Planning Commentary Data

Rhyming

 . . . The data that came from the STEP assessment was not only very informational, but a valid source of information. Students were able to complete this assessment in a one on one quiet setting. From this information I was able to see that out of my twenty five students, twelve of them scored below a 50%. From this information I created three groups of four that I will meet with at least once a week (in addition to whole group activities).

 . . . During this time I will be taking down my observations and noting whether they were able to rhyme. I will be categorizing them into three categories: successful, demonstrated, and unsuccessful. Successful means that the students were able to rhyme without any coaching or scaffolding from me. Demonstrated means that the student was able to complete the task with my assistance. Unsuccessful means that the student was unable to complete the task without my assistance.

 . . . After completing my small group interventions I was pleased with the growth that my students had made. After working with the students for three weeks I retested them and saw vast improvement. All but one student were able to identify rhyming words with at least a 60% accuracy

Student Data
Name A Bills B Butler L Cain J Fears D Fisher T Gilbert J Hayes J Henderson First 4 4 3 4 6 5 5 6 Last 6 10 3 6 Absent 7 10 Absent Growth 2 6 0 2 absent 2 5 absent
# of times they received small group instruction

2 3 2 2 1 2 2 0

Y Jackson
A Jones G Lawrence R Lewis B Mitchell M Robinson D Williams M Taylor

2
6 5 4 3 4 2 4

10
9 9 10 9 9 8 10 Average Growth= 4.4

8
3 4 6 6 5 6 6

2
1 1 3 2 2 2 2

 . . . Overall their final assessment performance was consistent with how they performed during our small group intervention time. During my intervention time with L Cain I scored her as unsuccessful and demonstrated as her markings (unsuccessful=unable to do it with assistance, demonstrated=able to do with assistance successful=able to do without assistance). J Fears also performed at the same cognitive level as L Cain did during our small group time. . R Lewis- who made tremendous gains received small group instruction three times. The first time R Lewis was able to find rhyming words with assistance and the second and third time she was able to find rhyming words without any help from me. Since R Lewis was successful two times in a row I no longer met with her as she had mastered the skill.