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Who is Ashanti?
If you could travel anywhere
where would you go and why?
"Somewhere where there is fancy thing
because I like fancy items."
Favorite Movie?Don't be a menace to south
central park while drinking
juice in the hood.
Watches...
Dog with a Blog
Good Luck Charlie
Jessie
Austin and Ally
LOVES LOVES LOVES....BASKETBALL!!!
Confident 6th grader
inspired by music
Self-Selected Read Aloud: STAT
• Ashanti LOVES basketball
• Motivated by Interest
• Connected to characters
• Did not want to read Maniac Magee if it meant she would miss reading STAT
• Made predictions based on her schema
Reader Fluency• Ashanti was aware of the process of Fluency
Testing
• Defensive about us marking her "mistakes"
• Fast Reader
Pink and Say
Error Ratio: 1:19
Accuracy Rate: 95%
Maniac Magee
Words Per Minute
1st: 1672nd: 1803rd: 185
Ashanti as a Writer...• Initially, Ashanti
wrote that she did not like her own writing, but changed her answer when she saw the other girl's responses.
• Inconsistent in feelings
• Likes writing poetry and music
• Sees that music is poetry
Ashanti's Strengths
• Highly motivated by interest
• Fluent reader and uses expression
• Knows what she likes at a young age
• Confident in herself as a person
• Uses humorous writing to hook the audience
• Eager to read aloud and share her ideas with the group
Ashanti's Weaknesses
• Struggles with providing constructive feedback to peers
• Worries about what others will think of her writing
• Sometimes she reads too quickly
• Worries about the aesthetics of writing instead of the writing itself (writing sample)
Recommendations
• Expanding her horizons in reading from fiction to non-fiction
• Openness to correction; viewing feedback as important for improvement
• Reading Deeplyo "They're going to win the championship."
• Integrating writing through technologyo music composition programso build confidence and enjoyment
References
Grisham, Dana. & Wolsey, Thomas. (2012). Transforming Writing Instruction
in the Digital Age: Techniques for Grades 5-12. New York & London:The
Guilford Press.
Rycik, J., & Irvin, J. (2005). Teaching reading in the middle grades:
Understanding and supporting literacy development. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Stephanie, H. & Goudvis, H. (2007). Strategies that work: Teaching
comprehension for understanding and engagement (2nd ed.). Portland, ME:
Stenhouse.