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2. List any special features of your school or classroom setting (e.g., charter, co-teaching,
themed magnet, classroom aide, bilingual, team taught with a special education teacher)
that will affect your teaching in this learning segment.
[The only special feature that this classroom had was a reading teaching aid. This aid came in
eery mornng during the silent reading section and pulled a group aside for the 30 minutes she
had. This will affct the teachingbecause it helps give some of the students in the class that extra
small group attention to the students who need it.]
3. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might
affect your planning or delivery of instruction, such as required curricula, pacing plan, use of
specific instructional strategies, or standardized tests.
[ One of the requiremnts that affected the way my teacher taught was from the I ready lesssons.
The student went to the lab two times a week to practice on the computer for their standadized
testing. They did reading and math for 45 minutes once a week, and they take the test three
times a year to see their growth. ]
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Elementary Literacy for Washington
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Consider the variety of learners in your class who may require different strategies/supports
or accommodations/modifications to instruction or assessment (e.g., students with IEPs or
504 plans, English language learners, struggling readers, underperforming students or those
with gaps in academic knowledge, and/or gifted students needing greater support or
challenge).
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