JOT2 Task 1 Assessment Code: JOT2 Task 1

Instructional Setting and Content Area The instructional setting is an elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas with a low-income, disadvantaged population. The kindergarten classroom consists of 23 students from different ethnic backgrounds. The alphabet knowledge lessons will be taught as a part of the literacy block.

Instructional Problem Students entering kindergarten are considered on their academic level if they know all letters and sounds, yet many kindergarteners struggle with alphabet knowledge. Alphabet knowledge is knowing letter names and sounds as well as being able to identify and write all 52 letter shapes. It is the basic skill that students must have before learning to read (Mason,1984). Considering this skill is...