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Case: Advanced…but not advanced…student
A student was placed in an advanced language arts class as a sixth grader. When reviewing his assessment data, it's clear how he got placed in the class. He scored an 888 in ELA on the CRCT and a 857 in Reading. His work habits, motivation, and skill levels (writing particularly) do not coincide with these high scores. The student is failing ELA at the end of first quarter. Upon further research, it appears he scored a 180 on the 5th Grade Writing Test last year. This score is not meeting. This week is parent-teacher conferences. Does the teacher recommend the student be placed in a general ELA class for second quarter, or does the teacher offer one more quarter for student improvement?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Sometimes a child does well on testing at the End of year, however this does not mean they are ready for advanced language arts. Explain to the parents that you see that the child has potential, however you think that advanced classes is not where he needs to be in order to be successful. Explain that it would be more beneficial if the student was in general education classes. Leave it up to the parents, it could be that once they are aware, they can push the child do show you that he is ready for advanced placement. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I do not think this solution gives enough opportunity for the student to be successful in reaching their potential . |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 6:45 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: I agree with this solution and thought of the same thing when I read this case/problem. Because the student did exceed the ELA and Reading portions of the CRCT, it does seem that he would benefit from an advanced ELA class. However, if he is lacking the motivation, work habits, and skill levels when it comes to writing, then he should not have been placed in the advanced class. If I had a student in this scenario, I would talk to my RTI coach and administrator to get their opinions on what do to. If you had their support, I would definitely talk to the parents/guardians during parent-teacher conferences, or even in a meeting during a different time where it is more one-on-one. This time should be spent discussing how the student is performing in the advanced class and how putting him back in a general ELA class would improve the skills, work habits, and motivation he needs in order to be successful. Of course the decision is ultimately up to the parents, but I would show them his grades/the data to make them aware that if the student continues on this path, he will continue to go downhill- and that is not what we want! |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 6:49 pm |
| Rated By: Whitney |
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