February+9th

__//**Johnston reading**//__
After completing the readings for today, synthesize your thoughts, questions, concerns, etc. that you had as you were reading. Be sure to think about how these reading apply to your clinical placements and conducting literacy assessments in the field. What are some possible implications; how might you use this; what were some of the most compelling themes, statements, arguments, etc.?

This will be your response to the reading. Be sure to support your assertions with specific examples from the reading. Your response should be around 200 words. Your response should clearly articulate your understandings of the readings.

Click on the Discussion tab to start your Discussion Thread. Initial discussion posts are due by **Tuesday, beginning of class time (12:35 pm)** You will need to respond to at least two other students' discussion threads no later than //**Tuesday, midnight.**// Responses need to be more than an affirmation or statement. Responses should engage a discussion and be thoughtful and reflect the content to which you are responding. Be sure to indicate in your thread which reading you are responding to.

As with any conversation, online or in-person, it is important that you respond to questions and/or comments posed to your thread by your fellow classmates.

//**Al's Story **//
After reading the article for today, synthesize your thoughts, questions, concerns, etc. Focus your response on the following question:

How does the teacher's decision making process affect Al? How might you apply the discussion from the article to your classrooms teaching? How does this relate to other course readings?

This will be your response to the reading. Be sure to support your assertions __with specific examples__ from the reading. Your response should be around 200 words. Your response should clearly articulate your understandings of the readings.

Click on the Discussion tab to start your Discussion Thread. Initial discussion posts are due **by Tuesday, beginning of class time (12:35 pm)** You will need to respond to at least two other students' discussion threads no later than //**Tuesday, midnight.**// Responses need to be more than an affirmation or statement. Responses should engage a discussion and be thoughtful and reflect the content to which you are responding. Be sure to indicate in your thread which reading you are responding to.

As with any conversation, online or in-person, it is important that you respond to questions and/or comments posed to your thread by your fellow classmates.