Content Knowledge 

CAEP R1.2 Content Knowledge

​InTASC Standard #4: Items included in this section of the portfolio demonstrate the candidate’s understandings of the academic content being taught. The candidate often shows their understanding of the structures of the discipline and that state or national standards for the discipline. Reflections link the selected artifacts with the standard.

(Narrative): The "Reading for Content Knowledge" course at Rochester University tasked future educators with connecting a Common Core State Standard, mentor text and reading strategy to the student's current reading level. This is captured in the lesson below. The lesson was then taught to a third-grade student at Brooklands Elementary School in Rochester Hills Michigan. This lesson in particular required the student to read a portion of nonfiction text and visualize the key details. Then, the student would create a "real life" or 3D image using the details pulled from the text. 

(Reflection): I tutored this student over the course of about 6 weeks. The student excelled in comprehension and retelling, which led us to mainly focus on accuracy and prosody. During every lesson, I incorporated a visual or creative arts element based on student interest.