Mrs. Marlene Brown

Room 210

673-1199

mwbrown@fsd1.org

My Class

The purpose of a resource class is to help students who have learning differences succeed in their regular education classes. I will be providing support for the material being taught in the regular classes, working on IEP goals, and assisting students with organizational skills. I maintain close contact with all regular education teachers. All teachers provide a copy of lesson plans and complete a weekly contact form.

Classroom Procedures

1. Agenda/Materials Check – At the beginning of each class period students’

agendas are checked to see that assignments are being recorded daily. I also

check to see that students have required materials – pencils, papers, notebook

with class notes in proper sections, and an AR book. This will be recorded on
each student’s grading sheet.

2. Teacher Directed Lesson – Lessons will be based on students’ IEP goals,

PACT skills, or study skills strategies. Each assignment will be graded.

3. Complete Core Course Work – Students will complete assignments from core

classes which will then be returned to the core teacher.

4. Read – Once work is completed, students may use time left to work toward

reaching their Reading Renaissance goal. Students are expected to have an

RR book every day.

Mrs. Brown’s Expectations for Student Behavior

I expect each student’s personal behavior and attitude to contribute in a positive way to the learning process in the classroom.

Classroom rules

1. Be in assigned seat and ready for agenda/materials check when the tardy bell

rings.

2. Bring all materials needed to class. This includes textbooks, 3-ring

binder with notebook paper, and pencils.

3. Have an RR book each day. The library opens at 8:00 if a new book is

needed. The teacher on duty will sign the agenda for entry to the building.

4. Work quietly. Raise hand to talk or get out of seat.

5. Show respect for yourself and others.

6. No food, drink, candy, or gum in class.

7. No personal grooming in class.

Consequences:

1. Verbal Warning

2. Student Conference

3. Parent Contact

4. Time-out or Lunch Detention

5. Office Referral

Rewards and Incentives:

1. Squire badges – honor roll, perfect attendance, good citizenship, etc.

2. Squire-o-grams – good news phone calls/notes

3. Admittance to special program, called assemblies, etc.

4. Squire bucks – earned for being Squirerrific!

Resource Classroom Grading Policy

Students are graded on a daily point system and on completion of assignments. Points are totaled and averaged every 5^th day during the quarter for a total of nine grades each grading period. Daily assignments are graded and averaged with the daily points average. Daily assignments count once while the points count twice.

DAILY POINT SYSTEM

Students can earn 10 points per day in the following categories:

Preparation (1 point) Students must have necessary supplies

and books.

Agenda (1point) Students must have agenda with

assignments written down

Participation (up to 8 points) Students earn points for amount of time

they are on task.

Lesson Plans

Monday:

Students will increase reading skills by:

1. Reaching Reading Renaissance goal each quarter

2. Locating information to answer questions about a passage

3. Identifying the main idea of a passage

4. Summarizing what has been read

5. Reading a variety of formats

Teacher Activities:

1. Will review core class instructions

2. Teach strategies to improve reading skills

2. Circulate to answer student questions, observe student work and ask questions of the students

Students Activities:

1. Complete reading assignment RS

2. Complete regular class course work WS

3. Read Reading Renaissance book

Teacher Assessment:

1. Grade reading assignment

2. Monitor regular course work

Tuesday:

Students will increase math skills by:

1. Review of basic facts/math skills

2. Review regular Math teachers’ goals/objectives for the week

Teacher Activities:

1. Review/teach regular education Math lesson

2. Circulate to answer student questions, observe student work and ask questions of the students

Student Activities:

1. Complete math assignment

2. Complete regular course work

3. Read Reading Renaissance book RS

Teacher Assessment:

1. Grade math assignment

2. Monitor regular course work

Wednesday:

Student will increase grammar skills by:

1. Correct usage of pronouns

2. Correct usage of verb tenses

3. Writing complete sentences

4. Correct word usage

Teacher Activities

1. Teach correct use of grammar

2. Circulate to answer student questions, observe student work and ask questions of the students

Student Activities:

1. Correct sentences provided by the teacher WS

2. Read Reading Renaissance book RS

Teacher Assessment:

1. Teacher observation

2. Monitor regular class work

Thursday:

Student will increase written expression skills by:

1. Demonstrating the ability to write a correctly organized

paragraph

2. Edit writing for language conventions such as capitalization, punctuation,

spelling and word usage.

Teacher Activity:

1. Teach writing skills/strategies for sentences, paragraphs, essays, etc.

2. Circulate to answer student questions, observe student work and ask questions of the students

Student Activity:

1. Write paragraph WS

2. Complete regular course work

3. Read Reading Renaissance book RS

Teacher Assessment:

1. Grade paragraph according to rubric

2. Monitor regular course work

Friday:

Students will increase learning strategies by:

1. Recording assignments in the student agenda

2. Maintaining an organized notebook

Teacher Activity:

1. Teach study skills to suit each student’s learning style

2. Will monitor each student’s agenda making sure all assignments, quizzes, tests and projects have been written down

3. Circulate to answer student questions, observe student work and ask questions of the students

Student Activities:

1. Organize notebook

2. Complete all assignments RS WS

3. Read Reading Renaissance book

Teacher Assessment:

1. Check notebooks

2. Monitor regular course work

Materials:

1. Students’ agenda, students’ notebook,

2. Student work, subject area books, teacher editions

3. Teacher/resource quizzes, Core class tests and/or quizzes

4. Weekly Reader