloud to her.

GOALS for the session or for the child: Practice fluency to become more comfortable with reading aloud. Comprehension of text at ZPD to build to grade level text. Writing to convey ideas and information clearly.

Rationale: These are preliminary goals that I have set up based on the findings from the assessments. The main goal is comprehension of texts. By starting at Danyas ZPD it will help to build her understanding of the texts she is at now and to build upon the levels to get Danya comprehending grade level texts on her own. Building fluency will help with Danyas dislike of reading aloud to the class. Common Core Standard(s): Listed Below

FLUENCY/FAMILIAR READING (5 min) [include selection]: Danya will be using the Timed Fluency/Comprehension App at level 3.

Rationale/Purpose(s) (Why is it important to do this based on

what you have learned about your tutee and according to research? Include citation, references to professional sources):

It is important that Danya read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension as stated in the Common st th Core Standard. According to Literacy for the 21 Century 4 edition by Gail A. Tompkins fluent readers have more cognitive resources available for comprehension.(pg. 154) When Danya reads aloud she can connect it back to comprehension of the text, which is the goal for the sessions. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

GUIDED READING (25-30 MIN): CCSS:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the
text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

Selection: Stellaluna by Janell Cannon Before Reading Activity:

Danya will verbally predict what the story will be about by looking at only the pictures in the story.

Rationale/Purpose: Having Danya do a picture walk of the

story it will build an understanding of what the text is going to be about. This will help with her ability to comprehend what the story is about and help her to retell showing comprehension after she is done reading.

During Reading Activity: I will be having Danya write down words within the story that she finds difficult and words that she might not know what they

Rationale/Purpose: When Danya finds words that are difficult or that she does not know the meaning of it can hinder the comprehension of the text. By having her write down

mean. I will also have a list of words from the story that are important to the understanding of the text, to build upon the words that Danya writes down.

the words, she is not only reading it but also creating a visual to come back to.

Post-Reading Activity: Danya will use the dictionary app on the iPad to find the meaning and pronunciation of the words on her list from the story.

Rationale/Purpose: This activity will help to build Danyas understanding of words that she is not familiar with. The Common Core Standard that fits with this activity it listed below.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

WRITING (10 min.):

Set Danya up with a Flat Stanly using the Flat Stanly APP Danya will write about where she thinks her Flat Stanly will travel by listing out some possible ideas. Make a prediction of where her Flat Stanly might go. Explain for the next lesson we will be able to see where her Flat Stanly has traveled to and write about its experience.

Rationale/Purpose: By allowing Danya to set up a Flat

Stanly she will be able to connect her writing to the adventures that the Flat Stanly will go on by writing about the places it travels to all over the world. This will help build her writing skills by providing a platform to write narratives that use the framework of good writing as mentioned in the th Common Core Standard of writing for 4 grade listed below.

CCSS:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3 Write narratives to develop

real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

WORD STUDY (10 min.):

Introduce the Buster App and show Danya how it is played. Start Danya off at the level 4 in the game and set it to prefixes and Suffixes. Have Danya read aloud the words to help her decode unknown words and practice fluency.

Rationale/Purpose: The ESI showed that Danya is at a late

within prefixes and suffixes. By having Danya use the Buster App it will help her sort words within this group and introduce some grade level vocabulary. Having Danya saw the words aloud before she sorts them with help with the phonics of the words as well as fluency.

CCSS:CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.3 Know and apply grade-level

phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

BOOK SHARING (5 min.): Selection:

I will continue reading the book that Danya picked out titled "Fourth Grade Fairy." I will read aloud the story and stop at various places to ask questions about the story and what she thinks might happen next.

Rationale/Purpose:
Providing Danya a book that is on a 4th grade reading level will help build her understanding of grade level texts and introduce her to grade level texts that might be more difficult for her to comprehend when reading alone.