Communicating Results and Reflecting

Just as communication with families is important at the beginning of the intervention process, it is also critical to follow up regarding student progress and results. This allows for communication to occur between teachers and families regarding strategies and resources to implement at home for further support. Additionally, it is important for the teacher and reading/literacy specialist to reflect on their own personal practice regarding implementing literacy interventions and providing support. Reflection as a professional practitioner is important for personal development and improvement. Part 1: Communicating Intervention Results with Families Collaborate with your mentor to create a 200 word intervention report for each student that would be appropriate to distribute to each student's family. Note: Consult with your mentor before communicating with the families. Include the following in each report: Pre-assessment data Goals/objectives Summary of interventions and any adjustments Progress monitoring data Post-assessment results Next steps/revised goals Strategies and resources for families to implement in the home to support next steps/revised goals Part 2: Mentor Discussion on Intervention Process Following the creation of the intervention reports, reflect with your mentor on the entire process of developing and implementing the intervention plan for each student. Evaluate the effectiveness of your intervention plan and instruction. Discuss and take notes on the following with your mentor: Areas of strength in your intervention plan Areas for improvement in your intervention plan Steps you can take to adjust the areas of improvement Overall effectiveness of the intervention plan for each student Overall effectiveness of the instruction and collaboration when making adjustments to instruction for each student Importance of communicating with families before, during, and after the intervention, including strategies to use when communicating with families Part 3: Supporting a Colleague In collaboration with your mentor, meet with the colleague you selected to support in Topics 3 and 4. Discuss the results of the reassessment of the literacy goals. Using the data discuss if the strategies and resources provided were effective in supporting students in meeting the literacy goals identified. Following the discussion, interview the colleague to elicit constructive feedback on the support you provided. Take interview notes on the following: How did the support I provided affect your instructional practices? How did the support I provided affect student success in your classroom? Was there additional support I could have provided that would have been helpful? Write two additional questions to elicit constructive feedback from your colleague. Spend any remaining field experience hours providing literacy instruction and support. Part 4: Reflection In 500 words reflect on the experiences with your mentor, including the intervention process, supporting a colleague, and collaborating and communicating with various stakeholders. Include the following in your reflection: Your opinion of the entire intervention process with each student including developing interventions, implementing interventions, and progress monitoring/assessing. Include how this process will affect your future practice as a reading/literacy specialist, specifically pertaining to working with students who are struggling in reading or writing. Discuss the process of supporting a colleague with setting literacy goals for students as well as providing research and resources. Identify what went well and what you would do differently in your future professional practice, including how this experience will shape your future practice as a reading/literacy specialist. The importance of communicating and collaborating with students and families throughout the entire intervention process. Explain how your communication and collaboration with various stakeholders (e.g., families, teachers, and mentor) aligns with the COE Professional Dispositions of Learners and demonstrates the Christian worldview Submit your intervention reports, discussion notes, interview notes, and reflection as one document.