DOMAIN
III/ASSIGMENT D
Use the information below to complete the exercise
that follows.
A first-grade teacher
is assessing Amie's reading comprehension of a story
that she reads fluently and accurately by having Amie
retell the story in her own words. The story is printed
below.
| Pam
is at school. She plays a new game. A girl tells
her how to play the game. First, Pam has to run
as fast as she can. She likes to run. When she
runs fast she can feel the wind on her face. Next,
the girl says, "Red light!" Pam has
to stop. She must stand very still. Then the girl
says, "Green light!" Now, Pam can run
again. She runs fast. Pam likes the new game.
She wants to play it with her friend Rosa after
school. |
After Amie reads the
story, the teacher asks some questions. Printed below
is a transcript of their conversation.
| Teacher: |
Can
you tell me what you were reading about? |
| Amie: |
It's
a story about some girls. One girl is
named Pam. She doesn't know how to cross
the street. |
| Teacher: |
How
do you know that Pam needs to learn
about crossing the street? |
| Amie: |
Because
she doesn't even know about red lights
and green lights. How red is for stop
and green is for go. I think she's a
little kid. |
| Teacher: |
What
happens to Pam in this story? |
| Amie: |
This
other girl bosses her around. Pam wants
to run in the wind. The other girl makes
her stop. She yells, "Red light!"
and then Pam stops. I think the other
girl tells her about crossing the street
when the cars stop. So, she learns about
it. |
| Teacher: |
What
else do you think Pam will do? |
| Amie: |
Maybe
she'll tell the girl to stop bossing
her around. |
|
Examinee Task
Using your knowledge
of reading comprehension, write a response in which
you: (1) identify one reading comprehension need demonstrated
by Amie; (2) describe an instructional strategy or
activity to help address this need; and (3) explain
why the strategy or activity you describe would be
effective for this purpose.
Sample Response for
Assignment D—Domain III
Evaluation of Sample
Response
Assignment D assesses
one or more competencies in Domain III. The response
fulfills the purpose of the assignment by discussing
Amie’s reading need in literal comprehension
(which also led to problems in inferential comprehension),
describing an effective strategy for addressing Amie’s
need by promoting her use of self-questioning and
self-monitoring during reading, and explaining why
this approach would enhance Amie’s comprehension.
The writer accurately identifies Amie’s literal
comprehension need, as well as possible causes and
consequences of that need, and then goes on to demonstrate
knowledge of an effective strategy for enhancing Amie’s
literal comprehension by modeling and promoting her
use of self-questioning. The writer supports the response
with relevant, accurate details (e.g., regarding types
of questions to use when modeling self-questioning
for literal comprehension, the importance of giving
Amie follow-up activities for practice) and a clear
rationale explaining why the strategy described can
be expected to improve Amie’s literal comprehension.
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