Identify a student with above grade level reading ability who would benefit from extension in reading instruction.

Assessment Description
Students read at a variety of levels, and above grade level students are often overlooked in reading instruction, even though they could benefit from the application of activities and strategies designed to extend their learning and skills. Identifying these students and formulating lesson extension activities is an essential part of effective reading instruction that meets the needs of all students.
Allocate at least 6 hours in the field to support this field experience.
Note: This assignment will be due at the end of Topic 5.
Part 1: Identifying Students Who Could Benefit from Reading Extension Activities
With your mentor, complete the following:
Identify a student with above grade level reading ability who would benefit from extension in reading instruction.
Review existing skills data and reading performance for the student and discuss why extending the lesson is important for meeting the student’s unique instructional needs.
Discuss strategies and activities that have been previously applied to help to extend reading instruction for the student, including the successes and challenges associated with each strategy/activity.
Identify and develop an extension activity that you can do with the student to extend their reading instruction. Ensure that you understand how the activity should benefit the student.
Practice executing the activity with your mentor in the role of the student to ensure that you are correctly implementing each step of the activity.
Part 2: Addressing Student Reading Extension Needs
Under your mentor’s supervision, complete the following:
Work with the student you and your mentor identified in Part 1 to implement the reading extension activity. You should meet with the student at least twice and conduct the practice activity with them to extend their reading instruction.
Debrief with your mentor to discuss the effectiveness of your implementation of the activity and the student’s response to the activity.
Use any remaining field experience hours to provide support or assistance to the class as directed by your mentor.
In a 250 word reflection, addressing the following:
Describe the student’s reading skills and the activity you developed to help them extend their reading skills.
Describe the results of implementing the extension activity with the student and discuss the long-term results you would expect to see if you did this type of activity with the student over an extended period of time.
Reflect on your execution of the activity and its effectiveness. Include a discussion of both successes and challenges as well as changes you would make if implementing the activity again.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.