Instructional techniques Selects instructional strategies All of meets. In not well-suited to student appropriate to needs of addition, exceptional needs or justification for student, based upon match of student strategies missing, weak, interpretation of assessment interest and needs and Instruction and or not evidence-based. Or data and observation. materials and strategies Adaptation to uses fewer than 3 Provides reasons for selection selected. Strategies strategies, relies only upon of techniques. Describes the exceptionally well Diverse Students commercial materials, or student’s responses to the implemented. ACEI St. 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 neglects to describe strategies and provides Counts Triple student response. Or, poor logical explanations for Will be found in implementation of whether or not they were summary narrative of instruction. effective. Accounts for at work done as well as least 3 different techniques or lesson plans, strategies. Selects materials observations, and that are a reasonable match reflections for the student’s interests and abilities. Implementation of instruction may not be perfect, but reasonable effective. Frequent mismatches of Instructional and materials Instructional and Match to techniques and materials choices demonstrate materials choices Development & to student’s understanding of demonstrate Motivation developmental level. developmental level of exceptional ACEI ST. 1 Many materials and student. Candidate selected understanding of Will be found in techniques not engaging materials and techniques that developmental level of for student. were usually motivating and student. Candidate summary narrative of engaging for the student. selected exceptionally work done as well as motivating and lesson plans, engaging materials and observations, and techniques. reflections Incomplete description of Discusses growth made by Exceptionally student progress or student with support for thorough, well-written unsubstantiated assertions conclusions from and insightful. of student progress. assessments, work products, Thorough description Candidate shows no anecdotal notes & of student growth with deepening of observations. Candidate clear, accurate understanding over time. discusses how her/his examples from work Results, student understanding of the student with child supporting progress changed over time. Refers to all assertions. logbook, work samples, and Candidate demonstrates assessments to support an exceptionally deep conclusions. Provides work and nuanced samples. understanding of literacy student’s problems.
Instruction and Adaptation to Diverse Students ACEI St. 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 Counts Triple Will be found in summary narrative of work done as well as lesson plans, observations, and reflections Instructional techniques not well-suited to student needs or justification for strategies missing, weak, or not evidence-based. Or uses fewer than 3 strategies, relies only upon commercial materials, or neglects to describe student response. Or, poor implementation of instruction. Selects instructional strategies appropriate to needs of student, based upon interpretation of assessment data and observation. Provides reasons for selection of techniques. Describes the student’s responses to the strategies and provides logical explanations for whether or not they were effective. Accounts for at least 3 different techniques or strategies. Selects materials that are a reasonable match for the student’s interests and abilities. Implementation of instruction may not be perfect, but reasonable effective. All of meets. In addition, exceptional match of student interest and needs and materials and strategies selected. Strategies exceptionally well implemented. Match to Development & Motivation ACEI ST. 1 Will be found in summary narrative of work done as well as lesson plans, observations, and reflections Frequent mismatches of techniques and materials to student’s developmental level. Many materials and techniques not engaging for student. Instructional and materials choices demonstrate understanding of developmental level of student. Candidate selected materials and techniques that were usually motivating and engaging for the student. Instructional and materials choices demonstrate exceptional understanding of developmental level of student. Candidate selected exceptionally motivating and engaging materials and techniques. Results, student progress Incomplete description of student progress or unsubstantiated assertions of student progress. Candidate shows no deepening of understanding over time. Discusses growth made by student with support for conclusions from assessments, work products, anecdotal notes & observations. Candidate discusses how her/his understanding of the student changed over time. Refers to logbook, work samples, and assessments to support conclusions. Provides work samples. Exceptionally thorough, well-written and insightful. Thorough description of student growth with clear, accurate examples from work with child supporting all assertions. Candidate demonstrates an exceptionally deep and nuanced understanding of student’s literacy problems.
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