Thursday, November 18, 2010
Reflection of my first semester as a tutor
While at my PDS I have spent time working with every student in my classroom. All 15 students have been a complete joy to be around. These students have really enjoyed the extra time I have spent with them. I have worked one-on-one and in small groups to help them on their reading skills. I have learned that often when a student falls behind it is because they have simply not been practicing what they have already learned and they are forgeting. Reading is built on previous knowledge. The students are more easily engaged when you have a connection with them. I have enjoyed making connections with these students by being there when they ask for help and showing them that I care about them. The students had diverse learning styles. I have learned that not all students will learn the same and I must adjust to them. Have you been able to find different learning styles in your PDS and how have you adjusted to help your students?
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Hi Bianca! You are right that not every child learns the same way and it is important to make personal connections with your students. Similarly where reading is concerned, students become engaged with texts by making personal connections as well. The more connections students can make to a text, the better their understanding. Did you observe this to be true in your PDS classroom?
ReplyDeleteI agree when you say students engage better when you establish a connection with them. It's a great way to get through the first day of class, and to build a stronger bond with them throughout the year. The only problem I have found and experienced with this is at the end of the day you are still their teacher, their mentor, and their guide. Like my own mentor teacher advised me, it's great to get personal with students, but if you get too personal they can take advantage of it. It's great using established connections to engage students, but too much and it can disengage them.
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