Much of what I am observing in Mrs. Logan’s class is repetitive, however, this last week after completing their math worksheets, she had the students work on addition, subtraction and amount vocabulary (larger, smaller, less, more, equal). To complete this task, she had one teacher using cards that showed the number and an equal number of shapes (card 5 would have 5 stars). She gave each student 2 cards and asked them to either add or subtract the two numbers. She then would ask the students who had the most or the least. This was fun to watch because they would get so excited when they could come up with the answer and “won” the question. In the other group, she had rocks with numbers on them. Students would pick a rock. They would then have to tell what number they had. She would then ask them who had the bigger or smaller number. The students
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The student we gave it to is in 3rd grade and has dyslexia. He is a smart kid, however, on this particular day he did not want to even try reading. It was hard to watch him struggle through this test. He is testing on a 2nd-grade level and got an 87% on his assessment. I have to say that I really am not a fan of the DIBELS on the tablets. I think as I get more comfortable using it, it will be a useful tool, however, I find it frustrating right at the moment. The teacher told me that it is confusing for him as well since not everyone in the school got to attend the training. He said that having to learn it from another busy teacher is challenging. Hopefully, when I get my own room I will have a teacher who is willing to help or get better at it through my observations. I feel like I am learning how much truly goes into teaching through a combination of observations in so many different rooms. I also understand why teachers get so mad when people say that teaching is easy, they do not realize how much it takes to be an effective
The student we gave it to is in 3rd grade and has dyslexia. He is a smart kid, however, on this particular day he did not want to even try reading. It was hard to watch him struggle through this test. He is testing on a 2nd-grade level and got an 87% on his assessment. I have to say that I really am not a fan of the DIBELS on the tablets. I think as I get more comfortable using it, it will be a useful tool, however, I find it frustrating right at the moment. The teacher told me that it is confusing for him as well since not everyone in the school got to attend the training. He said that having to learn it from another busy teacher is challenging. Hopefully, when I get my own room I will have a teacher who is willing to help or get better at it through my observations. I feel like I am learning how much truly goes into teaching through a combination of observations in so many different rooms. I also understand why teachers get so mad when people say that teaching is easy, they do not realize how much it takes to be an effective