ORELA Elementary Education (NT102) case studies
ORELA Elementary Education (NT102) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
ORELA Elementary Education Subtests I and II (test code NT102) is one of the National Evaluation Series™ tests listed in the Oregon Educator Licensure Assessments program. It is intended for prospective elementary teachers who need to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge as part of Oregon licensure, though the tests a given candidate must take depend on licensure type - the ORELA site directs candidates to read which tests are required for a teaching license in Oregon rather than assuming. The ORELA Elementary Education (NT102) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,744 words.
1Second-Grade Oral Reading Fluency Grouping
A second-grade teacher has 22 students and a 20-minute small-group block four days a week. Fall oral reading fluency screening shows 6 students below 40 words correct per minute (wcpm), 12 students between 55 and 75 wcpm, and 4 students above 90 wcpm.
599 words, about 3 min2Fourth-Grade Inquiry on Westward Expansion and Treaty Rights
A fourth-grade teacher has 27 students and three 45-minute social studies periods to teach westward expansion. The district requires inclusion of tribal history.
576 words, about 3 min3Third-Grade Fraction Misconceptions on the Number Line
A third-grade teacher has 24 students and five 45-minute mathematics lessons before the fractions unit assessment. Pre-assessment results show 14 students can identify unit fractions, 9 can order fractions with the same denominator, and 5 can compare fractions with unlike denominators.
527 words, about 3 min4Fifth-Grade Fair-Test Revision
A fifth-grade class of 26 students has just finished a three-week plant-growth investigation. Each of six groups chose its own fertilizer amount, but groups also differed in window distance, watering amount, pot size, and seed type.
505 words, about 3 min5Fifth-Grade Informational Text Scaffolding
A fifth-grade teacher has 30 students, including 8 English learners and 6 students with IEPs for reading, in a 50-minute block. The district requires grade-level complex text, so the teacher uses a 750L article about water scarcity.
537 words, about 3 min