Lesson 5

March 22,

With this lesson we bought our unit to a close. We decided on using constructed assessments because our clinical instructor directed us to this. Also in planning we decided we would have the children who had literacy and comprehension skills below the level of the rest of the class to be put into a small group with me leading it. My partner read aloud the questions so that everyone could understand what the question was asking while I repeated it more explicitly to my group. This turned out out to be a really great idea because a few of the students I felt comprehended not so well actually did a great job completing the test and understanding what was being asked. Also this grouping was successful because a student began to doodle and talk a few times so my redirection helped him be able to clearly show what he learned from the unit (he finished the test and did not just doodle). Despite the kinks felt in this unit, I can mark it a success and an experience that I learned a lot about teachers, co-workers, students, behavior management and planning!