To prepare for this assignment, students
brought a book to my class that would be
appropriate for their practicum age group
and interests. I used children’s literature
to illustrate how literacy skills instruction
(phonological awareness, print awareness,
vocabulary development, and story
comprehension) could be incorporated in
story reading. On an assignment sheet
similar to the practicum assignment, the
students recorded how they might scaffold
children’s literacy understanding
with the books they brought to class.
When I reviewed these in-class assignments, I offered written feedback to clarify
misunderstandings and offer further
suggestions. This in-class assignment
was designed to prepare them for the
required practicum assignment.