Collaborating with Team Members to Improve Teaching and Learning
Sarah Greer
Western Governors University
D188 Task 1
, A. Instructional Goal & Explanation
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Content: Reading - Reading Comprehension
Goal: Students will be able to read and comprehend grade-level texts to demonstrate
understanding of key ideas, vocabulary, and text structures.
Explanation: The goal supports student thinking and engagement by targeting
generalized reading comprehension skills across different genres, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Mastering these skills helps students become strong and independent readers. It supports
thinking by requiring students to analyze literary elements, word choice, theme, inferences, and
the main idea. It promotes engagement by exposing students to diverse materials that challenge
them to make connections.
A1. Instructional Strategies
Guided Reading Groups: Students will be grouped into small reading groups based on
reading levels. The teacher will provide a passage and prompt comprehension during group
meetings with questions, modeling, and text-based evidence. This strategy will support
students' individuality by allowing them to gain what they need and engage with texts at an
appropriately challenging level.
Close Reading with Text Annotation: Students will read short grade-level passages
repetitively and mark their passage as they read. For example, when reading a fiction passage,
students use CLAPS (characters, lesson, author's purpose, problem/solution, and setting).
During a nonfiction passage, students will use FAM (text features, author's purpose, and main
idea and details of each paragraph). The teacher will model and guide students to reading while
focusing on a general understanding, vocabulary/structure, and deeper meaning. This strategy
will build students' reading stamina and critical thinking while improving their comprehension by
Sarah Greer
Western Governors University
D188 Task 1
, A. Instructional Goal & Explanation
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Content: Reading - Reading Comprehension
Goal: Students will be able to read and comprehend grade-level texts to demonstrate
understanding of key ideas, vocabulary, and text structures.
Explanation: The goal supports student thinking and engagement by targeting
generalized reading comprehension skills across different genres, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Mastering these skills helps students become strong and independent readers. It supports
thinking by requiring students to analyze literary elements, word choice, theme, inferences, and
the main idea. It promotes engagement by exposing students to diverse materials that challenge
them to make connections.
A1. Instructional Strategies
Guided Reading Groups: Students will be grouped into small reading groups based on
reading levels. The teacher will provide a passage and prompt comprehension during group
meetings with questions, modeling, and text-based evidence. This strategy will support
students' individuality by allowing them to gain what they need and engage with texts at an
appropriately challenging level.
Close Reading with Text Annotation: Students will read short grade-level passages
repetitively and mark their passage as they read. For example, when reading a fiction passage,
students use CLAPS (characters, lesson, author's purpose, problem/solution, and setting).
During a nonfiction passage, students will use FAM (text features, author's purpose, and main
idea and details of each paragraph). The teacher will model and guide students to reading while
focusing on a general understanding, vocabulary/structure, and deeper meaning. This strategy
will build students' reading stamina and critical thinking while improving their comprehension by
