Integration of reading development across the content areas allows students to understand the relevance of reading and writing skills. Working with a small group of students on a content area with literacy skills as a focus will provide you with the experience of noting how literacy skill levels affect students’ comprehension in all subject areas.
Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to support this field experience.
Small or Whole Group Instruction
With your mentor’s approval, work with a small group of students and/or the whole class on the current lessons the mentor is implementing. Note the students’ reading fluency and comprehension and the effect on their understanding of other content area concepts.
After your instruction, discuss with your mentor any feedback they might offer on your delivery. Collaborate with your mentor to create a literacy-focused activity, to implement with a small group of students, and arrange to deliver it during Clinical Field Experience C. The activity should be based on the observations you made while implementing current lessons and observing students’ reading fluency and comprehension. Solicit feedback from your mentor to help you improve and finalize the activity before the implementation.
Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the mentor in providing instruction and support to the class.
Write a 250-500 word reflection discussing the following:
Description of the small or whole group instruction including lessons you taught, the content objectives, and your implementation experience.
Mentor feedback on your instruction, including what you did well and what you could do better.
Additional instructional strategies you would use to further integrate literacy development into the lesson and provide support for readers and writers of all levels.
How the students’ current reading fluency and comprehension affected their understanding of the content.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
