Purpose of the Assignment:
The purpose of this assignment is twofold: first, to provide you with the opportunity to do a focused analysis of one student and second, to provide you with practice in using data gathering strategies that will help you learn essential information necessary in order to teach students effectively. I hope that this case study work will challenge your assumptions/beliefs about the learners in your class, their needs and capabilities.
Part 1: Description of student
Write-up a description of your case study child, using the following points to guide you:
Describe the students physical appearance.
Why did you choose this student as your case study? What behaviors does s/he exhibit that are of concern?
Part 2: Student Background
Some questions to consider:
Are there any health issues?
With whom does the child live?
Is the child new to the school? How long has the child gone to this school? Where was s/he
before- in other words, what is the childs school history?
How long has the child lived in this area?
Have there been any traumatic incidents in the childs life of which you are aware?
Has the child ever been retained?
Does the child have an IEP? If so, what are the recommendations for supporting him/her?
If the child has been at this school one or more years, talk to as many previous teachers as possible about their assessment of him/her, and strategies they used with him/her.
Part 3: Assessments Administered
Previous Assessments
What assessments have been administered? Discuss the outcomes. In this class we have
administered the San Diego Quick. Some different assessments that your school administers might be Acuity, STAR, DRA, etc.. Discuss the outcomes of those assessments.
What is the student’s learning style?
Part 4: What did you learn?
Analyze the data: What did you learn about this child and how s/he functions in the classroom? When does he seem to do best? When does s/he have the most difficulty? Anything you notice that triggers certain behaviors good or bad?
Final Case Study Paper: Summarize the information listed above into a case study paper and add any information listed below.
Description of your student: Give a detailed 1-2 paragraph summary description of this child.
(physical appearance, grade level, language, family context, age, culture etc.) why you chose him/her.
Summarize the strengths this student possesses as well as the issues you have identified that affect this students ability to succeed at school.
III. Analyze the possible implications of what you have learned for working most effectively with this child. What preventive, supportive, corrective strategies have you tried in which domains of classroom management (covenant, content, conduct)? How did they work? What do you now think would be the most helpful accommodations or interventions to support this student given what you have learned through your data gathering? Be sure to use evidence from the data you have gathered.
You can make up your own description if you need help let me know
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