In this lesson, the tier 1 students practiced and applied their knowledge of suffix "y" to irregular words. The structure of this lesson mirrors those of all other ELA lessons in the class so as to not confuse the students, keeping a routine so students can focus on learning new concepts. After a direct instruction of review and learning a new concept, students then moved to application of the new concept with sight words that would appear in their independent activity. I had students utilize dry erase boards for the application portion, which allowed for easy call-response as well as clean up. One noticeable difference between the tier 1 students versus the tier 2 students I had been working with originally is that the tier 1 students wanted further application and connection to everyday life, such as applying the suffix "y" to descriptive words like the weather. They even attempted to apply the rule to one of their classmate's names. 

I chose this lesson to showcase the different tier structure that this particular placement had for their students. As shown in the photo depicted to the right, their lesson is structure the same as their other classmates' tiers, however the vocabulary and skill is challenged to meet tier 1 students' need for further application. This artifact also fulfills this particular standard–teaching academic language (vocabulary) so that it is comprehensible to students since this lesson focuses on vocabulary use and application. And since the students tried to apply the suffix "y" rule to other words, like their classmate's name, showcases their ability to comprehend and apply after the fact.

I did not have a tier system in place at my old elementary school set like this one in particular, so to see how the teaching staff set up their lessons to follow a particular routine while still meeting the needs of their students fascinates me. I saw, in action, the different levels of learning for each student, even within their tier groups themselves, which put into perspective how I can facilitate a lesson that sticks to a clear routine for all students yet meets the individual needs of those students (something that I definitely will incorporate into my own classroom routines).