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Assignment #3 Qualitative (Ethnographic) Assignment:



This was fun. Thanks Dr. Kelly



Case Study Assignment

I believe an effective case study should: Case studies observe people in situations or events and provide enough details of the observation that will add to research and/or prompt further inquiry into the research. Case studies are open-ended, meaning they observe people or groups of people in a setting over a period of time. As people change, so does the case study. The information provided adds to the research and stimulates continued growth in the study. Textbooks and articles can provide information on what the proposed scenario should look like, but true human nature will show what it actually looks like and how people respond under certain conditions. Case studies make the connection between text book knowledge and real human experience.

Case Study Project I would like to conduct: I would like to conduct a case study researching the impact labels have on influencing young readers. When students are labeled "non-readers, slow learners or struggling readers," they tend to see themselves as this label and they don't push themselves to become better. I would do a case study on a group of resource reading ninth graders and their expectations as literacy learners and what they expect to do upon graduation. I would conduct interviews, observations, and consult their regular education teachers. I would offer tutoring sessions where I could provide strategies that would help them in their regular classroom studies. I would work with them in the resource reading classroom and with their regular classroom studies. I would continue to study this group through their high school year and see how their views about themselves change.

A good case study examining How labels attached to youth impact their perception of themselves as adults. []

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Thanks to a wonderful coffee tonight! All of the presentations were outstanding! My friend and I enjoyed our night out.

I just sent my 1st assignment via digital dropbox. YIPPEEEEEEE! I just hope I did it correctly.

Thanks, Denise!

Who am I as a researcher?

Teacher Bio: Denise is a high school resource teacher in Wynne with a Master of Special Education received from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. She received a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1994. She taught elementary education in the private school sector before returning to her hometown of Wynne in 2001. She taught two years in the Earle School District before she was hired at Wynne Public Schools, where she is currently teaching. Denise believes in lifelong learning and continues her education in literacy. When she is not teaching, Denise enjoys time with her husband and two sons.

Assignment #1 I am currently reading the article. Al Otaiba, S.; Folsom, J. S.; Schatscheider, C.; Wanzek, J.; Greulich, L.; Meadows, J.; et al.(2011). Predicting first grade reading performance from kindergarten response to tier I instruction. Exceptional Children, 77(4), 453-470.

As discussed in class, this article is a clearly quantitative in nature. I would like for you to think about this study and suggest ways in which you, as a researcher, might approach this topic from a qualitative perspective. While this study leads to interesting conclusions, does it leave some questions unanswered? If so, what types of data might strengthen the research and make it even more meaningful for educators?

The question I have is, If Tier II and Tier III RTI was implemented in first and second grades, would the students continue to show growth? Even if a student reaches the goal at the end of kindergarten, doesn't mean they will continue growth in first or second grade. I think that continued Tier II and Tier III RTI could only stand to benefit the students. Also, what about regression during the summer? Were there any summer programs initiated to continue the growth made in kindergarten? The students that were targeted, what was the follow up?