Student Personas

Rachel is a 3rd grade student who is very attentive and hardworking. Rachel’s reading lacks fluency, Rachel needs to sound out CVC words, she guesses at unknown multisyllabic words. Rachel has difficulty spelling, usually only correctly writing the initial letter/sound.

While Rachel always gives the best effort, Rachel lacks confidence with academic tasks and does not ask for assistance often.

What might Rachel need a lesson to include so that she can access as much learning as possible? Select 3 answers.

• Checklist of steps for Rachel to self-monitor and self-correct

• Partner reading of multisyllabic words

• A dictionary to look up definitions of unknown words

• A word bank and sentence starters to use in writing

Rachel is a 3rd grade student who is very attentive and hardworking. Rachel’s reading lacks fluency, Rachel needs to sound out CVC words, she guesses at unknown multisyllabic words. Rachel has difficulty spelling, usually only correctly writing the initial letter/sound.

While Rachel always gives the best effort, Rachel lacks confidence with academic tasks and does not ask for assistance often.

What other adjustments would you make to support Rachel?

Taylor is a 3rd grade student who has been identified as gifted and talented. They thrive during hands-on projects, particularly those involving STEM subjects. In 2nd grade the school team was concerned about ADHD for Taylor, but no formal assessment took place and no formal diagnosis was made. Taylor is very social and popular with peers. In addition, Taylor loves being the line or table leader and helping teachers. 

What might Taylor need the teacher to do so that Taylor can access learning as much as possible? Select 3 answers.

• Provide manipulatives for Taylor to use when solving problems.

• Remind Taylor to sit still and pay attention every time they become active.

• Ask Taylor to be the table captain: peers ask Taylor any questions before asking the teacher.

• Give Taylor the option of standing or squeezing a stress ball when they need to move or focus.

Taylor is a 3rd grade student who has been identified as gifted and talented. They thrive during hands-on projects, particularly those involving STEM subjects. In 2nd grade the school team was concerned about ADHD for Taylor, but no formal assessment took place and no formal diagnosis was made. Taylor is very social and popular with peers. In addition, Taylor loves being the line or table leader and helping teachers. 

Cesar absolutely loves school and is extremely social. On the playground and at home, Cesar is more likely to use Spanish. Cesar frequently "falls back" on Cesar’s first language to help him grasp new vocabulary or concepts, and is considered an intermediate English learner. Cesar is working on using complete, more complex sentences in English—an indication of fluency.

Cesar absolutely loves school and is extremely social. On the playground and at home, Cesar is more likely to use Spanish. Cesar frequently "falls back" on Cesar’s first language to help him grasp new vocabulary or concepts, and is considered an intermediate English learner. Cesar is working on using complete, more complex sentences in English—an indication of fluency.

What might Cesar need the teacher to do so that he can access learning as much as possible? Select 3 answers.

• Require that Cesar uses English on the playground so he can practice.

• Include visuals and scaffolded questions when reading texts to support Cesar's comprehension.

• Provide Cesar the option to respond in Spanish and ask a classmate who speaks Spanish to translate.

• Provide sentence starters when asking Cesar to generate a verbal or written response.

Cesar absolutely loves school and is extremely social. On the playground and at home, Cesar is more likely to use Spanish. Cesar frequently "falls back" on Cesar’s first language to help him grasp new vocabulary or concepts, and is considered an intermediate English learner. Cesar is working on using complete, more complex sentences in English—an indication of fluency.

What other adjustments would you make to support Cesar?