1. Melissa Lehman & Cole Kindergarten Spring 2009 Case Study

2. Cole is six years old (Kindergarten). Has two younger siblings; Likes to play baseball, swim, kick the can Considers himself a good reader and writer Cole says, “Reading is when you read words and sound them out.” Does not know that reading tells us stories My thoughts: visual reader Meet Cole

4. Can identify letters and sounds

5. 13-17 Concepts About Print

8. Began writing sentences

10. Cole’s writing is scrunched together.

11. Does not capitalize beginning of sentence

13. Most of lessons at D

15. Journal Writing – Did not relate this to familiar reading.

17. Commented on text

20. Unfamiliar Words

21. Did not use strategies

23. I realize that I need to use words from reading in more than journal work.

24. Word work – taking words apart

26. Best he has reread

31. Concepts about Print

32. 16/17 – missing comma usage

34. “fend” for “find”

35. Recognized again and give, but took him a little bit too long

37. 19 words in Initial Assessment

39. Spacing is much better

40. Attention to punctuation