Day Three

Objective: Good readers understand spelling patterns and recognize unaccented final syllables. They are also able to retell the story that they have just read.

Procedures:

           

           Do a word sort.

Look over the words with Sam. Explain to him that we are going to be putting those words into three categories. Let him look them over and see if he can figure out the categories.  Once he gets stuck, help him and guide him in the right direction.

     

       Do a running record.

                  Do a running record over, The Real Slam Dunk. Explain to him that you want him to read until the stop mark and that your not allowed to help with any hard words. Tell him you are just going to listen and take some notes.

 

       Free Read

                  If time, read his choice of book and focus on the questioning strategy.

        Reflection on Student:

                  Sam did excellent on his running record. He only missed one word, which I think was a mistake he wouldn’t miss again. He said back instead of backpack. He also did a great job with the word study. He noticed one of the categories right away and the other two with a little bit of help. 

        Reflection on Self:

                  Sam’s teacher informed us that he reads a level N text. After reading with him a couple times, I felt that he could read higher then that. I wish I would of went with the my gut feeling because the running record was too easy for him today. I may look at other level N books or bump him up to a level O next time and see how that goes. I may also pick new words for my word study, because he did so well. Overall, we got a lot done today and I am very proud of his work!

Day Two

Objective: Gain information about the student's spelling abilities and attitude towards reading. 

Procedure:

•   Distribute the reading attitude survey

•   Spelling inventory

•   Free read

From Sam's reading attitude survey, I gathered that Sam enjoys reading, but enjoys other things more. He enjoys starting new books at school but doesn't like reading during free choice time or in the summer. He likes reading different genres and doesn't mind reading aloud in the class. He doesn't feel comfortable getting called on to answer questions or taking tests. 

I had Sam do a spelling test over twenty-five words for the spelling inventory. He spelled 18/25 words correctly. His feature points were, 55/62 and total points were, 73/87. As we got further along with the test, he started missing more. As I looked over the information, I gathered that he is at the unaccented final syllables spelling stage. With this information, I plan to construct a word study over these types of words and try to get Sam to excel in this area. 

Today was a lot of testing and finding out more about Sam. Next week I plan to do a running record and a word study. So far, we have had time to do some free reading every day, which he seems to really enjoy. I plan on allowing us time to read everyday. 

Day One

Objective: Good readers know their interests so they can choose appealing books.

Procedures: 

•   Interest inventory conversation

•   Read choice book with student

Sam and I read a book today after getting to know each other. He did a great job questioning, asking me things about the story or asking me what certain words meant, which was great to see. From my past experiences, students struggle with questioning. His fluency was a little slow and choppy and he had a hard time retelling me the story. I plan on stopping throughout the story more frequently next time and retell the story together.

I had a great time getting to know Sam and reading with him today. He is a very polite and outgoing student. I had no trouble asking questions and getting him to open up. He had great stories to tell and was ready to get to work. I am planning on doing a reading attitude survey and a spelling inventory with Sam next session. 

Background-Student

On the first day, I took the time to sit down with Sam* and get to know him. I distributed an interest inventory and we filled it out together. Sam has nine siblings and four pets. He loves playing video games, especially Call of Duty. He enjoys playing with his nerf guns outside and playing with his pets. He loves going to the toy store or out to eat with his family. He has recently been on a vacation to Disney World, which he explained to be very fun. He enjoys going to PE and playing games with his friends and his favorite subject is Math. 

Sam is a very outgoing, easy to talk to, polite student. He listens and follows directions very well. I am excited to continue working with him over the next few weeks.

My students name was change to Sam to protect his privacy. 

Background-Myself

My name is Kelsey and I am currently a junior studying elementary education at Grand View University. Becoming an aunt at a young age and growing up babysitting, I found what I wanted to do very early on. In a short time, I will truly have the best job anyone could offer. Grand View has prepared me for what is to come and my practicums have taught me about the kind of teacher I want to be. I can't wait to keep learning more and adding to my teaching philosophy.