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Education Plan
Academic Goal Establishment and Implementation
Establishing a clear and common academic goal across a broad population of students can be quite difficult, especially when there are students with special learning needs included at all levels of academic achievement and progress within the student population. Educators and administrators need to ensure that courses and materials aren't simply "taught to the middle," which does a significant disservice to those students both above and below grade level and skill when it comes to specific areas of learning. That is, teaching only to the established criteria of a grade level, which (assuming the criteria have been properly established) should serve the needs of the largest segment of the student population, means students that are more advanced in their progress and those that are struggling with the material receive a lower quality of education and reduced opportunities for personal growth and development. Academic goals implemented by educators across student populations need to bolster the progress and...
The different reading levels that are present in students at this age, as well as the different interest levels in reading and reading improvement, vary considerably. Among the twenty percent of students that perform above grade level in this case, it can be assumed that some are far above grade level (potentially at a higher reading level than some adults), while others would be reading at a high-school level; the range in low performers would be similarly large. A single goal for all students seems, at first glance, entirely elusive.
Such a goal can be designed, however, and for this scenario an effective goal would be to increase reading confidence and stylistic appreciation/differentiation. Not only should students have measurably improved confidence reading both silently and aloud by the end of the course, but they should also be able to tell what authors studied might have composed certain texts -- they will learn to better identify and appreciate stylistic differences. This two-part goal was selected because both parts will have benefits, albeit in varying amounts, for students across the spectrum of progress and achievement in their reading skills. Advanced students might not notice as much of an improvement in their confidence, which would presumably already be relatively high, however their stylistic appreciation and identification abilities -- which promote critical thinking and greater textual engagement -- should be seen to markedly rise, while less advanced students will…
references to specific student readings can also be incorporated into such lessons to make the links between general information and personal experience that much more clear.
If it was observed in February that a quarter of all students were not on track to meet the identified academic goal, significant steps would need to be taken to ensure a higher level of achievement. Individual meetings with these students could be increased, and partnerships with some of the more advanced students might also be implemented as a way of allowing peer involvement during group lessons to help improve critical engagement. As reading confidence is the primary concern for low-achieving students, however, a more beneficial approach would be to assign additional reading material, but of a sufficiently easy level so as not to present an undue burden on these students. Reading improves with practice, ad thus it is practice reading that such students would need in order to achieve the established goal. Extra support would also need to be provided, but the students must be prompted through this support to take their own actions in changing their circumstance.
Teaching a diverse population of learners will never be optimal for every student. There will always be some give and take regarding the capabilities of the classroom as a whole and the level of individual attention students can receive. With proper goals and a strategy for achieving these goals, though, all students can be well-served even in a diverse educational setting.
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Bishop Shanahan High School, a Catholic co-educational secondary school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is committed to sustaining excellence, provides a strong spiritual life, and challenging academic and rich extracurricular programs. The school currently finds itself coasting in an unfamiliar territory since it has been setting the standards for academic achievement for public and private education. The current issue facing the school is the decline in SAT scores in standardized
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