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My students need to develop reading and writing skills. I selected reading intervention strategy activities such as the reading comprehension games library and the high-interest intervention reading folders to strengthen my students reading skills. I plan to use these activities during the same block. The students will be divided up into two groups based on their current reading levels. The students will practice the reading comprehension games with my paraprofessional, while I am able to teach my students how to close read utilizing the high-interest intervention folders. The English Language Development Skill-Building Centers was chosen because 75% of my students are ELL and these centers will benefit all of my students in both reading and writing. I will be rotating these activities throughout the week during my academic language development learning block. Monday, I will focus on building my students vocabulary. Tuesday, I will focus on reading comprehension using ELL strategies. Wednesday, I will focus on my students speaking and listening skills. Thursday, I will focus on the writing aspect of English Language Development. Friday, I will give my students the choice to show me what they know. Finally, last but not least, the classroom magnetic letters kit and the tower of sight word games were selected to close the minor gaps that my students are missing. Two of my students are still working on c-v-c blends, so the magnetic letters will specifically benefit them. All of my students are working on their sight words, leading with a game mindset will increase the focus level of my students. I will have my students pull a block, read the sight word written on the block, spell the word written on the block, and use the word appropriately in a sentence.

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My students need to develop reading and writing skills. I selected reading intervention strategy activities such as the reading comprehension games library and the high-interest intervention reading folders to strengthen my students reading skills. I plan to use these activities during the same block. The students will be divided up into two groups based on their current reading levels. The students will practice the reading comprehension games with my paraprofessional, while I am able to teach my students how to close read utilizing the high-interest intervention folders. The English Language Development Skill-Building Centers was chosen because 75% of my students are ELL and these centers will benefit all of my students in both reading and writing. I will be rotating these activities throughout the week during my academic language development learning block. Monday, I will focus on building my students vocabulary. Tuesday, I will focus on reading comprehension using ELL strategies. Wednesday, I will focus on my students speaking and listening skills. Thursday, I will focus on the writing aspect of English Language Development. Friday, I will give my students the choice to show me what they know. Finally, last but not least, the classroom magnetic letters kit and the tower of sight word games were selected to close the minor gaps that my students are missing. Two of my students are still working on c-v-c blends, so the magnetic letters will specifically benefit them. All of my students are working on their sight words, leading with a game mindset will increase the focus level of my students. I will have my students pull a block, read the sight word written on the block, spell the word written on the block, and use the word appropriately in a sentence.

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