On 3/29/2016 I spoke with Leahanne Garcia at the operation. Leahanne stated she has been employed at the operation since May 2015 as a Teacher assistant. Leahanne stated on Wednesday (3/23) that the children had just woken up from nap and Andi was leading circle time, while she was moving the block center shelf back to its position. She stated the children had started to get up from the rug for center time when she heard Andi yelling "get up, get up" and was yanking Isiah up by his arm. Andi then started telling him "you will listen to me" while pointing a finger in his face.
Now with this on my mind, I will be calling my professor back home and ask her if Hass’s exert is where she pulled ideas of how to teach students to not just read but to explore the reading around
In watching Dr. Bear's video it is apparent that the most commonly used strategy was creating challenges through questioning for both the teacher and the student. As Dr. Bear tried to figure out the student's general understanding of the subject matter and he encountered a word that he thought might be unfamiliar, he would simply stop and ask about it. For example, during the discussion prior to reading the book, one of the students suggested that Pandas have pouches, Dr. Bear paused to ask the students about the word pouch. The intricate series of interactions between Dr. Bear, students, and text in a self-reading reflects countless instructional decisions and the unique quality of the relationship that has been built between teacher and students.
3. Students will have a few minutes to draw or sketch before reading. 4. The teacher will have students go around in small circle for each student to read one page aloud. 5.
In order to make connections to the previous lesson, students will recall information that was previously learned, such as the definition of main idea and detail, explain the ways to identify the main idea, and describe details in a story. Making connections to skills they have previously learned adds value to the content the students are learning. I will model examples, guide instruction, and allow students to collaborate with peers in order to support student learning until they are able to identify the main idea and describe supporting details on their own. There will be differentiated instruction and assessments for students on different learning levels. It is important to teach to the students’ learning needs in order to see progress in all students.
During read aloud, attention is given to modeling fluent reading and writing strategies previously discussed in class to determine meanings of unknown words (using context, affixes and roots, dictionaries/glossaries/thesauruses) and building background knowledge. Students will participate in a class discussions being sure to ask and respond to questions posed by posed by teachers and peers. Many texts about westward expansion will be read using a shared reading format. Again, modeling reading strategies and engaging in in-depth comprehension will be the focus. Students will follow along in their own copy and making note of key details in order to summarize the text.
I observed the ELL class on Friday October 11th, 2015. The observation was done at Strawberry Point School in the Mill Valley District for 30 minutes with three English Learners from Kindergarten, which one child is Danish and two children are Koreans. I spoke with Monica who is the person responsible for the ELL program at this school. • What placement options are available to ELLs in the district?
The first goal for a early childhood classroom is Health and Safety. To be healthy is important in a early childhood classroom because not only are there many ways to teach being healthy by reading books about nutrition, eating healthy food and being a example to your students on how to keep your body healthy from weather and weight. A healthy classroom can be very helpful when teaching children that not all food is good for you and that you need healthy food to grow and become strong. We know that everyone needs to be safe but Safety is important because you might need to make sure not only you but others know the safety rules. It is important to practice and show the right safety rules to follow in a classroom because you want to make sure that everyone is safe but also having fun.
Within this theoretical discussion I will address how current principles of early years’ pedagogy have been affected by the work of pioneers of early years’ education. Modern day Early Years Education has been hugely influenced and built upon the ideas and theories of historic and current pioneers and legislation. The statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage is a legal document that sets out the standards required for the development, care and learning of children aged birth to 5 years. The EYFS must be followed by all schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers. Within the EYFS it is stated that “Every Child deserves the best possible start in life and support that enables them to fulfil their potential” and therefore
OVERVIEW The elementary school that I observed at, Orchard View Elementary, was located in Delray Beach, FL. The location was very accessible and right off of the highway. The teacher I got assigned to was Ms. Diann Johnson. She teaches a class for students in 3rd-5th grade.
The teacher selects and introduces new books carefully chosen to match the instructional levels of students and supports whole text reading. Independent Reading time, when students choose their own appropriate books. Here, they can apply the cue systems and decoding strategies that they have learned during Shared and Guided
Featuring an incredibly diverse character range, emotionally and physically, NBC’s This Is Us acts as the perfect vehicle to show audiences all over the world the highs and lows of human behavior. One of this show’s greatest talents is reminding audiences of man’s flawed nature, even in the midst of the best intentions. They do this by presenting each character in an incredibly realistic and relatable light, showing their character development ranging from their childhood to their present-day lives. Through these characters, the show draws on several societal and common personal issues, including mental illness, physical appearance, alcoholism, identity, ego and the overarching theme of grief, and presents them in such a way that shows the
Vygotsky mentioned that the “gap” between what learners can do easily and what learners can do with the help of a more knowledgeable other based on his concept of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Thus, the most effective learning takes place when the task given to the learners is a level higher than the learners’ actual knowledge (i+1). Knowledge is best transferred when the teacher co-operates and discuss with the learners. The importance of scaffolding is its contribution to the teacher-learning relationship. It focuses on the role of teacher and learners which are distinct but complementary in the learning context (Gibbons, 2002).
For me, an example for this is like letting the students memorize something which means they are just going to remember even without understanding the meaning of something. Meaningful learning is the product of building external connections between existing and new information. Mayer (1984) identified three learning stages that affect meaningfulness: selection, organization, and integration. Selected information must be organized in working memory if it is to be transferred to long term memory. Information that is not organized is meaningless.
We took our time as we read aloud and followed along with our finger. After partaking in this reading program I was skilled in reading and was finally sent back to class. I put my reading skills into action any time the teacher needed a volunteer to read from the textbook. Confidence was pouring out of me as I skimmed through the passages. My literary confidence was soon put to the test when writing was put into play.
