Alideschenes's Blog

Week #2

On Monday I did my first reading assessment. I was very nervous doing this not only because it was my first one as the instructor but because I remember how it felt when I was being assessed in these situations and I never want a student to be as scared and nervous as I was. I believe I stopped the lesson short because I felt like she was getting nervous and this made me nervous. I did learn a lot from this short first assessment. First I believe it will be easier for me if the students are mine and not a stranger they have never seen before. Also I think that a short conversation with them at the beginning will help both myself and the student not be so nervous. Most of all I believe I just need some practice.

There is not much instruction I can do because I am in a 5th grade math classroom. The students here switch classes so my observation of reading instruction is very limited. Also by the time the children are in the 5th grade here they are doing a lot of individual A.R. reading.

Also in the 5th grade I really feel like I am always in the way. The teachers actual instructional time is very limited between switching classes, children being taken out of classes and handling children’s questions as they come into class. This also showed me I have a lot to learn about classroom management.