In my service learning placement I see lots of evidence of the core curriculum in use. I know this because in my classroom my teacher uses an app that is supported by the core and deals with many of the items core requires. The kids use this app on the ipads for 20 minutes 2 times a week. The app is for reading and English skills. It works at the students level and they move up at their own pace. I have seen my teacher take or record data for the core as well. And she talked to me about the data and explained it me. She tests reading comprehension and English skills every week.
In my service learning placement I have seen an emphasis on Language Arts, Reading and or English more than any of the other subjects of core. I have not seen math or science addressed. I believe that I have seen the emphasis on English because number one I go to their class the same day every week at the same time so I see the same things in their schedule every week. And number two it is my understanding that they cover their math and science sections in their Spanish class. My teacher believes that standardized testing can be beneficial if they are adaptable depending on the level of each student.
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