Focused Listing Worksheet for Focus Student

Focused Listing Worksheet for Focus Student --4.1
I'll call my student K.C. for the purposes of these assignments.

My student is a seventh grader at the junior high where I work. He was raised in the U.S., but his parents speak Spansish -- with very little English.

Cognitive:
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Student ability to present himself to the teacher makes a difference in teacher perception.
The "ecology in which students exist is ever changing.
We need to look for and create contexts where the student can shine.
We need to respect the student and not just focus on lack of proficiency in the language.
We need to get in touch with how a reader is understanding.

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Strength: K.C. is very polite and presents himself as a well-behaved and intelligent student.

Strength and Weakness: Since I have K.C. in two classes and an advisory class, I've seen that he is pretty consistent through changing situation, though when with some friends he is less attentive and less willing to answer questions and show as much cooperation and participation as at other times.

Strength: K.C. is very thoughtful and has a poetic bent in his writing. His writing can be lyrical even when it is severely lacking in grammatical correctness.

Weakness:


Social:
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Linguistic:
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Cultural:
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Age:
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Limited Formal Schooling:
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Learning Standards:
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Teaching Standards:
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