Individualized Assessment & Instruction for Diverse Students
This module is specifically designed for candidates to appreciate, discern and utilize the individual needs of students to plan instruction and support student achievement. In this module, student achievement is not only conceptualized as academic, but also social, emotional, behavioral, cultural and linguistic; in this way, candidates will explicitly focus on the multifaceted nature of planning for students with special needs and those who have been labeled as ELL. Through the use of case study research to collect individualized, authentic language and literacy assessment with one student, candidates will apply learning to the specific instructional context of a student who qualifies with at least one of the following labels: (a) student with special needs, (b) English language learner, or (c) struggling reader.