I believe Ms. Owens was very
positive to her students and showed a lot of positive reinforcement when they
will say an answer. She showed them to speak with courage and not under
estimate their answer. I like the fact that from day one she had the same
routine with the students and a goal so they can eventually become independent
to read, write and express their own feelings on paper.
When it came to her ELL
students, I love that she took out time in her lesson and day to put them in a
small group and work with them. Many times teachers will not find time to do
this or say they will learn from other students. This is totally incorrect and
a disadvantage to ELL students. I currently have a group of 5 ELL students only
speaking Spanish no English. Every day I put them in groups to go over work and
to make sure they understand. I even took out time to label everything in the
room in English and Spanish.
I totally agree with the Read
aloud technique Ms. Owens does, asking question before you read a book allows
the students to think and get their thoughts racing. I also notice it keeps the
students intrigued and focus on the book. Every aspect that Ms. Owens used in
this video are techniques I have used in the classroom and will continue to expand
on.
I also thought Ms. Owen's daily activities with are class are wonderful. Especially how she is so positive when they answer questions or do an activity independently.
ReplyDeleteGreat point with your statement about routine. When students know they can expect the same thing every day, they start to gain more confidence and can really work towards independence.
ReplyDeleteGreat point! When routines and procedures are carefully taught, modeled, and established in the classroom, children know what’s expected of them and how to do certain things on their own. Having these predictable patterns in place allows teachers to spend more time in meaningful instruction. Erica- What do you normally do with your ELL after you put them in a group? Do you also put them in heterogeneous grouping? :)
ReplyDeleteDepending on the topic for the week we will go over work on that topic, reading and writing, as well review of sounds and letter. This week however I had to go over rules they did not understafnd, I do not put them i`n groups by heterogeneous because they are young and the blending grouping works. I also honestly believe they are all from Central America. So it works out.
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