Instructional Unit
Instructional Unit
Instructional Design
Jamie Harris
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range is from 8 – 9 years old. The students are in the third grade.
Goal of my instruction
Students will be able to demonstrate their comprehension skills by creating a story map
Problem
My school received the test results from Georgia Milestone. Even though this year my
county didn’t count the test but our school still used the data to guide teachers on what the
students need help in. The majority of the students received a low score in reading. Estimate of
85% of the students failed reading. After looking closely at the data the number one area the
students failed was comprehension. The school received a bad rating because of the test score.
So I would like to focus on what I can do to improve comprehension skills so that students will
Needs Assessment
● Weekly reading passage with comprehension question.
● Weekly DI.B.E.L.S (progress monitoring tool that keeps track of students’ progress).
This tool also offers resources to the teacher to better assist the students’ needs and
Learner Analysis
The age range from 8 -9 years old. The percentage of students based on gender is 70
percent male and 30 percent female. The students attend school in an urban area. The school is a
Title 1 school. The majority of the students come from a low income base household with one
parent. Also, the access to the Internet is limited. At my school have the following nationality
Students will have the basic reading skills: letter sounds, read from left to right, blending
words, fluency skills, context clues, and vocabulary skills. Students must enjoy reading different
genres.
Students will be given a pre reading comprehension test. After several weeks of teaching
the students reading comprehension skills the teacher will administer a post reading
comprehension skills test. The results from the post test will let the teacher know if the students
I want to focus on motivation and attitude toward reading. I want to start with an easy
passage for the students to read with easy questions to answer. This will build their confidence
and increase their motivation. As the lesson progress the reading passages and questions will get
harder.
I have students that come from different background so I will make sure to select bias-
free materials and alternative resources if needed. The teacher will do the following during the
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lesson: direct instruction, modeling, guided practice, independent practice, and small group
The students with disability will have the necessary accommodation when doing the
activity online. For example, if a student’s I.E.P requires that he has the materials read to him
and extra time to complete the assignment I would make sure the design meet his needs. Also, if
a student is blind the program will read the material and special keyboard to enter his answer.
Task Analysis
The type of task analysis that I will be using is the content analysis. After reading the different
types of task analysis the content analysis fits my instruction the best. My online instruction
The person who will serve as subject matter expert (SME) will be me (Jamie Harris). The reason
why I think I am qualified to serve as a SME is because I have four years of teaching experience
Instructional Objectives
Cognitive Domain
● After viewing a video on how to analyze and answer comprehension questions, the
● After watching the instructional video, students will read a story that is provided and
Assessment
Background Information
Students will go online to take the assessment. There will be three different reading levels
of the same story online. For example, struggling readers will read the same story as the on
level readers except their words will be modified. After the students read the story they will
create a story map. The students must include the following in their story map: main idea,
setting, characters, summary (beginning, middle, end), and define three words from the story
Task:
Students will read a nonfiction story that is provided. After reading the story students will create
a story map.
Standard:
ELAGSE3RL1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text
ELAGSE3RI2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main
idea.
ELAGSE3RI8
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Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g.,
ELAGSE3L2
Rubric
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Milestones-ALD.aspx
Teacher will use this rubric as a guideline to make sure the students met all the requirements for
the assessment.
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answering questions from a
text provided
Differentiate Instruction
Students will receive a reading passage and story map based on their reading level. For
example, on level reading will have a passage with more words and their story map will only
have labels. The students who are on approaching reading level will receive a passage with fewer
words than the on level readers. The approaching level readers will have the same questions as
the on level readers but it will just be worded differently. Also, the story map will have the
definition for each label. For example, on the story map will have the word setting and states that
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“setting mean where the story takes place”. In addition, students who have an I.E.P that requires
for the passage and questions to be to read to them will receive a recording of someone reading
the passage, question, and story map or someone will read it to them.
goal.”
answer comprehension
will be able to
demonstrate their
mastery of
comprehension skills
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by practicing
answering questions
from a passage.
instructional video,
to demonstrate their
comprehension skills.
maps.
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was incorrect.
organizer(story map)
The subject matter expert who will be able to serve as an expert reviewer for the
instruction that I develop is an I.S.F (instructional site facilitator). The SME has over 10
years of teaching experience. This person also has a reading certificate which means that this
person knows what reading strategies will be effective for different students.