ARAL-Reading
C h a n g i n g Hats: From a Classroom Teacher to a n ARAL-
Reading Tutor
GIOVANNI C.
DURAN
Senior EPS, BLD
ARAL-Reading Co-Focal
CHANGI F ro m a C l a s s r o o
NG H m Teacher
TS to an ARAL-Reading Tutor
Cl as sroo m ARAL
Tea cher TU TOR
Just like the learner under the umbrella, she
can’t be left soaking in the rain while
everyone else stays dry. Like the piece of wood
under the carpenter’s care, they can’t be
struck with the s a m e h a m m e r when what
they need is careful chiseling. And like the actor
on stage, they can’t be pushed aside when
they forget their lines; they need a director who
will guide them back into the scene.
Dimension Classroom Teacher ARAL-Reading Tutor
Facilitates general Provides focused,
Primary instruction in the assigned targeted intervention in
Role learning area(s) reading for learners
needing support
Select group of learners
Whole class (diverse
with identified reading
Learner abilities and needs); follows
challenges (based on
Scope grade- level curriculum
referral and assessment)
Focus Curriculum-based literacy intervention or
instruction integrated developmental reading
of
across subjects support based on individual
Instructi learner profiles
on
Dimension Classroom Teacher ARAL-Reading Tutor
Grade-level standards, Diagnostic tools (e.g., Phil-
Bases
curriculum guide, IRI, CRLA), learner profiles,
for learning competencies check- ins, reading subskills
Planni
ng
Targeted; uses specialized
Universal; uses formal
Assessme tools (e.g., Phil-IRI, CRLA) to
and informal
nt assessments for
monitor specific reading
Approac skills and progress
reporting and instruction
h
Individualized or small-group
Instructio Broad, often whole-class instruction with scaffolds,
instruction with strategic grouping, and
nal
occasional differentiation focused tasks, explicit
Strategy
Dimension Classroom Teacher ARAL-Reading Tutor
Homogeneous, skill-
Typically heterogeneous based, and dynamic
Grouping and class-wide based on learners’
current reading levels
Decodable texts, leveled
Textbooks, workbooks, readers, ARAL-aligned
Materials daily lesson log/plan teacher’s guides and
Used learning activity
sheets/workbooks
Personalized reading goals
Class-level learning and growth targets (short-
Goal Setting outcomes and cycle); Individualized
competencies Reading Intervention Plan
(IRIP)
Dimension Classroom Teacher ARAL-Reading Tutor
Duration Daily, full-period Short but regular
of instruction; learning sessions; reading-
Contact area-based focused
Specific, timely, and
Monitorin Broad feedback on focused feedback on
g & overall academic reading behaviors and
Feedback performance progress
Refers learners for ARAL- Acts on referral, conducts
Role Reading support based on deeper assessment,
in classroom performance designs interventions, and
Referr and observations reports progress back to
teacher
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