MTEL Foundations of Reading (190) case studies
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Foundations of Reading (190) is a Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) test administered by Pearson for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It is used in the licensure pathway for educators who need to demonstrate knowledge of reading development and reading instruction, most commonly candidates seeking elementary, early childhood, or reading-related licenses. The MTEL Foundations of Reading (190) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,865 words.
1Medial Vowel Confusion in Early First Grade
Alvarez has a first-grade intervention group of five students. In September, all five could rhyme and count syllables.
605 words, about 3 min2Vowel Teams, Fluency, and Comprehension in Second Grade
Okafor reviews a January running record for Marcus, a second grader. He reads a 100-word narrative at 94% accuracy and 38 correct words per minute; the district benchmark is 60 wcpm.
555 words, about 3 min3Fluent Reader With Weak Main Idea and Inference
Chen has a third grader, Priya, who reads grade-level passages at 110 words correct per minute with 98% accuracy and expressive phrasing. On a comprehension assessment, she answers 8 of 10 literal questions correctly but only 2 of 8 inference questions and 1 of 4 main-idea questions.
577 words, about 3 min4Spelling Stage and Multisyllabic Word Reading in Late Second Grade
Brennan examines a spelling sample from Leo, a student in late second grade. Leo spells 'becuz' for because, 'wuz' for was, 'sed' for said, 'frend' for friend, 'lite' for light, and 'tabel' for table.
561 words, about 3 min5Dialect-Influenced Miscues and a Possible Referral
Grant conducts a running record with Jamal, a fourth grader who speaks African American English. The 100-word grade-level narrative includes the sentences 'He was going to the store,' 'She asked him for help,' and 'They were with their friends.' Jamal reads 'going' as 'goin',' 'asked' as 'axed,' and 'They were with their friends' as 'They was with they friends.' He also substitutes 'shop' for 'store' and reads 'than' as 'then.' Overall he makes 10 deviations from the printed text; 6 are dialect-related, 2 are meaning-preserving substitutions, and 2 are word-recognition errors.
567 words, about 3 min