Christian’s cheerful, friendly smile, kind heart and playful spirit make him well liked by his classmates and teacher alike. As a student, Christian has proven himself to be hard working, aiming to do what is expected of him. As it is not always easy for Christian to understand and follow directions without support, he works best when an assignment is broken down into small steps and modeled for him. It has been a pleasure to see Christian become more responsible with his homework assignments, making a conscious effort to make sure he has all of his materials and completing assignments on time. As it takes time for Christian to get himself organized, he is strongly encouraged to use his transition time between classes wisely, as he has a tendency to get distracted by his friends in the hallway, which causes him to be late to class or be unprepared with his materials. A quiet listener during class discussions, it would be nice to see Christian sit up tall and …show more content…
His daily adhesive notes and his weekly reading responses demonstrate a conscious effort to apply the reading skills and strategies introduced in class to his independent reading. His visits to Power Hour have proven beneficial as he as he worked on strengthening his critical thinking skills. Notably is one of his later responses on the significance of the hatchet in the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, as well as his most recent work on comparing the theme of survival across the texts Hatchet and Stranded by Jeff Probst. During our literary discussions Christian is strongly encouraged to be a more active listener, as well as participant. While he is less hesitant to share his reading observations with his partner during partner conversations, he often requires prompting from his teacher in order to help him to take a risk and share with the whole