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MY PORTFOLIO ANUPAMA CHADHA

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA U S A

INDEX

REFLECTIONS

STRATEGIES

LESSON PLAN

TECHNOLOGY

SHARED LESSON OF SOCRATIC SEMINAR

MENTORS CONTRIBUTION AND KENMORE EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH QUESTION AND ASSESSMENT

GMU CONTRIBUTION- DR.G .FLOWERS,DR.SHAROOKHI&DR.WOODY,

DR.ALLAN STURROCK

KENMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL

REFLECTIONS

“What lies before us and what lies behind us are all small matters compared to what is within ,out into the world miracles happen”

Similarities:

The class room dynamics are apparently the same .In our Indian classrooms we see students who are intelligent, some mediocre and others prone to mischief, as I have observed here.

The curriculum is well planned in advanced.

The skill based approach appeared to be synonymous.

Stress among the teachers to complete the syllabus is the same in both the countries.

The students seem equally reluctant to appear for this continuous evaluation system which is present in our country too.

The teacher ultimately still resorts to the blackboard for explanations as in our country.

Differences:

Modern gadgets like LCD Projector is used frequently in the schools here as in India.

The morning warming up activity begins by reading the newspaper ,and is a part of the curriculum.

There is an English Movie shown to the students not only for language purposes but also for the acquisition of knowledge.

There are three different Counselors appointed by the school to observe the behavioral habits of the students , where as in India we have only one Counselor in each school. variety of Elective subjects like carpentry , robot making and aerospace are available in the schools here .eachers have individual work stations in their own class. In India teachers share one workstation with many other t eachers.

A gymnasium and an indoor basket ball court are some of the fortunate sports facilities which are not yet available in our country.

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Portfolio Strategy Sheet (1)

Choose a method or strategy that you have learned about or observed during field experience.

1. Name of method or strategy:

i) Internet Grammar activities

ii) Grammar Games

2. When is this method or strategy useful?

make Grammar fun not boring for the students

Useful for teaching Grammar

When the students have difficulty in speaking and writing

To check accuracy and fluency while speaking and writing .

3. Why or how is this method or strategy useful?

Improves sentence structure

Assists editing of paragraphs

Assists in writing paragraphs without grammatical mistakes

4. What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method?

Explanation by the teacher on PPT

Sentences related to everyday life used by the teacher to explain

worksheets given by the teacher

Grammar games attempted by the students at different sights

5. When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting?

Very useful for teaching grammar ,especially Modals ,transformation of sentences ,voice,clauses.

6. What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or strategy?

A student –friendly method

Use of technology

Different sites available for Grammar



TOPIC ;INTRODUCTION TO FOLK TALES

1.Name of method or strategy:

PPT and slides and audio on folktales

2.When is this method or strategy useful?

This method can be used to show the meaning of FOLK TALES and its kinds.

A folktale is then shown to the students.


i) Use of visual and audio aid will help in retention.

ii) Creates interest among the students

iii) Develops an atmosphere conducive of learning and fun

4.What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method?

i) the teacher first goes onto the web sight to down load an interesting folktale.

ii) she then develops a PPT on the origin of folktales and its kind.

iii) She then displays the slides and PPT in the class

iv ) the students listen and enjoy the story

v) the teacher recapitulates the events of the story

5.When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting?

Especially while teaching a lesson on English literature.

ii) While teaching different genres

6.What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or strategy?

i) best method of learning as the child retains using picture memory and sounds

ii) it has an easy sequence to the story and explanation therefore it is the best method for the teacher as well

as the students.

iii) PPT helps in recapitulating the events in the story and in the types of folktales.



Topic: figure of speech :onomatopoeia and personification


To teach figures of speech audio visual aids used ,a song sung on onomatopoeia and personification


While teaching figures of speech and identifying them in poems.

3.Why or how is this method or strategy useful?

iv) Students usually are very confused especially while reading poetry on the use of various figures

of speech.

v) This method will always help the students in retaining the meaning and the usage.


i) the teacher collects the song from the website .

ii) the song contains the appropriate words for identifying onomatopoeia and personification.

iii) the teacher plays the songs in the class, at least twice.

iv) gives an exercise to find personification and onomatopoeia in the given sentences on a worksheet.


For teaching figures of speech and differentiating between them and identifying them.


The sounds of words in the song are appropriate for the child to retain the meaning and use of the figure

of speech.

This is fun learning .




A Reading Project


When students shy away from reading.

To make reading fun and at the same time analyze the novel they are reading.


Most useful in inculcating the habit of reading among students.

The children are able to analyze the depth of the novel.


Character poster ; after selecting the novel by the students the teacher makes the students draw a

picture of the character and bubbles around the picture to write information about the character.

Vocabulary ; A Dictionary is made by the students by picking up words of their interest .the student writes

the meaning of the words ,illustration and even a simple definition.

Story map: constructed by the teacher by setting characters, problems and events.


This method would be most useful for a summer vacation reading project.

To inculcate the habit of reading .


vi) this is an in depth study of the story ,with character analysis and also enhances the students

vocabulary.

vii) very good to develop interest in reading

viii) And recapitulating and summarizing the text.




Paragraph writing


For writing descriptive or narrative paragraphs.


ix) usually children are at a complete loss as to how to begin a paragraph

and this strategy can help them to have a good beginning, body of the paragraph with

events and a conclusion.

Introduced to new phrases, vocabulary and sharing of ideas.


The topic of the paragraph or the question is introduced to the students.

It is written on the board by the teacher and then circled the students then develop the introduction by

using a phrase or quotation. The events of the paragraph are then mapped by the students .at least 4-5

events are discussed and mind mapped and finally the conclusion to the paragraph is expressed by the

students.


For any kind of paragraph writing.


The students will not face difficulty in starting the paragraph ,which they often do.

The events will be in chronological order due to mind mapping.

The conclusion will be well placed.

Learn new words and phrases as discussed by the teacher.

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Lesson Plan Format(1)

Intern: ANUPAMA CHADHA Grade Level:12

Title: EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN Date:1 AUG 2007

I. Objectives

1. TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO COMPREHEND THE LESSON

2. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CONDITION OF WOMEN 18,19CEN-PRESENT TIMES.

3. IMPORTANCE OF GANDHIAN MOVEMENT

II. Materials for Learning Activities

1. TEXT BOOK(PRESCRIBED BY THE NCERT)

2. PPT

III. Procedures for Learning Activities

1. ORAL READING OF THE LESSON BY THE STUDENTS

2. THE TEACHER EXPLAINS THE MEANING OF CERTAIN PHRASES OR WORDS

3. EXPLANATION BY THE TEACHER

4. A PPT SHOWN TO THE STUDENTS ON DOWRY SYSTM OR THE SOCIAL EVILS OF SOCIETY .

5. A MOVIE SHOWN ON THE NON –COOPERATION MOVEMENT OF GANDHIJI

6. A PPT ON THE FAMOUS 21ST CEN MODERN WOMEN OF INDIA.

IV. Assessment

1. WHAT WERE THE SOCIAL CAUSES FOR THE DOWNFALL OF WOMEN IN THE 18th CEN?

2. WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT IN SECURING A BETTER POSITION FOR INDIAN WOMEN?

3. STUDENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS-GROUP1-MAKE A PPT ON INDIRA GANDHI ,GROUP 2-MAKE A PPT ON THE LIFE OF SAROJINI NAIDU.

V. Differentiation

1. THE TEACHER MIXES THE GROUP OF STUDENTS FOR PPT SO THAT THE SLOW LEARNERS LEARN FROM THE FAST LEARNERS

VI. Reflection

1. THE STUDENTS DEVELOP A SURVEY ON THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WORKING IN MODERN I


Intern: ANUPAMA CHADHA Grade Level:12

Title:DAFFODILES Date:1 AUG

I. Objectives

Critical appreciation of the poem, Daffodils.

Introduction to the poet ,William words worth


Text book

Tape recorder

PPT


Choral reading of the poem in the class.

The teacher explains the meanings and significance of difficult words.

A PPT is shown to the students on the daffodils in Europe and the weather conditions required to nurture the flowers.

A poem is written by the students on nature.

A PPT on the life and works of the poet.

IV)Assessment

a)Questions on the mood of the writer

b) Poetic devices used in the poem.

c) Imagery used by the poet

d) Differentiation

The slow learners write poems on nature and find from websites different other nature poets.

The fast learners prepare a PPT on the various nature poets for to benefit of the whole class.

IV. Reflection

The students could enact a street play on `preserving our nature`.


Intern:ANUPAMA CHADHA Grade Level:12

Title:PLAY-THE HOUR OF TRUTH Date:2 August 2007

I. Objectives

COMPLETE COMPREHENSION OF THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN THE PLAY

CHARACTER ANALASIS OF THE PROTAGONIST

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH IN OUR LIVES

ENACTMENT OF THE PLAY TO REMOVE STAGE FEAR AMONG STUDENTS.


TEXT BOOK

CD PLAYER FOR A MOVIE


THE TEACHER SELECTS THE ACTORS FOR THE PLAY AND ASSIGNS ROLES.THE PLAY IS THEN ENACTED IN THE CLASS WITH THE NARRATOR.

A STAGE IS CREATED IN THE AUDITORIUM WITH REQUIRED PROPS.THE STUDENTS THEN LEARN THE DIALOGUES AND FALL INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE ROLE.

IN THIS WAY THROUGH THE THEATRE METHOD THE STUDENTS LEARN THE DIALOGUE AND ALSO HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLAY.

IV. Assessment

A QUIZ IS GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF A WORKSHEET.

WHO SAID TO WHOM ,WHY AND WHEN.

CRITICAL ANALYSIS AS WHAT WOULD HAVE YOU DONE IF YOU WERE IN THE PLACE OF THE PROTAGONIST.

V. Differentiation

SINCE THE PLAY IS ENACTED, ALL THE STUDENTS GET A ROLE TO PLAY.

THE DELIVERY OF DIALOGUES ENABLE ALL THE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THE LEASON.

VI. Reflection

WRITE A PLAY IN YOUR OWN WORDS ON HOW OUR PRESENT POLITICIANS NEED A LESSON ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH.


Intern: ANUPAMA CHADHA Grade Level:11/12

Title : NEWSPAPER REPORT Date:2 AUG 2007

I. Objectives

TO INCULCATE A HABBIT OF READING THE NEWSPAPER

TO ENHANCE JOURNALISTIC SKILLS

TO DEVELOP CONTENT ,FLUENCY AND VOCABULARY.


NEWSPAPERS (TIMES OF INDIA,THE HERALD,HINDUSTAN TIMES)

A MOVIE ON JOURNALISM.


THE TEACHER FIRST TELLS THE STUDENTS TO READ AND BRING ANY ARTICLE WHICH THEY FEEL IS EFFECTIVE IN CHANGING THE VIEWS OF THE

MASSES .OR AN REPORT WHICH HAS ALL THE DETAILS OF 4 `W`S AND 1 `H`.

WHAT, WHEN ,WHY ,WHERE AND HOW.

THE TEACHER THEN SELECTS A TOPIC ` TERRORIST ATTACK ON MUMBAI METRO`

THE STUDENTS THEN WITH MIND MAPPING AND THE 4W`S AND 1H FORMULATE THE NEWSPAPER REPORT PICKING UP EVIDENCES FROM NEWSPAPERS OR INTERVIEWS .

IV. Assessment

THE TEACHER GIVES VARIOUS OTHER TOPICS FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

V. Differentiation

THE STUDENTS WHO ARE WEAK CAN FORMULATE THE PARAGRAPH THROUGH PICTURES BROUGHT BY THE TEACHER OF THE EVENTS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE .

OR A TELEVISION NEWS CLIP CAN ALSO BE SHOWN TO THE STUDENTS.

VI. Reflection: EVERY STUDENT CAN MAINTAIN A PERSONAL FILE IN WHICH HE CAN COLLECT SOME GOOD NEWSPAPER REPORTS AS DATA


Intern: ANUPAMA CHADHA Grade Level:11-12

Title :FACTUAL DESCRIPTION ON MY GRANDMOTHER Date:3 AUG 2007

I. Objectives

THE FOUR SQUARE STRATEGY.

FORMAT OF A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

ENHANCING A KEEN SENSE OF OBSERVATION


OR PPT OR A SLIDE ON THE FAMILY ALBUM DESCRIBING THE FAMILY TREE AND THE ROLE OF THE GRANDMOTHER .


.THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GRANDMOTHER BEGINS FROM GENERAL INFORMATION TO SPECIFIC., TO THE PRESENT DAY.IN EACH SQUARE THE STUDENTS WRITE AT LEAST 4-5 DETAILS TO DESCRIBE HER AND HER RELATION SHIP WITH MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND SOCIETY. SOME VERY TOUCHING INCIDENTS WILL MAKE THE FACTUAL DESCRIPTION MORE AUTHENTIC.THUS IN ALL THE 4 BOXES THERE ARE AT LEAST 16 -20 DETAILS . THE STUDENTS THEN FORMULATE THE FACTS INTO PARAGRAPHS WITH A CONCLUSION.

IV. Assessment

USING THE 4 SQUARE TECHNIQUE THE STUDENTS WRITE A FACTUAL DESCRIPTION ON THE TAJ MAHAL

THE TEACHER ASSESS THE STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF

ACCURACY

CONTENT AND FLUENCY

Differentiation ;THE TEACHER PERSONALLY DISCUSSES WITH ALL THE STUDENTS AND DRAWS THE FOUR SQUARES ON THE BOARD FILLING THEM WITH AS MANY FACTUAL AND NEW VOCABULARY DETAILS AS DISCUSSED.

VI. Reflection

MORE OF NEWSPAPER READING AND VOCABULARY BUILDING EXERCISES

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SHARED STRATEGIES &LESSON PLANS

(1)

2. When is this method or strategy useful?

This strategy is useful to assess student’s understanding of the studied text. It is useful when the teacher

wants the learner to reads the text carefully , analyse it and think deep about issues and form his/ her own

opinion about different aspects of the text.


It is very useful to make the learner independent. This will enable the student to go beyond the textbook.

Just as Socrates, the great philosopher made people go to the core of the issue and analyse what they

actually meant by what they said, this method will be be useful to a student to think about what he says

and why he thinks so. It involves lot of prior preparation and interaction during the seminar which makes

classroom student centered.

4. What are the steps involved in using this strategy or method?

Students are given the instructions about the seminar and an evaluation rubric before hand.

Teacher explains the concept to them and students prepare questions on the text.

( Introductory question, 3 to5 core questions, closing question and any remark in the text is to be picked

out if it appeals to them)

At the scheduled time teacher makes students sit in a circular fashion and assigns the job of the

leader toa student who is supposed to be the moderator.

Each student reads the core question which is general and extrapolatory in nature.

One issue is picked out and discussed in detail. Students can relate the text to present

situations,i.e go beyond the text.

Then the core questions are raised and discussed. The student have to support their stand by

picking out quotes from the text. Thus it ensures thorough reading of the text.

The moderator controls the discussion and keeps check of the time.

Finally the closing question is discussed.

All students note down points and submit a written draft to the teacher.

They are evaluated for their prior work, effective participation and written submission.

5. When would this method or strategy be useful in your setting?

In India the no. of students is more in the class room. However teacher can make groups and involve

students in such seminars to make them more thoughtful.

6. What would you like other teachers in your school to know about this method or strategy?

This is a new concept which I have learnt. I would like other teachers to know how a classroom can

become student centered with such an activity and how language teachers can focus on all skills by using

this novel strategy.

I will make sure that the teachers in country learn this concept and try out atleast with one group.

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MENTORS CONTRIBUTIONAND CULTURAL CHANGE

Action Research Proposal

RESEARCH; ANUPAMA CHADHA

SUBJECTS: DYSLEXIC STUDENTS

OF CLASSES1X-A B &C

Introduction

Statement of the Problem:

How can I help XI and XII grade English language learners who have dyslexia improve their reading skills?

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Situation in class XI-C:

Explain the problem or situation in your classroom or school that your research will address. What led you to investigate this problem or situation?

CONTEXT

Dyslexia is a type of reading disability usually manifested as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading and spelling.

Evidence suggests that it is a result of a difference in how the brain processes written and/or verbal language.

It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as deficiencies in intelligence, non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction.

The word dyslexia comes from the Greek words δυς- dys- ("impaired") and λέξις lexis ("word"). People with dyslexia are called dyslexic or dyslectic.

THE SCHOOL: Rajhans vidyalaya , is nestled between the Gilbert hill and the modern township on the western suburb of Andheri ,Mumbai , in the western coast of Maharashtra.

My school Rajhans vidyalaya is the only CBSE School (C ENTRAL

BUREAU OF SECONDARY EDUCATION) in the suburb. This means that that it is directly linked with the centre, New Delhi for its norms and regulations, although it is a private school.

Rajhans vidyalaya believes that each child is inborn with individualistic skills and talents and thus caters to nurturing the child`s academic curiosity. The school has 1700 Students and the number of

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teachers employed by the school are 60 .There are 40 students in each class. The fee structure being affordable and the excellent performance in National Exams and in the field of sports and co-curricular activities , our school has become popular.

Unlike most school programmes in India that focus on rote learning, schooling is done through projects, drawing, story-telling and role-play, especially in English as we follow a communicative approach.. The students are most outstanding and of great potential.

The students belong to a diversified background of castes and culture, they usually do not communicate in English at home but in their mother tongue.

THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY :The students belong to the high middle class income group. Majority of the parents are from the service class with both the parents working. Most of the parents have two siblings or sometimes only one.

The students belong to a multi-cultural background .Most of the parents are very supportive and encouraging ,but depend on outside tutoring .Since both the parents are working and the syllabus is also modern and modified over the years ,parents are unable to assist the students in their routine studies. This has two implications , sometimes the child learns independently ,on the other hand, the child is too dependent on the private tutor.

The students who were dyslexic, the parents were either unaware of this learning disability or even though they had earlier knowledge did not know what to do about it.

My observation after the initial test ie.reading and spelling test used to assess grade 9th was :The dyslexic students had very low self-esteem. They feared reading aloud in the class.

And dreaded spelling tests.

Most of the students do not use English language at home to express themselves, very few students read books but a majority of the students do like watching English films.

Statement of Research Purpose and Question: State the purpose of your proposed research. State your research question.

RESEARCH PURPOSE:

It pained me to see students shying away from reading.

Though dyslexic, these students had very high IQ`S and were very hard working.

As a teacher I have to try and inculcate in my students the love for reading that would help spelling errors and reading disability and instill a lot of self confidence in the dyslexic students.

After a simple writing test on spellings and reading, I would be able to evaluate the following observations:

If the students had confusion with before /after, right/left and so on.

Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or counting syllables in words (phonological awareness).Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)

Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words (auditory discrimination)

Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters. Difficulty associating individual words with their correct meanings.

Confusion with combinations of words.

Sometimes due to fear of speaking incorrectly, some kids become withdrawn and shy or become a bully out of their inability to understand the social cues in their environment .

The above observations made me select this particular subject for my research.

QUESTION

How can I help XI and XII grade English language learners who have dyslexia improve their reading skills?

LITERATURE REVIEW

Describe how you will research and review published studies relating to your research topic. What strategies will you use to locate relevant literature? What databases and other resources will you search? What key words will guide your search? Give two examples of peer-reviewed, empirical studies that appear relevant to your topic and cite them at the end of your paper using proper APA style.

The strategy used would be to log onto Eric or Google ,advanced search or even study various journals in depth to see the explicit research already done on dyslexia.

Following are the two literary reviews /surveys conducted on dyslexia .

I could use the same tools and try to assess my students.

In the featured express dated for the week of August 19 thru August 25, 1998

Following results were concluded on dyslexic students:.

Yale researchers addressed the local conference , Dr.Sally Shaywitz presented results of findings on dyslexia to the audiences at the Bridges to learning conference in Sun Valley.

She explained the core deficit responsible for dyslexia is found within the language system in the brain. The English language contains 44 phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound. The conference was sponsored by the Lee David Pesky Center for Learning Enrichment, a

not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1996. Its services include psychoeducational assessments, individualized remediation plans, family and individual counseling, school consultations and classes for parents and teachers. The center is based in Boise

In 1896, W. Pringle Morgan, a British physician, from Seaford, East Sussex, England published a description of a reading-specific learning disorder in a report to the British Medical Journal titled "Congenital Word Blindness". This described the case of a boy named Percy who, at age 14, had not yet learned to read, yet showed normal intelligence and was generally adept at other activities typical of children of that age.

The above peer reviewed study would be very helpful in my research as it was conducted on a teenage boy, the age of my students is also the same.

The key words used will be: word recognition ,phonology ,reading research,

Reading skills ,reading difficulties, language processing, spellings, misconceptions, learning disability etc.

I will also take the help of the list of treatments of dyslexia and alternative therapy described in abstracts available at the GMU Library.

METHODS

Procedures: Describe the general procedures you will follow in collecting and analyzing or synthesizing data. Will your study be quantitative (numbers), qualitative (narrative), or mixed methods?

I will follow a mixed method study.

I will use LCD projectors and PPT`S to enhance visual comprehension.

CD and tape recorders for identifying sound.

Teach each sound phonetically .use tape recoders to record their reading so that they themselves can observe their progress.

And also teach them to divide the word to learn the spelling,eg :kingdom-king/dom,telephone-tele/pnone.

My next step would be:

. A meta-analysis evaluation to see the effects of phonological awareness instruction will show that the reading skills of all children will improve with systematic phonic

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instruction. A method that encourages a word to be recognized through the building of its constituent sounds.

Through pictorial comprehension and the use of visual language, I can make the child correspond between graphemes and phonemes.

I will also use clay modeling to learn the alphabet, words and concepts.

Finally I will evaluate them by giving them a reading test and a dictation on specific words which they might have used during the session .:

Sampling: I

The focus of your study is human subjects, who will they be and how will you select them?

The focus of my study will be girls and boys of Rajhans vidyalaya.

Age group of 15-16 years.

I will first identify the dyslexic students from the three divisions 11th,A B and C, by giving all the 40 students a simple reading and a spelling test .This test will be based on the level of the 9 th grade students.

After evaluating this test I will be able to identify the dyslexic students.

In order to be sure that I have been able to identify the students ,

I will also ask the teachers of different subjects like science, economics,to let me inspect the identified students examination papers to analyse the spelling errors.

Data Collection:

What type(s) of data will you collect and what data-collection methods will you use (e.g., observation, student records, interviews, surveys, pencil and paper tests, performance assessments, focus groups, etc.). How will you use triangulation to corroborate findings? How will you analyze or synthesize your data? What is your timeline?

My data collection method will be;

Pencil paper test for spellings.

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Interview with parents to follow the childs progress.

Phonetic charts.

Rubrics designed to observe the child`s misspelled words and reading speed.

TRIANGULATION::

-spelling test scores

interview -reading check list

Ethics: In addition to discussing what permissions you will need and the protections you will provide for human subjects, discuss any personal perspectives and/or biases you have that might impact how you approach your question.

I will write a letter asking for permission to the The Principal of Rajhans Vidyalaya , Mrs.Deepa Srivastava, to allow me to conduct this research on the 11th grade dyslexic students.

In this letter I will promise complete dedication on my part and also promise that I will be able to show good results and an improvement among the dyslexic students.

I will also take permission from my students and give a detailed report to the parents.

It is Human to have likings and disliking towards people.

But I will develop an objective approach during this research.

But keeping a teachers ethics in mind ,I will remain unbiased.

Keep only the progress of the students in mind and their self confidence.

I will be fair, accurate and just in my evaluation.

FINDINGS

How will you report your findings? What types of tables and charts do you envision including in your report?

Name of student dictation Reading speed Phonetic use\of language

The interview with the parents will also help me find if there is progress in my students and if they are now picking up new material to read.

ACTION PLAN

In approximately 200 words, discuss what you will do with your finished study. How, and with whom, will you share it?

With the finished study, I will first take the parents in confidence and share the evaluation and the progress of the students.The Principal will also keep a complete copy of the results and progress of the students.

I will publish my study in the Times of India section , called NIE. This is a special section for student and teacher inter action .

I will also publish this research in the monthly edition of` Education Today`.

REFERENCES

List all references cited in your proposal.

GOOGLE.COM-ADVANCED SEARCH

JOURNALS

ERIC

ASSESSMENT DESIGN PROJECT

T his assessment is an adaptation of an actual assessment instrument that I obtained from my mentor ,Susan Randoll,from Kenmore Middle School,Arlington.

I feel that this is most appropriate to my school academics. This can be applied when we teach article writing ,newspaper report or even character analysis in literature.

This assessment very clearly highlights how a child should be judged for his creative ability and most importantly use of English language.

This actually sets a standard for the teacher removing all doubts and also solves the problem of

being bias. The teacher knows exactly the criteria of judging the child, if he is able to form simple sentences, if the paragraph is well organized if there is a varied use of vocabulary. All these clear dimensions can help her to evaluate the child`s written work in a fair and just manner.

This particular assessment assists the teacher in objectively assessing the introduction, the unambiguous thesis statement relevant explanation, a sentence closure or transition to the other paragraph.

The descriptive details are checked by the teacher ,if the child has attempted to use complex sentences and most importantly if he makes mechanical and grammatical errors.

Using the table given below I will also use AF C-ACCURACY FLUENCY AND CONTENT.

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Clear statement of thesis with an introduction, body and conclusion Development of several ideas in well –organized paragraphs Smooth flow of idea Adds supportive and descriptive details Sophisticated vocabulary Sentence variety using clauses and phrases Strong sense of voice Some sense of audience Few mechanical and grammatical errors

Clear statement of thesis with an introduction, body and conclusion Development of several ideas in well –organized paragraphs Transition between ideas Adds supportive and descriptive details Sophisticated vocabulary Sentence variety using clauses and phrases Evidence of originality Few mechanical and grammatical errors Clear statement of thesis with an introduction, body and conclusion Lack of continuity between paragraphs A listing of ideas but no development of ideas Some descriptive details Varied vocabulary Attempts to use complex sentences Few mechanical and grammatical errors Writes on topic Attempts to develop main idea Lack of continuity through writing piece Use of simple sentence structure Simplistic vocabulary Repeated mechanical and grammatical errors

Use of technology in Kenmore

The most interesting part of teaching was the use of technology in Kenmore school It enhanced learning.THE TEACHERS USED THE FOLLOWING:

OPD

LCD

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SMART BOARD

GMU CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FACULTY MEMBERS George flowers

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