Essay On Kidwatching

Kidwatching is an interesting and helpful strategy for me to understand my focus students’ literacy behavior. This observation strategy is an ideal way for me to get to know my students’ literacy tendencies and interests. There are many students who do not feel comfortable with their reading and writing skills, which causes the students to lack interest in all literature. After watching and interviewing my focus students, I learned that not all students like to read and write. Additionally, I learned that I must always be flexible in the classroom because things may not go as planned and I may have to quickly adjust. My first focus student, Erica, does not enjoy reading the end of stories. Erica would much rather look at all of the pictures in the book and skip to the end of the book to find out what happens. Additionally, she does not like to be encouraged or

If Dannie had a choice, he would choose to read funny stories while being in a comfortable spot. Specifically, SpongeBob stories seem to be his favorite story because that is the only story that he could talk to me about. Dannie is not comfortable reading aloud for the class and he never raises his hand when the teacher asks for volunteers to read. Normally, Dannie does not read the story because he focuses on looking at the pictures. He does not want to practice his reading because he does not feel that it will help him become a better reader. Additionally, Dannie is stuck on the idea of “I don’t like reading and writing”, which urges me to find different opportunities for him to enjoy literature. Although I cannot force him enjoy literature, I can use strategies to improve his skills in hopes that this increases his attitude toward literature. After observing Dannie, I feel as if he needs to give reading and writing a chance before determining if he does not like literature in