By: Sarah Stalvey & AJ Jordan

If you could travel anywhere where would you go and why? "Somewhere where there is fancy thing because I like fancy items." Favorite Movie? Don't be a menace to south central park while drinking juice in the hood. Watches... Dog with a Blog Good Luck Charlie Jessie Austin and Ally LOVES LOVES LOVES.... BASKETBALL!!! Confident 6th grader inspired by music

Ashanti LOVES basketball Motivated by Interest Connected to characters Did not want to read Maniac Magee if it meant she would miss reading STAT Made predictions based on her schema

Ashanti was aware of the process of Fluency Testing Defensive about us marking her "mistakes" Fast Reader Pink and Say Error Ratio: 1:19 Accuracy Rate: 95% Maniac Magee Words Per Minute 1st: 167 2nd: 180 3rd: 185

First Attempt Second Attempt Third Attempt

Initially, Ashanti wrote that she did not like her own writing, but changed her answer when she saw the other girl's responses. Inconsistent in feelings Likes writing poetry and music Sees that music is poetry

Highly motivated by interest Fluent reader and uses expression Knows what she likes at a young age Confident in herself as a person Uses humorous writing to hook the audience Eager to read aloud and share her ideas with the group

Struggles with providing constructive feedback to peers Worries about what others will think of her writing Sometimes she reads too quickly Worries about the aesthetics of writing instead of the writing itself (writing sample)

Expanding her horizons in reading from fiction to non-fiction Openness to correction; viewing feedback as important for improvement Reading Deeply o "They're going to win the championship." Integrating writing through technology o music composition programs o build confidence and enjoyment

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