About Tommy:

Tommy is an eighth-grade student and exhibits difficulty spelling commonly used words.  Tommy also struggles understanding grade level texts.  Tommy struggles to organize ideas coherently, resulting in a lack of logical flow in his writing.  Tommy's performance in spelling, the cheif complaint from the referral source, currently falls below the eighth-grade standard, with a notable number of errors in commonly misspelled words.  

Tommy's writing lacks the organization and application of proper spelling conventions, hindering the clarity and effectiveness of his written work.  Tommy's spelling proficiency is currently below the eighth-grade standard, particularly in commonly used words.  Tommy faces challenges in organizing ideas coherently and consistently in addition to applying appropriate spelling conventions.

Goal aligning with eighth-grade California Common Core Standards L.8.2:

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.

b. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.

c. Spell correctly.

By 5/12/2024, Tommy will improve in spelling eighth-grade level words to 80% accuracy, independently, from a baseline accuracy rate of 25%, independently, in structured writing activities.

By 12/12/2024, Tommy will demonstrate his ability to sort similar words based on related suffix, affix or base words with 80% accuracy, independently, in a word sort task.

By 2/12/2024, Tommy will independently demonstrate correct English capitalization and punctuation with 80% accuracy in structured writing tasks.

By 4/12/2024, Tommy will independently identify common English othorgraphic patterns with 80% accuracy in structured language activities (e.g., word sort tasks).

By 5/12/2024, Tommy will independently demonstrate correct English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling conventions in structured writing activities with 80% accuracy in structure writing tasks.