Master in Teaching Program, Year One EALR Self-Assessment

Your name:

Your endorsement area(s):

Select the 10 EALRs that are most central to your endorsement area(s) and complete the following chart.

EALR: the exact wording of the EALR You can find the EALRs and their components at: www.evergreen.edu/mit/inside/ealrs/	Describe this EALR, using your own words or, if you prefer take representative selections from the benchmarks or GLEs/"evidences of learning" that communicate the essence of this EALR. Before describing the EALR be sure to review all the components as well as the GLEs or benchmarks – which will require reading the corresponding GLE's or benchmarks on the OSPI website. You can find the GLEs and benchmarks at: www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/default.aspx	Preparation: list specific experiences: coursework, informal learning, job experience, etc. that have prepared you to teach this EALR content	Self-assessment – i. very prepared, ii..sufficiently prepared, iii. need more preparation If iii, briefly describe an improvement strategy
Reading EALR 1 The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.	· Use word recognition strategies, vocabulary building and wide reading experience to build reading fluency – at grade 7 this means that students should, among other things use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to find or confirm word meanings, pronunciations, syllabication, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and/or clarify shades of meaning Use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words. · Use abstract, derived root words, prefixes, and suffixes from Greek and Latin to analyze the meaning of complex words (e.g., expose, exposition). · Integrate new vocabulary from informational/expository text and literary/narrative text, including text from a variety of cultures and communities, into written and oral communication	36 cr literature including multicultural literature; I have studied Greek and Latin within some of my English coursework,	iii. I have not used internet-based dictionaries or thesauruses – I would like to become familiar with those over the next year by using them in my own reading.