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• EED 475 Week 1 Assignment Common Core and
  Literacy Workshop for Parents
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•  Select a grade level. You are preparing a
  workshop for parents that focuses on literacy and
  the Common Core standards for your selected grade
  level.
• Create a PowerPoint presentation of no less than
  10-15 slides that explains what literacy will
  look like in your classroom, keeping in mind the
  instructional shifts.

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•  EED 475 Week 2 Assignment Vocabulary Scenario
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•  Use the following scenario from The IRIS Center
  to complete the tasks below
•  Jacob is an active boy in the 4th grade who
  enjoys coming to school and participates in
  sports after school. Jacob does well in most
  classes but has difficulty with new vocabulary
  words.

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• EED 475 Week 3 Assignment Comprehension Scenario
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•  Use the following scenario from The IRIS Center
  to complete the tasks below
• José is a new student in the fifth grade. It is
  April and this is the third school José has been
  in this year. José adapts well to change, has a
  positive attitude toward school, and appears to
  have made friends at his new school.

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• EED 475 Week 4 Assignment Fluency Scenario
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•  Use the following scenario from The IRIS Center
  to complete the tasks below
• Chloe is a quiet fifth grader who is naturally
  organized and thrives on structure. Chloes
  mother reports that she tends to be focused on
  tasks, even in play. Chloes teacher, Mrs.
  Clifton, has also noticed that she is diligent
  with academic tasks. 
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• EED 475 Week 4 Topic 4 Discussion Question 2
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• What are some techniques to encourage the
  acquisition of high-frequency words in the
  classroom? 

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• EED 475 Week 5 Assignment Constructing Meaning
  through Critical Literacy
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•  Select a grade level and research critical
  literacy instructional strategies (looking at
  both reading and writing).  
•  Chose a text from Appendix B of the Common Core
  standards.  From your selections and research,

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• EED 475 Week 5 Topic 5 Discussion Question 1
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• Reflect on the connection between reading and
  writing. What are some potential barriers to
  facilitating extended discussions of text meaning
  and interpretation?  How will you overcome them? 

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• EED 475 Week 6 Assignment Supportive Literate
  Environment
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•  Based on the assigned readings and research from
  three scholarly sources, write a 500-750-word
  essay that details how you would create a
  literate environment in your classroom to support
  the literacy needs of the students described in
  your selected grade level. Clearly identify and
  describe the resources available in your room.

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• EED 475 Week 6 Topic 6 Discussion Question 1
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• Max Points 5.0
•  What are some potential barriers motivating and
  engaging students in reading?  How will you
  overcome them?

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• EED 475 Week 6 Topic 6 Discussion Question 2
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• What are new insights you have gleaned regarding
  motivating readers? 

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• EED 475 Week 7 Topic 7 Discussion Question 1
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• What role does the classroom teacher play in
  intervention and assessment of struggling
  readers? 
•  Consider both identification and intervention in
  your response.

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• EED 475 Week 7 Topic 7 Discussion Question 2
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• Discuss one new insight you gleaned regarding
  RTI.  
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• How will it influence your practice as a teacher?

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• EED 475 Week 8 Assignment Benchmark- Language
  Arts Unit Plan
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•  In the first part of the practicum, spend 3
  hours each in three reading classrooms (9 hours
  total), grades 4-8. It is suggested that these
  initial observations occur during Topics 2-4.
  Analyze how instructors use strategies to ensure
  students understanding in the reading and
  writing components of the reading lessons.

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