Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners:
A Student Case Study
This case study was a requirement for the state of Michigan in order to gain a Professional level certificate for teaching. In this course, I studied developmental processes, instructional practices, and assessment principles that contribute to effective learning of reading and writing. The objective was to understand and create teaching methods for accommodating the different needs of individual literacy learners. My study focused on a struggling elementary school writer. I learned overall that many factors contribute to a child's literacy "background" and much begins at a very young age. This understanding helped me develop a better lens in which to evaluate my students and it helped me learn to utilize technology tools that can help (especially struggling) students become more literate.