Assessment and Evaluation

  Order Description     Charlie is a bright boy in the third grade. His teacher notices that he has tremendous difficulty decoding words and struggles with comprehension. There has been little response to intervention despite the fact that Charlie’s teacher has been focusing on these skills in class. Results of the assessments administered after the first nine weeks of school are given below. Background Information: Charlie is the second of three children in the Suarez family. He lives with both his parents as well as a 2-year-old sister and an 11-year-old brother. He is a bright, vivacious, verbal boy who speaks Spanish and English fluently. Spanish is mainly spoken at home. Mrs. Suarez reports that Charlie has had no significant health issues or developmental delays that may have affected his learning. He has perfect vision and hearing as well. The family reads together regularly. Usually mom reads to all three kids in both Spanish and English before bedtime. Charlie loves to be read to and enjoys asking and answering questions about the books he listens to. Use assessment the information below to address the questions below. Based on the scores below identify what are Charlie’s areas of strength and needs? (List at least three areas of need and three strengths. You must explain why you have identified a particular strength or need by supporting it with assessment data provided below. Based on your knowledge of Charlie’s strengths and needs what is your plan of action? What are your short-term objectives? What are your long-term objectives? Design one related sample lesson that would help you to meet these objectives. Test Score Summary Metropolitan Achievement Tests, 8th Edition (MAT)   Woodcock Johnson Reading Master Test, revised (WJ III-R) Subtest Grade Equivalent Word Identification 1.5 Word Attack 1.0 Passage Comprehension 1.6   Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) Composite Test Scores Percentile Phonological Awareness 60th Phonological Memory 50th Rapid Naming 65th Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition (PPVTIII) 50th Percentile Stanine: 5 Ekwall Shanker IRI Question for Response: How would you use the information above to plan, evaluate, and revise effective instruction for Charlie? Be sure to include a RATIONALE behind EACH decision mentioned in your response.