Literacy Assessment and Interventions 👯‍♀️

Literacy Assessment and Interventions class were by Dr. Linda Eilers. The class takes place in the auditorium. I was surprised by the number of the students we had about 22 kids plus 22 teachers. the kids are aged between pre-k to grade 7. It was about preparation for literacy camp. this camp will start next week. the class was about assessing the kids level by using different assessment tools like pictures, books, and reading passages. they were covering every single part of the language from the alphabet to reading passages and even by a physical response. they used different books like "PEA body picture vocabulary test","Assessing Reading Multiple Messages" "expressive vocab test" and "Strategies for Reading assessment and instructions". Dr. Linda and her staff are really helpful the explained to us every point of the class and how the assessment process goes on. the teachers are well trained and they are MAT students. this means that they are working as teachers or they are seeking their licenses to practice teaching. The class is going in the shape of one to one. We have noticed a child who is only 4.5 years old and he is really very smart. I liked him very much. one of the good stories that Dr. Linda told us was about a 6 years old girl who spent her night crying because of her mother and her teacher asked her to write a letter to her mother not to make her cry anymore. I loved this class very much. I really agree with the process of the learning and I think we should do the same stages in my institution. They started first with the needs analysis and then started to adopt the programs for each student separately and when they are going to lunch the program they are seeking. in some of these stages, it is duplicated in my institution. but we lack the accuracy and the designing process. I wish I could have the chance to do it.