Brennan's Observation In The Classroom

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Brennan was observed during the morning in his first grade classroom. At the start of the observation, the class was instructed to sit on the carpet for an activity. Brennan got up out of his seat and appropriately sat on the carpet. Brennan’s teacher, Mrs. Jones, began to engage the class in a writing activity. As she engaged the class in a discussion and wrote sentences on the board, Brennan appeared to pay attention as he stared at the board. However, he was not raising his hands or contributing to the discussion. Towards the end of the activity, Mrs. Jones asked the class to provide names of healthy foods. Brennan raised his hand and stated, “mash potatoes.” He then received praise. After the writing activity, the class transitioned