My assessment is a formative assessment, to see how well the students have picked up on the ideas that the ending sound of a word (rime) is the base for creating rhyming words. Since this is the first lesson on onset, rime, and rhyming words giving them a formative assessment would be difficult especially since it is the end of the day, and they may not be entirely focused on their work. I choose to do such an assessment because it allows for immediate feedback from the teacher to the student, and it also allows for the teacher to question and try to understand how a student is coming up with answers if s/he is struggling. This conversation and immediate feedback allows for creating positive relationships with each student, being able to
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Also, performing/acting out different words allows for students who may not have done well with writing and the formal assessment to review and practice the new topic in a different way. This allows another style of learning instead of simply sitting in a desk taking notes, asking questions. Having them work together in partners also, leads to building social and emotional skills, while also acting out with everyone being supportive and laughing. This again is all about creating a positive classroom climate, and making all students feel valuable, important, and apart of the class.
Accommodations/Adaptations
There were no students with IEPs or ELL’s in the class, however the classroom management issue was unstable caregiving or housing for some of the children. With this in mind the stress and importance of being a positive role model, and telling the students constantly that they are doing a good job, builds their self-esteem, self-concept, and confidence. The chance that they are getting positive reinforcement at home is slim to none, and the odds they have a positive male figure in their life is low.
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Also, performing/acting out different words allows for students who may not have done well with writing and the formal assessment to review and practice the new topic in a different way. This allows another style of learning instead of simply sitting in a desk taking notes, asking questions. Having them work together in partners also, leads to building social and emotional skills, while also acting out with everyone being supportive and laughing. This again is all about creating a positive classroom climate, and making all students feel valuable, important, and apart of the class.
Accommodations/Adaptations
There were no students with IEPs or ELL’s in the class, however the classroom management issue was unstable caregiving or housing for some of the children. With this in mind the stress and importance of being a positive role model, and telling the students constantly that they are doing a good job, builds their self-esteem, self-concept, and confidence. The chance that they are getting positive reinforcement at home is slim to none, and the odds they have a positive male figure in their life is low.
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