Evaluating Kamils Instructional Level And Needs - 1489 Words

The examiner conducted several assessments in order to determine Kamil’s instructional level and needs in the area of decoding, attitude about reading as well as his ability to comprehend and retell a text. The information derived from the series of assessments has helped plan for meaningful instruction, which in the opinion of examiner will meet Kamil’s instructional needs and support the increase of motivation towards reading. Below are the recommendations for each area of the instructional need. Attitude about Reading The Motivation to Read Profile survey reveals that Kamil feels good as a reader and he has a positive attitude towards reading. He also seems to read books which he chooses by himself and which are mostly comic books. Therefore, it is important to improve Kamil’s motivation and engagement in choosing various genres of literature in order to expose him to the complex nature of English language. One way to increase Kamil’s desire to reach for a wide variety of books is implementing activity titled Three-piece Kits (Edmunds Bauserman, 2006). The teacher creates a three-piece kit containing three different types and/or genres of books in a bag. The kit should contain a narrative text, a poem and an expository book on a topic Kamil finds interesting. For example, Kamil’s teacher can collect an autobiography/narrative book titled Knucklehead, a collection of war poems and an informational book about World War I/II. Kamil may find these books int eresting