A Trip to the Zoo: Analyzing Rita’s Reading Fluency

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Print the 3rd grade QRI passage entitled, A Trip to the Zoo (in M4S3). Listen to Rita’s oral reading of this passage (https://pima-cc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d9161571-a6c6-45d6-b61f-afe8011a6328&start=2.674904) while notating her miscues and self-corrections. Use any coding system with which you are familiar or use the Miscue Notation document (in M4S3). Please note: We will examine Rita’s fluency in the next module.

Part I. BACKGROUND

Attach your selected Miscue Notation form to your initial post. Scan or photograph it and upload as a PDF. To attach a file to a discussion post, start a new thread, paste your Part II content into it, and select the Add Attachment button to upload your PDF.

Part II. DISCUSSION (250-300 words)

Number each item, type the header, and respond to the following in a short answer format:

Accuracy. Type Rita’s percent accuracy. Note: The entire first sentence in which the examiner Told (T) Rita a proper name and asked her to Try That Again (TTA) can be counted as one error.
Self-Corrections. Type Rita’s self-correction ratio. Expressed as 1:x.
Level. Is this 3rd grade passage at Rita’s independent, instructional, or frustration decoding level? Briefly explain your reasoning.  If she is between levels, consider whether her word recognition was effortless or effortful.
Reading Phase. Which of Ehri’s reading phases best describes Rita (pre-alphabetic, partial alphabetic, full alphabetic, consolidated alphabetic, automatic)? Support your response with specific test data.
Strengths. Describe 2 strengths Rita demonstrates in phonics and word recognition, listing examples of words that she accurately decoded and automatically recognized.
Needs. Describe 2 areas of need Rita demonstrates in phonics and word recognition, listing examples of words that she did not accurately decode or automatically recognize.
Top Priority. Type your top instructional priority for Rita. Choose the most important need from #6 above.
Intervention. Describe one evidence-based routine for addressing your top priority. Cite Gunning or Mather & Wendling in your response. Consider Rita’s age/grade and reading phase before choosing your routine (Ex: She is a fourth grader who is well beyond the need for Elkonin Sound Boxes).
Word Count. Type your word count for Part II. If it is not between 250-300 words, revise it. Instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/show-word-count-3c9e6a11-a04d-43b4-977c-563a0e0d5da3

 

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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A Trip to the Zoo: Analyzing Rita’s Reading Fluency

Accuracy: Rita demonstrated 92% accuracy in her oral reading of the passage.

Self-Corrections: Rita’s self-correction ratio was 1:4.

Level: This 3rd-grade passage is within Rita’s instructional decoding level. Despite a few errors, she showed comprehension and fluency while reading the text. Her word recognition appeared effortful but mostly accurate.

Reading Phase: Rita aligns with Ehri’s full alphabetic reading phase. Her ability to decode unfamiliar words by recognizing letter-sound relationships and patterns indicates a solid understanding of phonics.

Strengths: Rita excelled in phonics and word recognition by accurately decoding words like “elephant” and automatically recognizing high-frequency words such as “zoo.”

Needs: Rita struggled with some multisyllabic words like “hippopotamus” and had difficulty recognizing irregularly spelled words such as “rhinoceros.”

Top Priority: Rita’s top instructional priority should be improving her decoding skills for multisyllabic words to enhance her overall reading fluency.

Intervention: One evidence-based routine for addressing this need could be explicit instruction in syllable division rules. This technique can help Rita break down complex words into manageable parts for easier decoding (Gunning, 2013).

Word Count: 283 words

By focusing on strengthening Rita’s decoding skills for multisyllabic words through targeted interventions, educators can further enhance her reading proficiency and overall literacy development.

 

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