Mallory CO#3
Tuesday, January 23
11:00am-11:50am
I observed a group 2 reading class, and was really surprised with how well the students were able to read and speak. The instuctor started off by telling the class a funny personal story that occured over the weekend, and this helped engage the students and got them all to laugh and talk about it. He then took some time to practice saying the students' names, and emphasized how important it is to learn how to pronounce names properly from other cultures. Then, he asked the students to recall what they went over last class. He wrote a strategy called "SQ3R" on the board, and wrote out what each letter stands for: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. He then explained to students that this is a method they should try to incorporate into any reading, for any class, because it really helps to retain and remember the information you are reading. The students then split up into pairs, and were asked to use this strategy to read an article one paragraph at a time. They would read the paragraph to themselves and circle any words they did not know. They were allowed to use their phones to look up the definitions, or ask the instuctor to help them understand the meaning. Once they understood the paragraph, they would turn the page over, and try to recite the main points to their partner. If they missed anything, they would re-read the paragraph, and try agian, until they were able to recite all of the main points. The instructor would call on several students to tell the class what each paragraph was about, to make sure the students were actually understanding and able to recite the main points. He also wrote a list of vocab words on the board throughout the class of words that the students asked about. At the end of class, students took a picture of this list, as did the instructor, and he said these words might appear on a vocab quiz later in the week. I thought this was a great strategy, and the students seemed to really enjoy the lesson. I definitely think I learned some skills and strategies to use in my own teaching from this lesson, and overall I really enjoyed observing this class.
11:00am-11:50am
I observed a group 2 reading class, and was really surprised with how well the students were able to read and speak. The instuctor started off by telling the class a funny personal story that occured over the weekend, and this helped engage the students and got them all to laugh and talk about it. He then took some time to practice saying the students' names, and emphasized how important it is to learn how to pronounce names properly from other cultures. Then, he asked the students to recall what they went over last class. He wrote a strategy called "SQ3R" on the board, and wrote out what each letter stands for: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review. He then explained to students that this is a method they should try to incorporate into any reading, for any class, because it really helps to retain and remember the information you are reading. The students then split up into pairs, and were asked to use this strategy to read an article one paragraph at a time. They would read the paragraph to themselves and circle any words they did not know. They were allowed to use their phones to look up the definitions, or ask the instuctor to help them understand the meaning. Once they understood the paragraph, they would turn the page over, and try to recite the main points to their partner. If they missed anything, they would re-read the paragraph, and try agian, until they were able to recite all of the main points. The instructor would call on several students to tell the class what each paragraph was about, to make sure the students were actually understanding and able to recite the main points. He also wrote a list of vocab words on the board throughout the class of words that the students asked about. At the end of class, students took a picture of this list, as did the instructor, and he said these words might appear on a vocab quiz later in the week. I thought this was a great strategy, and the students seemed to really enjoy the lesson. I definitely think I learned some skills and strategies to use in my own teaching from this lesson, and overall I really enjoyed observing this class.
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