1. My Student  Seth Male 5th grade Chronological Age: 12
Mental Age: 10 in math, 10 in writing, 10 comprehension and summarizing
Disability: Speech and Language and Specific Learning Disability

2. Athletes Need to Make the Grade to Play
Lesson Objectives:
- a student will be able to summarize key points of the article
-a student will be able to answer comprehension questions regarding the article
-a student will be able to use critical thinking skills to think beyond the text

3. Athletes Need to Make the Grade to Play
Overview
Brief introduction of expectations
Seth read article to me
Comprehension questions and recalling detail
Critical thinking questions
Discussion throughout
Informal assessment

4. Considerations
Read aloud questions for clarification and understanding
Repeated slower when needed
Allowed reference back to article as often as needed
Stopped after first paragraph to summarize and same with second
Repeated his answers back to him
Connected answers to his life for better understanding
More challenging reading piece
Allow extra time for answering
Oral expression vs written
One on One

5. Performance Student performed very well Oral expression was successful
Discussion was successful
Reading very fluent and was able to answer questions
Was engaged and enjoyed reading about his favorite sport

6. What I learned… How important accommodations are
How to take all aspects of developmental needs into consideration
Diagnose for appropriate strategies
How to implement actual strategies
How informal and quick strategies along with how effective
How to read IEP to prepare goals for lesson
How to diagnose based on performance..what I would do next time

7. Modifications/Choices I included Critical thinking questions included
WTS #4: the teacher understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student’s development of critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills.
Modifications/Choices I included
Critical thinking questions included
Combined interest with lesson for engagement and relation to personal life
Various strategies used to assist student success (oral, repeating, extra time, etc.)
This created a meaningful learning experience for Seth… he was successful!

8. AEA: Diagnosis
Communication with Special Education Teacher on what Seth needs
Looked over IEP at a glance
Made lesson based on obtained knowledge
Informally assessed and focused on what still needs work on
Want to assess math and reading skills in future