WGU D188 Task 2 |Latest Update with Complete Solution

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WGU D188 Task 2 |Latest Update with Complete Solution



Contributing to the Professional Development of Colleagues



Alexa Parkin

MSCIN, Western Governors University

Jaquana Johnson

February 20, 2025


Title..of..the..Paper

Instructional..Need

According..to..the..data..collected,..my..school’s..reading..instruction..is..ineffective..in..devel

oping..students’..reading..accuracy...Our..data..shows..that..average..student..proficiency..in..reading..a

ccuracy..and..fluency..was..38%..in..the..years..2020-

2024...This..percentage..is..significantly..lower..than..the..state..average..of..58%..(Utah..State..Board..o

f..Education,..2024).

By..addressing..our..need..for..improved..reading..instruction..in..grades..K-

3,..students..will..be..receiving..more..effective..instruction..in..essential..phonics..skills...By..changing

..our..approach..to..teaching..reading,..students..will..develop..proficiency..in..essential..phonics..skills.

rd
.by..3 ..grade...This..will..improve..reading..accuracy..and..fluency..throughout..all..grades...This..chan


ge..will..also..impact..students’..performance..in..other..content..areas,..as..their..ability..to..read..acade

mic..vocabulary..words..will..be..more..advanced...Students..with..the..skills..to..sound..out..syllables..a

nd..identify..prefixes..and..suffixes..are..more..likely..to..comprehend..academic..texts..and..vocabular

y.

Expected..Outcomes

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After..providing..teachers..with..a..professional..development..session,..we..expect..a..change..in..readi

ng..instruction..in..grades..K-

3...With..this..adjustment..to..instruction,..the..outcome..we..seek..is..an..increase..in..student..reading..pe

rformance,..particularly..their..reading..accuracy..and..fluency...This..will..be..due..to..the..students’..i

mproved..phonics..and..syllable..types..proficiency,..allowing..them..to..break..down..words..and..soun

d..them..out.

Knowle’s..Principles

Knowle’s..“need..to..know”..principle..will..be..essential..in..this..learning..opportunity...The..l

earners..attending..the..professional..development..need..to..understand..the..session's..purpose..and..w

hat..we..hope..to..get..out..of..it...In..this..case,..our..school..has..a..need..for..an..improvement..in..reading



accuracy...This..is..the..purpose..of..holding..the..session...Teachers..should..expect..to..gain..new..infor

mation..about..how..to..improve..reading..accuracy..in..their..students.

Another..principle..that..is..necessary..to..consider..for..this..professional..development..is..exp

erience...For..the..learning..opportunity..to..be..effective,..learners..will..need..to..reflect..on..what..they..

are..currently..doing..to..support..students’..reading..accuracy..and..what..they..have..done..in..the..past

. . and..use..that..information..to..guide..their..learning..in..professional..development...This..allows..the


m..to..consider..what..is..going..well..and..what..needs..to..change...They..can..then..take..what..they..gai

n..from..the..professional..development..to..adjust..their..instruction..accordingly...This..will..not..be..p

ossible..without..that..reflection..of..prior..experiences.

Self-concept..is..arguably..the..most..important..principle..for..this..professional..development.

Learners..will..be..receiving..all..the..tools..they..need..to..improve..their..reading..instruction..for..all..st

udents...It..is..up..to..them..to..take..responsibility..for..their..learning..and..apply..it..to..their..teaching..p

ractices...They..have..been..provided..with..the..data..and..understand..the..end..goal...With..this..inform

ation,..they..need..to..make..the..proper..changes..in..their..classrooms..to..meet..the..established..goal.

Coaching..and..Expert..Support