MRU RED05 Reading Competency 5
Assignment 7: Parent Letter
Directions: For this assignment, you will design letter aimed to engage caregivers and families in their children’s reading development. The letter serves two purposes:
1. Communicate the meaning of reading assessment data with caregivers and families.
· The letter should provide an overview of reading assessments that are used to support students and drive instructional decisions. An overview of how stakeholders use the data must be provided.
2. Engage and support caregivers with reading development.
· Provide strategies, resources, and/or tools to support reading development. A minimum of two strategies should be provided along with grade-level appropriate print, non-print, multimedia, and digital text suggestions for supporting students with reading development.
Checklist for Letter
· Greeting
· Reading assessment used to drive instruction (2 minimum)
· Overview of how the data from assessments is used to drive classroom instruction
· At-home strategies, tools, or programs to support reading development (2 minimum)
· Grade level text suggestion (a minimum of 2 different kinds- print, multimedia, digital, or non-print)
· Closing
Assignment 6 Rubric
Reading Assessment and Data Letter includes reading assessment and data used in the classroom. The letter details how the data is used to drive instructional practices. | 5 points |
Reading Strategies Letter includes two strategies, tools, or programs that are grade level appropriate for supporting the development of reading. | 2 points |
Grade Level Suggestions Grade level suggestions include a minimum of 2 different kinds- print, multimedia, digital, or non-print to support reading development. | 2 points |
Letter Letter is well-written aimed to support stakeholders with reading development. | 1 point |