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Sylvia Rodriguez
EDD 7914 CRN 23508
Curriculum Teaching and Technology
Abstract
Technology has become an important and absolutely necessary component of the
curriculum today. From Pre-K to college, students are exposed to technology every day in
many different forms. School district officials encourage school administrators to provide
adequate training for teachers so that they can use technology in the classroom with
confidence. This confidence will help teachers use technology to instruct their students in
various subjects. By observing the teacher and using technology themselves, students are
given the opportunity to become tech-savvy.
This paper describes and outlines an ASSURE lesson plan that utilizes technology. The
lesson plan is designed for a third grade Exceptional Student Education (ESE) reading
class that will use a computerized reading program entitled Accelerated Reader (AR). The
lesson plan includes objectives that reflect Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in
Language Arts and Technology. The necessary benchmarks, strategies, timeline,
resources, materials, and feedback are also included in the ASSURE lesson plan.
Analyze Learners
Third-grade Exceptional Student Education (ESE) students
General Characteristics
The educator will teach several reading strategies such as authors purpose, sequence,
cause and effect, vocabulary, main idea and details, and drawing conclusions. The
students are eight and nine years old in the third grade. All of the students disability is
Learning Disabled (LD). As a result of their disability, they struggle with reading
comprehension. Their instructional reading level is two grade levels below the thirdgrade level. When taking reading comprehension tests, the students must be re-directed
several times in order to remain on task. The students are from a low-income
socioeconomic community. Title I provides free and reduced lunch to the students.
Entry Competencies
The students in general are able to do the following:
* Able to sign-in to a computer program using their username and password
* Navigate the mouse to click on instructions and select answers
* Follow instructions displayed on the screen
* Respond to reading comprehension questions using learned strategies
Learning Styles
The educator observed that her students apply their reading comprehension skills with
enthusiasm when taking reading assessments on the computer. On the contrary, when
taking standard pencil and paper reading assessments, the students are easily distracted
and must be re-directed several times by the educator. Using the computer program
allows the students to attain immediate feedback on the assessment by displaying the
number of questions answered correctly. The educator also observed that the students
concentrate on the questions for a longer period of time and are less distracted when
taking computerized reading assessments.
2. LAFS.3.RI.1.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and
explain how they support the main idea.
3. LAFS.3.RI.1.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events,
scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in
a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and
cause/effect.
4. LAFS.3.RL.3.9
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories
written by the same author about the same or similar
characters (e.g., in books from a series).
* Technology Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Technology Florida
Standards
1. SP.PK12.US.1.1c
Apply fundamental skills and strategies (associated objects,
pictures, and symbols with words and concepts, recognizing
and decoding words, and paraphrasing and summarizing
text) to recall and understand information from visual, print,
and/or digital text or audio presentations for real-world
application, such as completing assignments in school,
recognizing signs and environmental print, reading schedules
and maps, and using a menu.
Lesson Objectives
1. Using the online Accelerated Reader (AR) reading program, the third-grade ESE
students will apply learned reading strategies to answer comprehension questions
from a selected story.
2. Given instructions and prompts, the third-grade ESE students will apply technology
skills when answering the sequence of questions.
3. Using the online AR reading program, students will acknowledge directions, guidance,
and feedback when using technology programs.
Week
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Utilize Resources
Third-grade Reading
Preview Resources
The educator will preview the AR reading program to ensure that it is student-friendly.
Prepare Resources
The educator will explain and model the AR reading program to her students as a whole
group presentation using an interactive whiteboard and laptop computer.
Prepare the Environment
The AR assessments will take place in the classroom on the computers and available
laptops.
Prepare the Learners
To prepare the students, the educator will introduce the AR reading program and
explained its use, objectives, features, and importance. The students will receive 2 rating
forms that have to be completed and given back to the teacher after completing their first
assessment on the AR program and their final AR assessment at the end of the school
year.
Provide the Learning Experience
The educator will guide the students learning by answering questions about the use of
the AR reading program and assisting them during their initial assessment.
Feedback
The educator will use the assessment scores to review each students reading
comprehension skills. After gathering the scores, the educator will hold individual chats
with each student to talk about their reading comprehension skills and use of the AR
reading program.
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References
CPALMS website. Standards: Info & Resources. Retrieved from
http://www.cpalms.org /Public/search /Standard
Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., Russell, J. D., & Mims, C. (2015). Instructional
technology and media for learning (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Prentice Hall.