Week 3 - Assignment 1

I enjoyed watching the video of Ms. Perez’s class. It was very informative and I picked up some great teaching skills.

Shared Reading: Video Segment

1.       This shared reading activity engages students at all levels, since all the students read aloud together with the teacher.  This makes the students feel like real readers even if they can’t individually read a specific word as a whole group they can copy. This also helps readers at different levels of literacy development to recognize the sounds of new blends and words. Ms. Perez uses cute poem that rhymes so children can have an easier time with reading the words.

2.       Ms. Perez supports student problem solving skills by modeling to students how to put together different sound blends. She makes her students use what they already know and apply it to the new material. Ms. Perez also uses visual imagery to engage and help te student in their problem solving.

3.       Shared reading can be used to promote literacy since it allows the student to learn new words and rules by imitating the teacher. Students can hear the correct pronunciation of each word.

Guided Reading: Video Segment

1.     Ms. Perez believes it’s important for students to verbalize their own strategies because it helps them internalize what they’re doing. Also when you verbalize something you think about what just helped you figure out the word and will use that in the future when you’re in a similar situation. To help students build meaning in the text she asked them questions and allows them to answer based on the pictures in the book. She also has discussions with them about what they just read this helps the students make meaning with the text.

Differentiated Instruction: Video Segments

1.       Ms. Perez has different learning centers where children on different levels can all have a chance to learn on their individual level. These activities are fun and engaging and they include reading and writing skills. She has activities based on different multiple intelligence's so students can really have the ultimate learning experience. Students can write sentences or books on what they just read. They can also play games that have to do with a previous reading lesson.

 

Assessment: Video Segment

1.       Ms. Perez assess her individual students periodically to get an accurate idea of what level the child is up to and how much they’ve learnt. With this information she can now go ahead and make lesson plans that will fit the learning needs of each student. This also helps her make new goals for her students and see what is and what’s not working with each child. The class profile can be used to make sure students on the same level are grouped together. It can also be used to make sure no student is not on grade level. The class profile allows for the teacher to make sure the class is advancing and learning as a whole.

2.       Student assessment is vital in every classroom. I think both informal assessment such as kid watching and formal assessment is equally important and will implement both into my classroom. Ongoing assessments allow for teachers to have a clear picture of what their students have learnt and what needs more time and practice.