Practice QRI-5 with Brianna

During our practice QRI-5 session we are introduced to "Brianna" a 3rd grade ELL student. As instructed we began Brianna with the primer word list which would determine which reading level we would begin with. She was able to complete the primer word list with confidence and accuracy. So we continued on! During the first word list she began to struggle. At this point it was clear that we had to begin at the first grade reading level and work are way up depending on her confidence level. In level one she was given the Narrative writing prompt,

" Mouse in a House", in this section she was familiar with the topic. She was able to answer the concept questions with accuracy. Even though she was in the instructional level at this time we decided to continue onto level two just to be sure.

In level two Briana reads the expository writing prompt "Whales and Fish. In this section she was extremely unfamiliar with the topic. She was unable to answer many of the concept questions. At this point we can begin to see Brianna's confidence diminish. She is unable to recall most of the main details of the story. At this point due to Brianna's confidence level we will remain at level two.

Overall I believe Brianna did well on the narrative section because she was familiar with the topic. She was familiar with how people feel about mouses in their houses. Even though Brianna is reading below her grade level, I believe there are many tools the cooperating teacher can use to increase Brianna's reading level. This assessment is useful in differentiating instructions to meet the needs of the students in the class because in every classroom their are going to be students who are below their reading level. It is up to the cooperating teacher to adjust the lesson to meet the needs of all his/her students.