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Case Study
By Debbie

Hi Laura,
Here's the outline for my Reading Methods Case Study Project. Though the assessments will differ, the ideas within each topic should be useful. If you need additional help, just post or email. ;-D

General
information:
Introduce your child with a brief paragraph. Do not use the child’s last name.
Child’s name & Grade level
Significant background information
Personal and social development
Testing behaviors

Assessment Possibilities: Include assessment names, types, scores, & analysis/evaluation
1. Reading Assessments:
a. Interest and Reading Interest

Inventories
Burke Reading Inventory
Reading Interview (Fountas and
Pinnell )
Elementary Reading Attitude Survey
Motivation to Read Profile
b. Anecdotal Records
Describe informal reading
observations
c. Observation Survey (Clay)
Letter identification-analyze
letter identification
Word test
Concepts About Print-analyze
d. Developmental Reading Assessment
(Beaver)
Running Record-analyze, error
analyze for cues used
Retelling-analyze using
comprehension rubric
Interview-affect and motivation

2. Writing Assessments
a. Interest and Writing Interest
Inventories
Atwell Writing Inventory
Writing Interview (Fountas and
Pinnell)
b. Anecdotal Records-describe informal
writing observations
c. Writing Vocabulary (Clay)
d. Writing Dictation (Clay or other)
Quick write or other writing sample-score
on writing continuum and analyze

3. Language Sample

Summary, Recommendations and Comments (Should be at least one page in length.)
What can you say about the child’s literacy development? Be specific. Use information gathered during the assessments. What are the child’s strengths and next learning steps?
What are your recommendations? Use what you have learned in class. Be specific. What mini-lessons, needs, suggestions would help this child? See the Language Arts Standards for ideas.

Reflections:
When would it be appropriate to follow up on particular assessments? As a literacy teacher, what have I learned from this assignment? How valuable was this activity? Why is on-going assessment / evaluation important? How does this experience fit my beliefs about reading and literacy?

Please attach all supporting testing documentation with your report. It must be typed. The report should be approximately 3-5 pages in length.