Dan’s present performance level

 Dan is a fourth-grade student who rhymes well with his friends and has a good sense of humor. He is good, in general, social and education science studies and can successfully participate in math curriculum with no any special education support. He however, faces writing and reading challenges as well as support in following complicated instructions. He would, therefore, benefit from intensive written language and reading services and instructions from an occupational therapist. The therapists will help his independent reading habits to improve his labored and slow reading. The specialist will also assist Dan in writing and following complex written and oral directions. The parents also offer support Dan’s reading at home. Parents and teachers will have to encourage Dan to read so that he strives for about 30 minutes of independent reading. Parents should also be models of reading habits. Encourage Dan to summarize orally what he has read and provide instructing and sufficient materials to capture his interests.

 Assessment of instructional and informational needs

 Dan accurately comprehends and reads 95 words per minute based on the graded passages in the 2nd grade level of his independent reading level. It means that his reading fluency at 4th grade is poor. He has an average of 555 words correctly per minute less than the 75% comprehension. The goal is to enable Dan meet the expected fourth grade reading level of 90-100% comprehension at a rate of 120-150 words each minute.

 The other challenge is with his writing. He needs help following complex instructions. His written work comprises of lack of vital punctuations, many spelling errors, and very short sentences of 3 to 5 words. He cannot write a paragraph without help.

 Measurable Annual Goals

Annual goal is to assist Dan improve his reading fluency to a fourth-grade level by May, 2016. There is also the goal of improving Dan’s reading comprehension to the 4.5-grade level by May, 2016. He will progress towards these goals through classroom reading participation, home reading as part of special projects and norm-referenced test in state reading assessment. Parents will also be motivating and observing Dan’s reading. Fluency evaluation will also help identify areas for correction

 Short-term benchmarks and objectives

Annual Goal 1

 Objective 1: When given a story for 4th-grade level, Dan will read the story in 2 minutes with an average of 60 to more words.

Objective 2: When given a fourth-grade story, Dan will read the story in 2 minutes with 70 words or more being correct

 Objective 3: When assigned a 4th-grade story Dan will read it in 2 minutes of 75 words or more being correct.

 Annual Goal 2: Writing

 Goal 1: Dan will understand writing strategies such as editing, revising and planning compositions

Goal 2: Summarization: by May 2016, Dan should understand how to summarize texts

Goal 3: By May 2016. Dan will take part in collaborative writing involving participation with a peer in editing, drafting and revising compositions.

 Goal 4: Dan will understand word processes through the use of computer alongside instructional support in writing of assignments.

Goal 5: Dan will understand how to construct sophisticated and complex sentences (Time 4 writing.com, 2015).

 Goal 6: Underhand the importance of pre-writing to help him organize and generate ideas (Georgiastandards.org, 2015).

Least restrictive environment and service placement goal

 Dan will receive over 60% of his writing support in the classroom and another more than 60% in reading at home. The environment can be modified to support his below-level writing and reading skills. Thus, services can be provided in a residential facility, special education day schools, general education class or special classes. Classroom modification includes ensuring that the right books and assignments are available. There is also the need to provide additional time during in-class tests and quizzes. Assignments should involve family for early preparations and homework activities.

References

 Time 4 writing.com, (2015). Fourth Grade Standards in Writing. 

Georgiastandards.org (2015) 4th Grade English Language Arts Common Core Georgia Performance Standards (ELACCGPS). 

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