Tammie R. Yazzie
Educ 433-King
June 10, 2009
Reflection
Blue did a great job reading at his level but once we read something above it he felt
discouraged. His strengths include most importantly his persistence. He would try to read on his own and made several attempts before inquiring for help. He used the pictures to help him figure out words that he was unsure of.
He would reread the word if he felt that it did not sound right.
Blue
had a few weaknesses but he did have difficulty reading inflectional endings (-ed, -ing).
While reading he had difficulty reading contractions such as; don’t and doesn’t. He would pause and try
to figure out what the words were without asking for help. A great strategy would
be to have Blue read the base word without the inflectional ending. The next
steps to help Blue in his reading and writing instruction would be to label objects, encourage him to use a graphic organizer,
and map out the story. More importantly is to continue to assess Blue and his
progress daily. Allow him to see the progress that he has made.
He is
a great learner and by coveting his current strengths he will be able to work independently by continuing to build on what
he knows. It would be best for him to work with a reading partner or work with
the teacher so that he is able to share what he is reading to someone. It makes
the reading concrete in his mind and is a great reading strategy. Blue is a strong
writer and I found minimal mistakes in his writing. He is currently in the derivational
writing stage. It is important for Blue to keep a list of the high frequency
words in a folder to work with. He could even keep his own personal spelling
list for reference. It is also a good idea for him to work with his peers on
spelling. The only issue that I saw with Blue and his writing was spelling but
he only made one writing mistake.
I read
this article by Stephen Krashen and he emphasized that reading and spelling are connected.
Therefore it is important that the two are exercised regularly.
