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Elementary Literacy for Washington

Context for Learning Information

Context for Learning Information Directions: Respond to the prompts below (no more than 3
single-spaced pages, including prompts) by typing your responses within the brackets following each
prompt. Do not delete or alter the prompts; both the prompts and your responses are included in the total
page count allowed. Refer to the evidence chart in the handbook to ensure that this document complies
with all format specifications. Pages exceeding the maximum will not be scored.

About the School Where You Are Teaching


1. In what type of school do you teach?
Elementary school: [ x ]
Middle school: [ ]
Other (please describe): [ ]

Urban: [ ]
Suburban: [ x ]
Rural: [ ]
2. List any special features of your school or classroom setting (e.g., charter, co-teaching,
themed magnet, classroom aide, bilingual, team taught with a special education teacher)
that will affect your teaching in this learning segment.
[ ] title/special ed staff, walk tos, ELL program-pulled out for hour a day
3. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might
affect your planning or delivery of instruction, such as required curricula, pacing plan, use of
specific instructional strategies, or standardized tests.
[ ] 3 first grades, storytown reading, envisions math, pacing guide, maps/dibels tests

About the Class Featured in This Assessment


1. How much time is devoted each day to literacy instruction in your classroom?
[ ] about 3 hours, low everything
2. Is there any ability grouping or tracking in literacy? If so, please describe how it affects your
class.
[ ] yes, walk to small groups, enrichment in levels
3. Identify any textbook or instructional program you primarily use for literacy instruction. If a
textbook, please provide the title, publisher, and date of publication.
[ ] Storytown Harcourt 2008
4. List other resources (e.g., electronic whiteboard, classroom library or other text sets, on-line
professional resources) you use for literacy instruction in this class.
[ ] iPads, epic books, teachers pay teachers, supplemental materials

About the Students in the Class Featured in This


Assessment
1. Grade level(s): [ first grade ]
2. Number of
students in the class [ 24 ]

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Elementary Literacy for Washington
Context for Learning Information

males [12 ] females [ 12 ]


3. Complete the chart below to summarize required or needed supports, accommodations or
modifications for your students that will affect your instruction in this learning segment. As
needed, consult with your cooperating teacher to complete the chart. Some rows have been
completed in italics as examples. Use as many rows as you need.

Consider the variety of learners in your class who may require different strategies/supports
or accommodations/modifications to instruction or assessment (e.g., students with IEPs or
504 plans, English language learners, struggling readers, underperforming students or those
with gaps in academic knowledge, and/or gifted students needing greater support or
challenge).

Students with Specific Learning Needs


IEP/504 Plans: Number of Supports, Accommodations,
Classifications/Needs Students Modifications, Pertinent IEP Goals
Example: Visual processing 2 Close monitoring, large print text,
window card to isolate text
Special education 3 Work at their level
Speech IEP 1 Pull out instruction

Other Learning Needs Number of Supports, Accommodations,


Students Modifications
Example: Struggling readers 5 Leveled text, targeted guided reading,
ongoing reading assessment (e.g.,
running records, miscue, conferencing)
ELL 2 Pull out, picture cards

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