For today's class, we did a jigsaw activity on 5 different case studies:
Case 1
Teddy (Grade 3)
Problem: spelling accurately
Intervention: direct instruction, tested on taught/untaught words.
Result: Increased weekly scores to 65% after 13 weeks.
Case 2
Jody
Problem: was given reading probes for abc's and phonics, level quite low
Intervention: was given a Tier 2 intervention with daily testing.
Result: Successful
Case 3
Megan (Grade 5)
Problem: spelling problems
Intervention: tried copy-cover-say-spell method and phonetics.
Result: Teacher found that phonetics was the more successful method.
Case 4
Lilly (Grade 4)
Problem: reading disability
Intervention: Tier 1 - observation and testing, Tier 2 - 2 methods of reading help tried but failed. Tier 3 - recommended for special education reading class.
Result: unknown
Case 5
Gavin (Grade 7)
Problem: reading problem
Intervention: testing found he was a slow reader and comprehender but understood meanings.
Result: tests demonstrated that Gavin did not require special education.
After the case studies, we worked in our groups to prepare for our presentations on Thursday and Friday.
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